Abstract:
:Evidence links the amount of registered nurse care to improved patient outcomes in large hospitals, but little is known about registered nurse staffing in small critical access hospitals, which comprise 30% of all US hospitals. Our study findings show that the unique work environment of critical access hospitals means registered nurses are often overextended, reassigned from inpatient care, and/or interrupted creating potential safety and quality risks. Further research is needed to understand what critical access hospitals consider "safe" levels of nurse staffing and what processes are implemented to mitigate these risks.
journal_name
J Nurs Care Qualjournal_title
Journal of nursing care qualityauthors
Cramer ME,Jones KJ,Hertzog Mdoi
10.1097/NCQ.0b013e318210d30asubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2011-10-01 00:00:00pages
335-43issue
4eissn
1057-3631issn
1550-5065pii
00001786-201110000-00007journal_volume
26pub_type
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