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Nurse Staffing Levels and Patient-Reported Missed Nursing Care
Beverly Waller Dabney1, Beatrice J Kalisch
1Department of Nursing, University of Michigan-Flint, Flint, MI (Dr. Dabney); and School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (Dr. Kalisch).
Journal of Nursing Care Quality
|May 2, 2015
Summary
Nursing care timeliness is impacted by staffing levels. More registered nurse (RN) hours and a better RN skill mix were associated with fewer missed care timeliness events reported by patients.
Area of Science:
- Nursing quality and patient safety
- Healthcare management
Background:
- Timeliness of care is a critical aspect of patient experience and safety.
- Understanding factors influencing missed care timeliness is essential for improving healthcare delivery.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between nursing staffing levels and missed care timeliness.
- To identify specific nursing workforce characteristics associated with timely patient care.
Main Methods:
- Survey of 729 inpatients using the MISSCARE Survey-Patient.
- Statistical analysis correlating patient-reported missed timeliness with nursing staffing variables.
Main Results:
- Missed care timeliness was negatively associated with total nursing staff hours per patient-day.
- Increased registered nurse (RN) hours per patient-day and a higher RN skill mix were linked to improved timeliness.
- RN skill mix independently predicted missed timeliness.
Conclusions:
- Nursing staffing levels, particularly RN hours and skill mix, significantly influence the timeliness of patient care.
- Optimizing nursing workforce composition and hours is crucial for enhancing patient care delivery and reducing missed care events.
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