Nurses are critical to improving patient outcomes but continuing shortages of registered nurses nationally and internationally, coupled with increased demands for care, mean that a different approach to nurse staffing may be necessary. One strategy is to add nursing support workers to hospital staffing. These findings will provide an evidence base for policy makers and hospital executives to plan and implement optimum nurse staffing.
Access the paper by clicking here The Impact of Adding Nursing Support Workers on Patient, Nurse and System Outcomes.