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What explains nurses' perceptions of staffing adequacy?

Barbara A Mark1, Jeanne Salyer, David W Harless

  • 1University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599-7460, USA. b_mark@unc.edu

The Journal of Nursing Administration
|May 22, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Nurse staffing perceptions are influenced by hospital factors like patient acuity and unit size. Past perceptions also significantly impact current views on nurse staffing adequacy.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Administration
  • Healthcare Management
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Nurse staffing adequacy is a critical concern in acute care hospitals.
  • Nurses' perceptions heavily influence discussions on staffing adequacy.
  • Factors influencing these perceptions remain largely unexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate hospital, nursing unit, nurse, and patient characteristics affecting nurses' perceptions of staffing adequacy.
  • To evaluate models examining the relationship between current/past characteristics and staffing perceptions.

Main Methods:

  • Secondary analysis of data from the Outcomes Research in Nursing Administration Project.
  • Longitudinal study involving 60 hospitals in the Southeastern United States.

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Main Results:

  • Hospital case mix index, admission growth, unit bed number, and patient acuity significantly influenced perceptions.
  • Previous perceptions of staffing adequacy strongly predicted current perceptions.

Conclusions:

  • Identified key factors impacting nurses' views on staffing adequacy.
  • Proposed interventions for administrators to address negative influences on nurse staffing perceptions.