Nursing staffing, nursing workload, the work environment and patient outcomes

被引:319
作者
Duffield, Christine [1 ]
Diers, Donna [1 ,2 ]
O'Brien-Pallas, Linda [3 ]
Aisbett, Chris [4 ]
Roche, Michael [1 ]
King, Madeleine [5 ]
Aisbett, Kate [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Technol Sydney, Fac Nursing Midwifery & Hlth, Ctr Hlth Serv Management, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
[2] Yale Univ, Sch Nursing, New Haven, CT 06536 USA
[3] Univ Toronto, Lawrence S Bloomberg Fac Nursing, Nursing Hlth Serv Res Unit, Toronto, ON M5T 1P8, Canada
[4] Laeta Pty Ltd, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia
[5] Univ Sydney, Canc Australia Chair Canc Qual Life, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
关键词
CARE DELIVERY MODEL; 30-DAY MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; ASSOCIATION; RATIOS; IMPACT; UNIT; VARIABILITY; NURSES; MIX;
D O I
10.1016/j.apnr.2009.12.004
中图分类号
R47 [护理学];
学科分类号
1011 ;
摘要
Nurse staffing (fewer RNs), increased workload, and unstable nursing unit environments were linked to negative patient outcomes including falls and medication errors on medical/surgical units in a mixed method study combining longitudinal data (5 years) and primary data collection. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:244 / 255
页数:12
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