Implications of the California Nurse Staffing Mandate for Other States
Objectives. To determine whether nurse staffing in California hospitals, where state‐mandated minimum nurse‐to‐patient ratios are in effect, differs from two states without legislation and whether those differences are associated with nurse and patient outcomes. Data Sources. Primary survey data fro...
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| Vydané v: | Health services research Ročník 45; číslo 4; s. 904 - 921 |
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| Hlavní autori: | , , , , , , , |
| Médium: | Journal Article |
| Jazyk: | English |
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Malden, USA
Blackwell Publishing Inc
01.08.2010
Health Research and Educational Trust Blackwell Publishing Ltd Blackwell Science Inc |
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| ISSN: | 0017-9124, 1475-6773, 1475-6773 |
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| Shrnutí: | Objectives. To determine whether nurse staffing in California hospitals, where state‐mandated minimum nurse‐to‐patient ratios are in effect, differs from two states without legislation and whether those differences are associated with nurse and patient outcomes.
Data Sources. Primary survey data from 22,336 hospital staff nurses in California, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey in 2006 and state hospital discharge databases.
Study Design. Nurse workloads are compared across the three states and we examine how nurse and patient outcomes, including patient mortality and failure‐to‐rescue, are affected by the differences in nurse workloads across the hospitals in these states.
Principal Findings. California hospital nurses cared for one less patient on average than nurses in the other states and two fewer patients on medical and surgical units. Lower ratios are associated with significantly lower mortality. When nurses' workloads were in line with California‐mandated ratios in all three states, nurses' burnout and job dissatisfaction were lower, and nurses reported consistently better quality of care.
Conclusions. Hospital nurse staffing ratios mandated in California are associated with lower mortality and nurse outcomes predictive of better nurse retention in California and in other states where they occur. |
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| Bibliografia: | ark:/67375/WNG-N8FTNM52-2 ArticleID:HESR1114 istex:1A8C08D2BDD113F5BBE1F222C037F175A720E8A9 Address correspondence to Linda H. Aiken, R.N., Ph.D., F.A.A.N., Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, 418 Curie Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104‐4217; e‐mail laiken@nursing.upenn.edu Douglas M. Sloane, Ph.D., is with the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA. Jeannie P. Cimiotti, R.N., D.N.Sc., is with the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Sean P. Clarke, R.N., Ph.D., F.A.A.N., is with the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada. Linda Flynn, Ph.D., R.N., is with the School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD. Jean Ann Seago, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., is with the School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, 2 Koret Way, San Francisco, CA. Joanne Spetz, Ph.D., is with the School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, UCSF Laurel Heights, CA. Herbert L. Smith, Ph.D., is with the Department of Sociology, Population Studies Center, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 14 ObjectType-Article-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0017-9124 1475-6773 1475-6773 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2010.01114.x |