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Nurse Labor Data

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: Nurse labor has been shown to be related to some patient outcomes, but varying definitions and measurement approaches have resulted in conflicting findings about the nature of the relationship. Nurse administrators and researchers need to know rates of missing data and error in labor data to better inform decision making. The authors compare the degree of completeness and the agreement between these approaches (nurse survey and nurse-to-patient ratio staffing plans) to obtain patient-to-nurse ratios at the unit level.

Source: JONA The Journal of Nursing Administration

DOI: 10.1097/nna.0b013e3181b3b656

Authors: Ann F. Minnick, Lorraine C. Mion

Institution: Vanderbilt University

Language: English

Topic: Nursing education and management

Subfield: Research and Theory

Field: Nursing

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Aging