Mandatory Nurse-Patient Staffing Research

Mandatory overtime is a major problem for RNs and health care in general. In consequence of unequal RN staffing, organizations have adopted mandatory overtime often as a cost savings factor. The purpose of this paper is to voice nurses concerns about the health influences of long-term overtime and the quality of care that they provide. Workplace Issue Various factors have negatively influenced the nursing field. Those factors involve, but not limited to staff shortage, staffing ratios, mandatory

Hospital Nurse Staffing and Quality of Care Keli Feathler, RN Grand Canyon University NRS 433v Nora Bazydlo RN MSN October 29, 2011 Introduction Does the issue of nurse staffing have an effect on quality of patient care? This study addresses the topic of nurse staffing, which includes nurses (RN and LPN) and nurse’s aides. Research in Action: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) presents the study “Hospital Nurse Staffing and Quality of Care”. Nurse staffing

Nurses have a professional obligation to be informed about staffing as part of their concern and obligation to patients that they are caring for. Why? As nurses, having enough staff to cover all patients, and possible patients that are coming in are very important to make sure that nurses are not overloaded. However, nurse managers, charge nurses and other administration staff of the hospital or organization are responsible of staffing, all nurses are still held responsible to their patients and

Finding Safe Nurse to Patient Ratios Augsburg College Abstract Determining nurse-to-patient ratios in nursing facilities remains a challenge for the nursing profession. Two main staffing methods that are currently used in most nursing facilities are staffing by patient acuity using patient classification systems and staffing by mandated nurse-to-patient rations. Each method has an impact on patient outcomes, safety and overall satisfaction determined from different articles

errors in the workplace. The prevalence of mandatory and voluntary overtime is high. Nursing shortages combined with the aging baby boomer population means more work for health care workers, and nurses bear the brunt of this reality. There is some legislation in place to restrict mandatory overtime, but research suggests that overtime hours have not decreased since those policies were created. Furthermore, voluntary overtime is unregulated, with many nurses exceeding the recommended 40-hour workweek

Nurse Patient Ratio and Patient Outcomes Nurse staffing have an effect on a variety of areas within nursing. Quality of care is usually affected. Hospitals with low staffing tend to have higher incidence of poor patient outcomes. Martin, (2015) wrote an article on how insufficient nursing staff increases workload and job dissatisfaction, which in effect decreases total patient care over all. When nurse staffing is inadequate, the ability to practice ethically becomes questionable. Time worked, overtime

The Necessities of Increasing the Nurse-patient Ratio Nurses are the largest group of regulated health care providers and each one is pivotal in patient care delivery. The nurse patient ratio determines the quality of care and patient outcomes. But inappropriate nurse staffing levels are a serious threat to patients. In the absence of a formal mandated nurse- patient-ratio in Canadian health care facilities, nurses are struggling to give universal care to the Canadian population

past decade, nursing staff patient ratios have been a widely controversial debate as to whether it should be mandated by law across the United States. Studies have shown nurse-staffing levels are a critical component of determining patient outcomes. Advocates supporting minimum staffing levels argue that it can ensure better quality care, better working conditions, positive patient outcomes and improved rates of nursing retention. Opponents who argue that minimum staffing levels may be an issue is

Mandatory Hospital Nurse-To Patient Ratio in the Healthcare Field (Professor/Instructor) November 07, 2011 Mandated nurse-to-patient ratios are a controversial topic in healthcare. In this practice, state laws are established that require a certain level of staffing within a particular unit. Organizations such as hospitals must balance income with expenditures, and nurses and patients may be affected by these decisions. Mandating ratios is one attempt at ensuring nurses’ workloads do not exceed

Overwhelming workloads of hospitals nurses present a considerable problem for the American health system. With the growing nursing shortage resulting from an aging population and the pressure felt by health care organizations to reduce nursing staff in response to massive budget cuts, nurses are being forced to care for too many patients at one time causing severe work stress, fatigue, and burnout. Consequently, the quality of patient care suffers. Implementing a safe staffing strategy to assess the needs