| Literature DB >> 15077830 |
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between nurse staffing hours and 6 quality indicators: physical restraints, weight loss, incontinence, late loss activities of daily living decline, stages 1 to 4 pressure ulcers, and problem behaviors toward others. Increasing registered nurse staff hours may achieve better quality indicator scores for pressure ulcers. An increase in nurse aide hours should be carefully weighed with the amount of registered nurse staff time available for supervision and direction.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15077830 DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200404000-00010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Nurs Care Qual ISSN: 1057-3631 Impact factor: 1.597