Acuity, nurse staffing and workforce, missed care and patient outcomes: A cluster-unit-level descriptive comparison.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To compare the patient acuity, nurse staffing and workforce, missed nursing care and patient outcomes among hospital unit-clusters.

Background

Relationships among acuity, nurse staffing and workforce, missed nursing care and patient outcomes are not completely understood.

Method

Descriptive design with data from four unit-clusters: medical, surgical, combined and step-down units. Descriptive statistics were used to compare acuity, nurse staffing coverage, education and expertise, missed nursing care and selected nurse-sensitive outcomes.

Results

Patient acuity in general (medical, surgical and combined) floors is similar to step-down units, with an average of 5.6 required RN hours per patient day. In general wards, available RN hours per patient day reach o

SUBMITTER: Juve-Udina ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7754324 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature