Acuity-adjusted staffing: A proven strategy to optimize patient care
Nurse staffing is a complex issue. Matching the right nurse to the right patient at the right time requires an understanding of the individual patient’s need for…
Staffing
Nurse staffing and patient experience outcomes: A close connection
As healthcare providers set and refine their strategies for staying competitive in a value-based delivery and payment system, a sharper understanding of the interplay between…
Jump-starting unit-based councils
“Iam involved in decisions that affect my work.” Many hospitals are striving to achieve better scores on this important employee-engagement survey question, as well…
Viewpoint: Putting money at the bedside
Teamwork has proven to be effective in creating strategies to improve patient outcomes. The Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS), clinical professionals,…
Understanding the charge nurse’s role in staffing
If you’re a charge nurse, you know making patient assignments is stressful. Call bells light up the hallways like Christmas trees, family members ask…
Optimal staffing for safe patient care: What will it take?
Optimal staffing for safe patient care continues to be a top concern of the nation’s 2.8 million employed registered nurses (RNs), 58% of whom…
Positive RN staffing reduces stroke mortality
The ratio of RNs on the weekends affects mortality outcomes after stroke, according to a study in PLOS Medicine. Patients admitted to a unit…
How Magnet® designation affects nurse retention: An evidence-based research project
A positive work environment and nurse satisfaction can improve nurse retention.
What every nurse should know about staffing
Learn how understanding your organization’s staffing process can help you influence staffing levels on your unit.
Study: Appropriate nurse staffing lowers hospital readmission rates
In a study published by Health Affairs, hospitals with higher nurse staffing had 25% lower odds of being penalized for readmissions compared to similar…
Acuity-adjusted staffing: A proven strategy to optimize patient care
Nurse staffing is a complex issue. Matching the right nurse to the right patient at the right time requires an understanding of the individual patient’s…
Nurse staffing and patient experience outcomes: A close connection
As healthcare providers set and refine their strategies for staying competitive in a value-based delivery and payment system, a sharper understanding of…
Jump-starting unit-based councils
“Iam involved in decisions that affect my work.” Many hospitals are striving to achieve better scores on this important employee-engagement survey question,…
Viewpoint: Putting money at the bedside
Teamwork has proven to be effective in creating strategies to improve patient outcomes. The Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS),…
Understanding the charge nurse’s role in staffing
If you’re a charge nurse, you know making patient assignments is stressful. Call bells light up the hallways like Christmas trees, family…
Optimal staffing for safe patient care: What will it take?
Optimal staffing for safe patient care continues to be a top concern of the nation’s 2.8 million employed registered nurses (RNs), 58%…
Positive RN staffing reduces stroke mortality
The ratio of RNs on the weekends affects mortality outcomes after stroke, according to a study in PLOS Medicine. Patients admitted to…
How Magnet® designation affects nurse retention: An evidence-based research project
A positive work environment and nurse satisfaction can improve nurse retention.
What every nurse should know about staffing
Learn how understanding your organization’s staffing process can help you influence staffing levels on your unit.
Study: Appropriate nurse staffing lowers hospital readmission rates
In a study published by Health Affairs, hospitals with higher nurse staffing had 25% lower odds of being penalized for readmissions compared…
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