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Nursing care delivery systems. Status and vision.

M M Wake1

  • 1Nursing Administration Graduate Program, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The Journal of Nursing Administration
|May 1, 1990
PubMed
Summary

Nurse executives can benchmark their nursing care delivery systems against data from nearly 1,000 U.S. hospitals. This report tracks changes in governance and patient assignment from 1986 to 1989, projecting trends for 1992.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Nursing Administration
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Nursing care delivery systems are critical to hospital operations.
  • Benchmarking provides valuable insights for organizational improvement.
  • Understanding historical trends informs future strategic planning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide nurse executives with comparative data on nursing care delivery system elements.
  • To analyze changes in governance and patient assignment between 1986 and 1989.
  • To project future trends in hospital nursing systems through 1992.

Main Methods:

  • Data analysis of nursing care delivery system elements from 987 U.S. hospitals.
  • Comparative study of system elements in 1986 and 1989.

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  • Trend analysis and projection for 1992.

    • Main Results:

    • The report details the status of governance, patient assignment, and other key elements.
    • Significant changes in system elements were observed between 1986 and 1989.
    • Projections indicate a evolving landscape for hospital nursing by 1992.

    Conclusions:

    • The data offers a benchmark for nurse executives to evaluate their own organizations.
    • Understanding past and present system elements is crucial for future healthcare planning.
    • The findings provide a vision for the near future of hospital nursing.