Recently added articles from Nursing Economics:
The time has come for evidence-based staffing and scheduling.(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2009; ... "These statistics would show subscribers how their money was being spent, what amount of good was really being done with it, or whether the money was doing mischief rather than good."--Florence Nightingale (Ulrich, 1992, p. 31) EACH OF US HAS AN OPINION ABOUT THE contribution ...
The cost and impact of medical errors continue long after hospital discharge.(NURSING ECONOMIC$[R] DATA BANK)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2009 ... The cost and impact of medical errors also linger long after the patient is released from the hospital. Researchers found that the death rate increased by 50% and error-related costs rose 20% over the 90-day period after patient discharge. Error-related problems increased the likelihood of ...
A policy analysis of health care reform: implications for nurses.(CNE SERIES)
Sep 01, 2009; ... PRESIDENT OBAMA MADE health care reform a major focus of his campaign. Since taking office, he has urged Congress to move rapidly and advance a plan that is consistent with the eight principles (see Table 1) he considers essential for improving the U.S. health care system. Several former ...
Unprecedented initiative on the future of nursing in America launched.(NURSING ECONOMIC$[R] DATA BANK)
Sep 01, 2009 ... To identify solutions of nursing care that will not only address many of the issues facing the profession but also transform the way Americans receive health care, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation launched a new Initiative on the Future of Nursing. As ...
Patient safety events make hospital stays longer and more costly.(NURSING ECONOMIC$[R] DATA BANK)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2009 ... Hospital stays that result in a patient safety event are 17% more costly and 22% longer compared with stays with no events. The most expensive and most common events are medication and treatment errors, accounting for 77% of all event types and 77% of added costs, according to researchers ....