Waking up a sleeping elephant: Arizona's staffing initiative

摘要

Appropriate hospital nurse staffing continues to frustrate both nurses and nurse leaders. Managers lack reliable data to predict an appropri-ate nurse workload that can support safe and effective patient care, and staffing assignments are often based on how many nurses are available rather than the acuity of care needed for safe and effective patient care. Inconsistencies in appropriate staffing can impact both patient and nurse outcomes.