Association of Nurse Engagement and Nurse Staffing on Patient Safety.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nurse engagement is a modifiable element of the work environment and has shown promise as a potential safety intervention.

Purpose

Our study examined the relationship between the level of engagement, staffing, and assessments of patient safety among nurses working in hospital settings.

Methods

A secondary analysis of linked cross-sectional data was conducted using survey data of 26 960 nurses across 599 hospitals in 4 states. Logistic regression models were used to examine the association between nurse engagement, staffing, and nurse assessments of patient safety.

Results

Thirty-two percent of nurses gave their hospital a poor or failing patient safety grade. In 25% of hospitals, nurses fell in the least or only somewhat engaged categories. A 1-unit

SUBMITTER: Brooks Carthon JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6263830 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan/Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature