Download or read book Hazards of Nurse to Patient Ratio written by Dana Cammiso and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the nursing profession there are many issues that can impede patient care. A concerning issue is increased nurse to patient ratio; not only does this effect patient outcomes as well as nurse outcomes. This paper will discuss the topic of nurse to patient ratio and the impact it has on delivery of care. Recent research has shown that an increased nurse to patient ratio impacts patient care and outcomes. Studies have concluded increased nurse to patient ratio can cause mortalities, never events, readmissions, and decreased patient and nurse satisfaction. According to the National Institute of Health Also increasing the nurse's workload by one patient increases the likelihood of patient death by 7 percent (2014). Decreasing nurse to patient ratio will improve patient care as well as prevent complications associated with nurse sensitive outcomes. The Department of Professional Employees reports that increased nurse to patient ratio Besides the occupational hazards caused by understaffing, numerous studies show a correlation between inadequate nurse staffing and poor patient outcomes. High nurse-to-patient ratios are associated with an increase in medical errors, as well as patient infections, bedsores, pneumonia, MRSA, cardiac arrest, and accidental death (2014). An implementation plan was created that will decrease nurse to patient ratio from 6:1 to 4:1 on telemetry units. An evaluation plan was created to educate stakeholders and gather baseline data to measure the effectiveness of implementing this change. This research paper will discuss solution, implementation plan, theory, evaluation plan, disseminating evidence, and a review of literature.
Download or read book Nursing Staff in Hospitals and Nursing Homes written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1996-03-27 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hospitals and nursing homes are responding to changes in the health care system by modifying staffing levels and the mix of nursing personnel. But do these changes endanger the quality of patient care? Do nursing staff suffer increased rates of injury, illness, or stress because of changing workplace demands? These questions are addressed in Nursing Staff in Hospitals and Nursing Homes, a thorough and authoritative look at today's health care system that also takes a long-term view of staffing needs for nursing as the nation moves into the next century. The committee draws fundamental conclusions about the evolving role of nurses in hospitals and nursing homes and presents recommendations about staffing decisions, nursing training, measurement of quality, reimbursement, and other areas. The volume also discusses work-related injuries, violence toward and abuse of nursing staffs, and stress among nursing personnelâ€"and examines whether these problems are related to staffing levels. Included is a readable overview of the underlying trends in health care that have given rise to urgent questions about nurse staffing: population changes, budget pressures, and the introduction of new technologies. Nursing Staff in Hospitals and Nursing Homes provides a straightforward examination of complex and sensitive issues surround the role and value of nursing on our health care system.
Download or read book Safety in Numbers written by Suzanne Gordon and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work shows how hospital cost-cutting and layoffs in the 1990s have created larger workloads and deteriorating conditions for both nurses and their patients--leading nursing organizations to embrace staffing level regulation.
Download or read book Keeping Patients Safe written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2004-03-27 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on the revolutionary Institute of Medicine reports To Err is Human and Crossing the Quality Chasm, Keeping Patients Safe lays out guidelines for improving patient safety by changing nurses' working conditions and demands. Licensed nurses and unlicensed nursing assistants are critical participants in our national effort to protect patients from health care errors. The nature of the activities nurses typically perform â€" monitoring patients, educating home caretakers, performing treatments, and rescuing patients who are in crisis â€" provides an indispensable resource in detecting and remedying error-producing defects in the U.S. health care system. During the past two decades, substantial changes have been made in the organization and delivery of health care â€" and consequently in the job description and work environment of nurses. As patients are increasingly cared for as outpatients, nurses in hospitals and nursing homes deal with greater severity of illness. Problems in management practices, employee deployment, work and workspace design, and the basic safety culture of health care organizations place patients at further risk. This newest edition in the groundbreaking Institute of Medicine Quality Chasm series discusses the key aspects of the work environment for nurses and reviews the potential improvements in working conditions that are likely to have an impact on patient safety.
Download or read book Advances in Patient Safety written by Kerm Henriksen and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: v. 1. Research findings -- v. 2. Concepts and methodology -- v. 3. Implementation issues -- v. 4. Programs, tools and products.
Download or read book Nurse Patient Ratio Policy written by Anita Zaragoza and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient safety and outcomes are correlated with nurse staffing and nurse patient ratios in the acute healthcare settings. Based on different peer reviewed studies it is noted that the higher the patient load per nurse the increased risk of negative patient outcomes during hospitalization and once they are discharged home. This proposed project consists of a problem description, solution, implementation, plan evaluation, dissemination plan and review of literature. Implementing a nurse patient ratio for the medical/surgical units will increase patient quality care, nurse satisfaction and decrease negative patient outcomes (Shekelle, 2013). A new nursepatient ratio policy is recommended for the three medical-surgical units at Chandler Regional Medical Center. Implications of the research are that not all units were interviewed about the benefit of having a nurse patient ratio policy.
Download or read book Nurse patient Ratios Influence on Patient Safety and Quality of Care written by Ashley Rose and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nurse-patient ratios have long been a concern to leaders within the nursing profession. With an endless scarcity of nurses, nurse-patient ratios are often inadequate, causing concern for the quality of care patients receive, and the risk to patient safety. As nurses acquire responsibility for more patients, the amount of time dedicated to care decreases, causing errors in nursing judgment, increased number of adverse patient events, and a decline in the quality of care delivered to patients. A solution to this problem within the nursing profession involves developing mandated maximum nurse-patient ratios within the acute care setting, based on the acuity of care required for patients within each nursing unit. Once support and commitment from organizational leaders and nursing staff participants has been secured, mandated maximum nurse-patient ratios should slowly be introduced to nursing practice within the organization, essentially one unit at a time. After implementation has taken place, the organization must obtain input from nursing staff, patient and databases to determine the effectiveness of the change to nursing practice. Assessment tools such as surveys, questionnaires and organizational datasets can be used to retrieve this information, but each variable within the project must be considered when evaluating the success of the implementation project. Following evaluation, the results of the implementation project should be presented, not only to administrative leaders within the organization, but to members of the greater nursing community as well. Evidence-based nursing practice relies on the willingness of one person or organization to take initiative and propose changes to improve patient safety and quality of care. These transformations can then be expanded to the greater nursing communities, ultimately upholding the image of professionalism and dedication to safe, quality patient care.
Download or read book Nursing Quality Indicators written by American Nurses Association and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mandated Nurse Patient Ratios written by Ali Kivel and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The global issue is of the nursing shortage is having a major impact to patient satisfaction, outcomes, and the nursing clinical environment. As the shortage continues, nurses are expected to take on overwhelming patient workloads. Nurse to patient ratios are becoming high and it is having negative a negative impact on both patients and nurses. As, nurses are assigned to more patients the deliverance of care is at a lower quality. Patients are more likely to experience negative incidences during a hospital stay or become re-hospitalized due to issues the patients were previously hospitalized for. Re-hospitalization can occur when the patients are not treated to the best ability or are not thoroughly educated on post hospital care. The time a nurse has to spend with each patient on teaching and care is cut when the workload is at an overwhelming high. It is shown that hospitalized patient experience more falls and the risk of hospital acquired infections are increased because the nurse cannot provide an adequate amount of attention. Patient safety and delivering quality care is a priority to nurses and must be taken seriously. Nurses cannot provide satisfactory care when there is an overwhelming patient workload. As workloads increase nursing job satisfaction is decreasing. The stress and risk of burnout become easily experienced. The retention of nurses is a priority as many are leaving the profession due to inadequate work environments. Patients are hospitalized with more comorbidities than ever and acuity is at an all time high. Nurse to patient ratios must be adjusted for the intense level of care. With mandated patient ratios patient outcomes are better and nurse job satisfaction is higher.
Download or read book Optimal Nurse Staffing to Improve Quality of Care and Patient Outcomes written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2020-01-02 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient-centered, high-quality health care relies on the well-being, health, and safety of health care clinicians. However, alarmingly high rates of clinician burnout in the United States are detrimental to the quality of care being provided, harmful to individuals in the workforce, and costly. It is important to take a systemic approach to address burnout that focuses on the structure, organization, and culture of health care. Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being builds upon two groundbreaking reports from the past twenty years, To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System and Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, which both called attention to the issues around patient safety and quality of care. This report explores the extent, consequences, and contributing factors of clinician burnout and provides a framework for a systems approach to clinician burnout and professional well-being, a research agenda to advance clinician well-being, and recommendations for the field.
Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 1414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Download or read book Appropriate Nurse to patient Ratio and the Effect on Patient Care and Nurse Satisfaction written by Claudia A. Talley and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nurse-to-patient ratio is a commonly argued topic among nurses worldwide. For nurses who work in the emergency department, would a 1:4 nurse-to-patient ratio, verse the current 1:6 nurse-to-patient ratio reduce error and poor patient outcomes while increase the safety of patients and nurse satisfaction during a three month trial period? In a growing emergency department, a new trial assignment protocol will be devised to ensure adequate patient care, increase patient outcomes with increased patient safety as well as increasing nurse satisfaction. In just one of the many examples, research shows an increase of one RN per patient day was associated with a 9% reduction in patient mortality in critical care areas, as there is a consistent relationship between higher ratios and hospital-related death (Shekelle, 2013). The trial will assess the nurses' needs to aid in sufficient patient care, and attempt to secure the safety of patients. The proposal includes an implementation plan involving an additional staff position during the times of higher census and acuity while placing another nurse on-call for further coverage during mass codes, traumas, and to cover nurse absences. Staff will be educated on the process and supportive research. Evaluation will be done with data collection of patient complaints, nurse and patient surveys, and compilations of incident reports, medication errors, and investigation of poor patient outcomes. Results of the study will be presented to staff, administration and stakeholders, to determine whether the trial is effective in decreasing patient risk for adverse outcomes, and increasing nurse satisfaction for permanent protocol initiations.
Download or read book Textbook of Patient Safety and Clinical Risk Management written by Liam Donaldson and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-12-14 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Implementing safety practices in healthcare saves lives and improves the quality of care: it is therefore vital to apply good clinical practices, such as the WHO surgical checklist, to adopt the most appropriate measures for the prevention of assistance-related risks, and to identify the potential ones using tools such as reporting & learning systems. The culture of safety in the care environment and of human factors influencing it should be developed from the beginning of medical studies and in the first years of professional practice, in order to have the maximum impact on clinicians' and nurses' behavior. Medical errors tend to vary with the level of proficiency and experience, and this must be taken into account in adverse events prevention. Human factors assume a decisive importance in resilient organizations, and an understanding of risk control and containment is fundamental for all medical and surgical specialties. This open access book offers recommendations and examples of how to improve patient safety by changing practices, introducing organizational and technological innovations, and creating effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable care systems, in order to spread the quality and patient safety culture among the new generation of healthcare professionals, and is intended for residents and young professionals in different clinical specialties.
Download or read book Nurses With Disabilities written by Leslie Neal-Boylan and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012-10-12 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " This is the first research-based book to confront workplace issues facing nurses who have disabilities. It not only examines in depth their experiences, roadblocks to successful employment, and misperceptions surrounding them, but also provides viable solutions for creating positive attitudes towards them and a welcoming work environment that fosters hiring and retention. From the perspectives and actual voices of nurses with disabilities, nurse leaders, nurse administrators, and patients, the book identifies nurses with disabilities (including sensory, musculoskeletal, emotional, and mental health issues), discusses why they choose to leave nursing or hide their disabilities, and analyzes how their disabilities may influence career choices. "
Download or read book Patient Safety written by Sidney Dekker and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increased concern for patient safety has put the issue at the top of the agenda of practitioners, hospitals, and even governments. The risks to patients are many and diverse, and the complexity of the healthcare system that delivers them is huge. Yet the discourse is often oversimplified and underdeveloped. Written from a scientific, human factors
Download or read book Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Health care and Social service Workers written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
