Nurse Staffing 101 is a resource for RNs in developing effective and facility-specific approaches to optimal staffing decisions and plans. It covers the essential topics:
Historical and political setting of safe staffing.
Workplace, safety, and quality considerations.
Examples of professional nursing practice models.
Staffing at the organizational level in terms of workload variances.
Current practices and possible solutions for determining and achieving the requisite staffing levels and measureable quality outcomes.
To further assist RNs in staffing decision-making: a checklist based on ANA's Principles for Nurse Staffing and extensive references on the substantive body of evidence on the link between adequate nurse staffing and better patient outcomes.
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
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978-1-55810-486-0 (9781558104860)
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Lauri Lineweaver, BSN, RN, is the Director of Clinical Practice, Innovation, and Research at Presbyterian Healthcare Services in New Mexico, and holds national certification in critical care and cardiac surgery. She is currently a nursing PhD candidate and Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy fellow at the University of New Mexico Nursing and Health Policy Collaborative. Her research focuses primarily on predictive staffing models, nursing workforce issues, and organizational analysis.
Nurse Staffing: A Framework for Safe, Quality Care
Historical and Political Context of Nurse Staffing
Historical Perspectives
Recent Political Influences
Workforce, Safety, and Quality Considerations
Workforce Management Issues
Effects of Nurse Staffing on Patient Safety
NDNQI Measurements
Professional Nursing Practice Models
Examples of Nursing Models
The AACN Synergy Model
Staffing at an Organizational Level
Workload Variances in Staffing
Situations
Nurse Staffing in Healthcare Decisionmaking
References
Key Principles of Staffing
Decisions: A Checklist for RNs
