Nurse staffing levels and patient outcomes: A systematic review of longitudinal studies

Dall’Ora, Chiara; Saville, Christina; Rubbo, Bruna; Turner, Lesley; Jones, Jeremy; Griffiths, Peter

doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2022.104311

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“…The report recommended that future research focus on the relationship between patient outcomes, nurses, and their interactions 10 . Nursing outcomes research, including studies published both before and after the NQF report, conceptualized nursing care as a collective variable and a component within the Donabedian model of outcome measurement 2,4,6 …”

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“…10 Nursing outcomes research, including studies published both before and after the NQF report, conceptualized nursing care as a collective variable and a component within the Donabedian model of outcome measurement. 2,4,6 The Donabedian model asserts that high-quality clinical care is delivered when the appropriate personnel are given the appropriate resources. 11 Nurses, when considered within this framework, are collectively part of the process and structure that influences patient outcomes.…”

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“…6,12 More specifically, research on nurse staffing suggests that higher nurse staffing levels are associated with decreased patient mortality. 4 There also is a relationship between unit-level nurse characteristics (eg, level of education or experience) and patient-related adverse events. 3,13 Collectively, the work of nurses has been examined, but the effect of an individual nurse is not well described.…”

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“…There is evidence from nursing outcomes research that there is a relationship between the quality of nursing care and patient mortality and adverse events 6,12 . More specifically, research on nurse staffing suggests that higher nurse staffing levels are associated with decreased patient mortality 4 . There also is a relationship between unit-level nurse characteristics (eg, level of education or experience) and patient-related adverse events 3,13 .…”

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Nurse Performance Metrics

DePesa

Jurgens

Lee

et al. 2023

JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration

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The purposes of this scoping review are: 1) to identify instances in the literature that describe measuring individual nurse performance and 2) characterize those metrics. BACKGROUND: The impact of nurses on patient outcomes has been demonstrated at the unit or hospital level, with nurses measured in aggregate. There is an opportunity to evaluate individual nurse performance by creating metrics that capture it. METHODS: A scoping review based on the framework published by the Joanna Briggs Institute was performed. RESULTS: Researchers identified 12 articles. Three themes were trended: the emerging nature of these metrics in the literature, variability in their applications, and performance implications. CONCLUSIONS: Individual nurse performance metrics is an emerging body of research with variability in the types of metrics developed. There is an opportunity for future researchers to work with nurse leaders and staff nurses to optimize these metrics and to use them to support nursing practice and patient care.

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Nurse Performance Metrics

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Jurgens

Lee

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JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration

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“…The association has been shown at hospital level in large cross-sectional studies and in a growing number of longitudinal studies examining the effect of variation in staffing experienced by individuals. [1][2][3] In the context of such an extensive body of evidence, one might ask what could possibly be left to discover?…”

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