Summary NR 490 Literature Review-Nurse Staffing and the Effects on Healthcare.

Summary NR 490 Literature Review-Nurse Staffing and the Effects on Healthcare. Nurse Staffing and the Effects on Healthcare Salanisa Rillera Grand Canyon University NRS-490 1 This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :08:58 GMT -06:00 NURSE STAFFING Literature Review Introduction Three studies have been identified as the most relevant researcher to draw conclusions about the correlation between staffing levels and patient safety. Nurse staffing is a challenge in the healthcare field yet their role in the provision of quality care cannot be underestimated. Lack of enough nurses leads to poor productivity among the caregivers, thereby affecting the patients’ quality of care. The poor productivity is attributed to the strained workforce that results from overworked and burnt out nurses. Past studies indicate that researchers have dedicated many resources in the research of nurse staffing and patient quality. Cho et al.,(2016), Cho et al., (2015) and Shekelle (2013) show that indeed there is a correlation between the number of nursing staff in acute healthcare facility and the corresponding patient outcomes. Comparison of research questions In the first study, the research question was whether improving nurse staffing, education and work environment hospital would reduce preventable deaths during hospitalization (Cho, 2016). In the second study, the research question was whether improving nurse staffing would increase quality of care, patient safety and care left undone (Cho, 2015). In the third study, the research question was whether improved nurse staffing would reduce deaths during hospitalization Shekelle (2013). The three studies used relevant research questions that would guide the research process. The first and third studies intended to answer similar questions in regards to staffing level impact on mortality rate during hospitalization. Notably, both questions were answered based on the number of deaths that occurred during the period of the study.