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Research

Below are links to the latest nursing research studies.


Education
Continuing Education: Adequate Hospital Nursing Care Improves 30-Day Survival for Acute Medical Patients


Fatigue
Infants at Risk: When Nurse Fatigue Jeopardizes Quality Care

Long Shifts, Sleep Deficits Raise Nurses' Risk for Drowsy Driving, Motor Vehicle Accidents

Effects of Health Care Provider Work Hours and Sleep Deprivation on Safety and Performance

The Effect of Nurse Staffing Patterns on Medical Errors and Nurse Burnout


Patient Safety
HANDS: A Revitalized Technology to Improve Nursing Handoffs

Hospitals that Operate at or Over Capacity are More Likely To Have Patient Safety Problems

Nurses' and Nursing Assistants' Perceptions of Patient Safety Culture in Nursing Homes

Nursing Working Conditions and Patient Safety Outcomes

RWJF Awards $3.6 Million to Research on Patient Safety

Study Suggests Health IT Could Boost Nursing Efficiency, Patient Safety

Effects of Health Care Provider Work Hours and Sleep Deprivation on Safety and Performance

The Effect of Nurse Staffing Patterns on Medical Errors and Nurse Burnout

Keeping Patients Safe: Registered Nurses - The Canaries in the Mines of Health Care

Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in the Intensive Care Unit: An Evidence-Based Review

Nurse staffing associated with risk of healthcare-associated infections

January 8, 2009: Study Finds Failure to Include Nurses in Process of Admitting Errors to Patients, Families

Limiting Nurse Overtime, and Promoting Other Good Working Conditions, Influences Patient Safety (AHRQ Commentary)

Quality and Nursing: Moving From a Concept to a Core Competency

Perception of Patient Safety Climate in Hospitals Varies by Management Level and Clinical Discipline

ICU Nurses Handle Medical Errors Differently Than They Say They Do on Survey

June 2009: Nurse-Led Disease Management of Heart Failure Is Cost-Effective In Ethnically Diverse Urban Communities


Retention
Competing Priorities, Burnout, and Collegial Support all Play a Role in Nursing Career Decisions

Study Sheds Light on Challenge of Retaining Newly Licensed RNs

Study Suggests Workplace Incentives Help Retain Older RNs

Factors Influencing Work Productivity and Intent to Stay in Nursing


Staffing
AHRQ Nurse Staffing and Quality of Patient Care: Evidence Report/Technology Assessment

Association of Nursing Workload and Unplanned Extubations in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Better Nurse Staffing Improves Patient Outcomes

Decreased ICU Nurse Staffing Increases Healthcare-Associated Infections

Designated Nursing Leaders May Improve Patient Care, Staff Satisfaction, Study Participants Say

Impact of Nurse Staffing On Post-op Costs

Nurse Staffing and Adverse Events in Hospitalized Children

Staffing Level: A Determinant of Late-Onset Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Studies Examine the Impact of Nurse Staffing on Complications, Mortality, and Length of Hospital Stay

Study Examines Nurse Staffing Mandates, Potential Quality Trade-Offs

Study Links Increase in Nurse Staffing to Improved Patient Outcomes

Supplemental Nurse Staffing in Hospitals and Quality of Care

The Impact of Nurse Staffing on Hospital Costs and Patient Length of Stay: A Systematic Review

Monthly Summaries of Nursing Research: June 2008

Rationing of Nursing Care and its Relationship to Patient Outcomes: The Swiss Extension of the International Hospital Outcomes Study

The Effect of Nurse Staffing Patterns on Medical Errors and Nurse Burnout

Nurse staffing associated with risk of healthcare-associated infections

The Economic Value of Nursing

Nurse Staffing in Hospitals: Is there a case for business quality?

Further Examination of the Influence of Caregiver Staffing Levels on Nursing Home Quality

Limiting Nurse Overtime, and Promoting Other Good Working Conditions, Influences Patient Safety (AHRQ Commentary)

Adequate Staffing Helps ensure Patients in Nursing Homes Receive Proper Treatment for Pneumonia

Nurse Staffing for Safety


Work Environment
Critical Care Nurses' Work Environments: Value of Excellence in Beacon Units and Magnet Organizations

Nursing Working Conditions and Patient Safety Outcomes

Special Journal Issue on Working Conditions--"Improving the Health Care Work Environment to Promote Quality and Safety"

Study Examines Strategies for Improving Relationship Between Nurses, Hospital Support Staff

Study Finds Nurses Spend Bulk of Time Away from Bedside

Workplace Hazards in Medical Facilities

Workflow in intensive care unit remote monitoring: A time-and-motion study

The Effect of High Nursing Surveillance on Hospital Cost

The Role Of Nurses In Improving Hospital Quality And Efficiency: Real-World Results


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