Missed nursing care, staffing, and patient falls

Patient falls in hospitals continue to be a major and costly problem. This study tested the mediating effect of missed nursing care on the relationship of staffing levels (hours per patient day [HPPD]) and patient falls. The sample was 124 patient units in 11 hospitals. The HPPD was negatively assoc...

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Published in:	Journal of nursing care quality Vol. 27; no. 1; p. 6
Main Authors:	Kalisch, Beatrice J, Tschannen, Dana, Lee, Kyung Hee
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.01.2012
Subjects:	Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data Adult Cross-Sectional Studies Female Hospital Bed Capacity Humans Male Nursing Administration Research Nursing Care - standards Nursing Care - statistics & numerical data Nursing Evaluation Research Nursing Staff, Hospital - organization & administration Personnel Staffing and Scheduling - statistics & numerical data
ISSN:	1550-5065, 1550-5065
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Summary:	Patient falls in hospitals continue to be a major and costly problem. This study tested the mediating effect of missed nursing care on the relationship of staffing levels (hours per patient day [HPPD]) and patient falls. The sample was 124 patient units in 11 hospitals. The HPPD was negatively associated with patient falls (r = -0.36, P < .01), and missed nursing care was found to mediate the relationship between HPPD and patient falls.
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ISSN:	1550-5065 1550-5065
DOI:	10.1097/NCQ.0b013e318225aa23