Nurse staffing legislation: Empirical evidence and policy analysis

This article presents a narrative review of safe nurse staffing factors and an analysis of nurse staffing legislation. Using a patient-centric lens, three state-level nurse staffing policies (mandated nurse-to-patient ratios, public reporting of staffing plans, and nurse staffing committees) were evaluated by empirical evidence, cost to hospitals and state governments, political feasibility, and potential to affect patient populations. Although nurse staffing policy analysis can be conducted in several ways, it is crucial that nurses consider empirical evidence related to staffing policies as well as evaluations of implemented policies and political influences.
Source: Nursing Forum - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: REVIEW MANUSCRIPT Source Type: research