| Literature DB >> 16676750 |
Ning Jackie Zhang1, Lynn Unruh, Rong Liu, Thomas T H Wan.
Abstract
The authors explored minimum nurse staffing ratios for nursing homes using production function simulations. Minimum levels of registered nurse hours per resident day were 0.31, 1.83, and 3.3 at 50%, 75%, and 90% levels of quality respectively. These results suggest that efficiency-oriented minimum nurse staffing points exist, and could be used to inform policymakers and nursing home administrators on better resource allocation and health care delivery.Mesh:
Year: 2006 PMID: 16676750
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nurs Econ ISSN: 0746-1739 Impact factor: 1.085