In:
International Journal of Nursing Practice, Wiley, Vol. 26, No. 1 ( 2020-02)
Abstract:
What is already known about this topic? Low nurse staffing is associated with a high prevalence of missed care, which has negative effects on patient and nurse outcomes. Nurses are known to prioritize their nursing tasks in the face of time scarcity. However, insufficient studies have investigated how nurses prioritize nursing care and, further, how their prioritization would be modified if nurse staffing were to improve. What is already known about this topic? Poorer perceptions of staffing adequacy and the patient‐to‐RN ratio had a significant association with a higher number of missed nursing activities. Nurses gave the highest priority to focused reassessments, timely medications, and patient teaching, which were less frequently missed than basic care (eg, mouth care, bathing, and ambulation), even under hypothetical conditions of improved staffing. The implications of this paper: Adequate staffing is required to meet patients needs and to improve patient and nurse outcomes. Nurses perceptions and reports of missed care appear to be influenced by their health care system and culture (eg, family caregiving).
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1322-7114
,
1440-172X
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2020
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2009434-6
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