Contextually appropriate nurse staffing models: a realist review protocol [PDF]
Introduction Decisions about nurse staffing models are a concern for health systems globally due to workforce retention and well-being challenges. Nurse staffing models range from all Registered Nurse workforce to a mix of differentially educated nurses ...
Andrew Booth +32 more
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ICU staffing models and patient outcomes [PDF]
The study by Ogura et al. investigated the association between the structures of intensive care units (ICUs) affecting patient outcomes. A major limitation of this study is that the types of ICUs had not clearly been defined, and the provided definition ...
Nobuaki Shime
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Nurse staffing models in acute care: A descriptive study [PDF]
Aims To identify nurse staffing groups in acute care facilities. Design This retrospective descriptive study used a configurational approach. Methods Data from a two‐month target period from January–March 2016 were collected for 40 facilities in four ...
Marianne Thériault +3 more
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Nurse staffing models that rely on employment of temporary nurses: A realist review [PDF]
Background: Nurse shortages are a global issue. Adequate nurse staffing is considered crucial for the quality and safety of care. To efficiently address demands for care, healthcare organisations often employ temporary nursing staff to maintain adequate ...
Inge Wolbers +6 more
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Optimizing hospice care: A scoping review of staffing strategies to enhance practice [PDF]
Background: Strategic hospice staffing is essential to optimize patient care and strengthen workforce performance and retention, particularly as aging populations and rising rates of life-limiting illnesses increase the demand for end-of-life care ...
Victoria Kao +11 more
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Association between discharge planning department staffing levels and the average length of stay in acute care wards: a nationwide cross-sectional study in Japan [PDF]
Objectives To investigate the association between staffing levels, particularly the number and combination of nurses and medical social workers (MSWs) in the discharge planning department, and the average length of stay (LOS) at the ward level in acute ...
Masayo Kashiwagi, Ako Machida
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Forward Planning: A Staffing Framework and Ratios for Psychosocial Oncology and Supportive Care Hiring Practices as Cancer Care Models Evolve [PDF]
Innovative models of cancer care have emerged in response to advances in cancer treatment, expanding technologies that bring care closer to home and address COVID-19-related challenges and concerns about a shrinking healthcare workforce.
Carole Mayer +3 more
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516 Alternative Clinical Trials Staffing Models for Improved Efficiency, Retention, and Profitability [PDF]
OBJECTIVES/GOALS: High turnover rates of clinical trials staff pose obstacles to the quality and efficiency of conducting clinical trials. We have explored alternative staffing models to address these translational barriers and to improve the financial ...
David R. Friedland +3 more
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Neonatologist staffing models: urgent change is needed. [PDF]
Cuevas Guaman M +4 more
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Introduction: An NHS Mental Health Trust in England recently used an experimental staffing model by including Occupational Therapists (OT) in the staff numbers on ten working age adult acute inpatient wards.
Nina Phoenix, Julie Taylor
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