Nurse Staffing Patterns and Patient Experience of Care: An Empirical Analysis of U.S. Hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the relationship between nurse staffing patterns and patients' experience of care in hospitals with a particular focus on staffing flexibility.

Data sources/study setting

The study sample comprised U.S. general hospitals between 2010 and 2012. Nurse staffing data came from the American Hospital Association Annual Survey, and patient experience data came from the Medicare Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems.

Study design

An observational research design was used entailing a pooled, cross-sectional data set. Regression models were estimated using generalized estimating equation (GEE) and hospital fixed effects. Nurse staffing patterns were assessed based on both levels (i.e., ratio of full-time equivalent nurses per 1,00

SUBMITTER: Oppel EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5980189 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature