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Nurse-sensitive patient outcomes: an annotated bibliography.
Mimi Haberfelde1, Diane Bedecarré, Martha Buffum
1VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA. Mimi.Haberfelde@med.va.gov
The Journal of Nursing Administration
|June 14, 2005
Summary
This annotated bibliography reviews nurse staffing and patient care outcomes in acute care. It synthesizes key issues from the Veterans Affairs Nursing Outcomes Database project, focusing on nursing-sensitive quality indicators.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Healthcare Quality
- Health Services Research
Context:
- Development of the Veterans Affairs Nursing Outcomes Database project.
- Focus on acute care settings.
- Involvement in the developmental and pilot phases of the database.
Purpose:
- To provide an annotated bibliography on nurse staffing and patient care outcomes.
- To synthesize key issues related to nursing-sensitive quality indicators.
- To establish context for the literature review.
Summary:
- Presents a synthesis of key issues in nurse staffing and patient care outcomes.
- Details the development of a database for acute care nursing-sensitive quality indicators.
- Offers an annotated bibliography for further research.
Impact:
- Informs research on the relationship between nurse staffing and patient outcomes.
- Supports the development of evidence-based nursing practices.
- Contributes to improving quality of care in acute care settings.