Hello,I am looking for some help with a position paper I need to do for a summer class. The paper is on Nursing Staff Ratios, any help would be greatfully appreciated. Thank you all so much.
Trauma Columnist traumaRUs, MSN, APRN 153 Articles; 21,232 Posts Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU. Has 31 years experience. May 31, 2005 Utilize your school's online libray and look at Ovid Journals on-line. The ANA and ENA both have extensive research also.
RNMurph 10 Posts Specializes in Med Surg - Vent Unit. May 31, 2005 Utilize your school's online libray and look at Ovid Journals on-line. The ANA and ENA both have extensive research also.Thank you
Tweety, BSN, RN 33,000 Posts Specializes in Med-Surg, Trauma, Ortho, Neuro, Cardiac. Has 31 years experience. May 31, 2005 I wrote a similar paper, taking the postion that staffing ratios are needed. It was a very short paper. This is my reference list. But using the schools resources and google, you should find plenty of info. Good luck. Aiken, A., Clarke, S., Sloane, D., Sochalski, J., Silber, J. (2002, October). Hospital nurse staffing and patient mortality, nurse burnout, and job dissatisfaction. Journal of the American Medical Association, 288(16), 1987-1993. Florida Nurses Association. (2005). FNA legislative priorities for 2005. Retrieved January 20, 2005, from http://congress.nw.dc.us/fln/issues/alert/?alertid=6778481.Gallagher, R., Kany, K., Rowell, P., & Peterson, M. (1999, April). ANA's nurse staffing principles. Retrieved January 20, 2005, from http://nursingworld.org/ajn/1999/april/iss049ca.htm.Massachusetts Nurses Association. (2004). New England Journal of Medicine Highlights publishes study demonstrating RN staffing levels directly impact patient health and survival. Retrieved January 20, 2005, from http://www.massnurses.org/News/2002/002005/nejm.html.
Demonsthenes 103 Posts May 31, 2005 Nursing staff ratios is a legal problem as well as a nursing issue.As a result, I would go to your local law library and research the legal encyclopedias, law journals, statutes, and case law with regard to the same.If an employeer intentionally sets nursing staff ratios too high. That is, there are too many patients for each nurse, this would amount to intentional negligence or gross negligence which might make the hospital subject both actual and punative damages.The law librarian will help you with your search.
RNMurph 10 Posts Specializes in Med Surg - Vent Unit. Jun 1, 2005 Nursing staff ratios is a legal problem as well as a nursing issue.As a result, I would go to your local law library and research the legal encyclopedias, law journals, statutes, and case law with regard to the same.If an employeer intentionally sets nursing staff ratios too high. That is, there are too many patients for each nurse, this would amount to intentional negligence or gross negligence which might make the hospital subject both actual and punative damages.The law librarian will help you with your search. Thank you
RNMurph 10 Posts Specializes in Med Surg - Vent Unit. Jun 1, 2005 I wrote a similar paper, taking the postion that staffing ratios are needed. It was a very short paper. This is my reference list. But using the schools resources and google, you should find plenty of info. Good luck. Aiken, A., Clarke, S., Sloane, D., Sochalski, J., Silber, J. (2002, October). Hospital nurse staffing and patient mortality, nurse burnout, and job dissatisfaction. Journal of the American Medical Association, 288(16), 1987-1993. Florida Nurses Association. (2005). FNA legislative priorities for 2005. Retrieved January 20, 2005, from http://congress.nw.dc.us/fln/issues/alert/?alertid=6778481.Gallagher, R., Kany, K., Rowell, P., & Peterson, M. (1999, April). ANA's nurse staffing principles. Retrieved January 20, 2005, from http://nursingworld.org/ajn/1999/april/iss049ca.htm.Massachusetts Nurses Association. (2004). New England Journal of Medicine Highlights publishes study demonstrating RN staffing levels directly impact patient health and survival. Retrieved January 20, 2005, from http://www.massnurses.org/News/2002/002005/nejm.html.Thank you
sharann, BSN, RN 1,758 Posts Jun 1, 2005 Since ratios are in effect here in Calif I would search the CNA and DHHS web sites as well for info. Without ratios care in California would surely be much worse for the patient. The work is still too much for floor nurses, but much more manageble to have 5 pts rather than 12.
RNMurph 10 Posts Specializes in Med Surg - Vent Unit. Jun 2, 2005 Since ratios are in effect here in Calif I would search the CNA and DHHS web sites as well for info. Without ratios care in California would surely be much worse for the patient. The work is still too much for floor nurses, but much more manageble to have 5 pts rather than 12.Thank you
Demonsthenes 103 Posts Jun 2, 2005 Legally speaking, an authoritative in depth legal paper on a point of law ( in this case: staffing ratios) is called a "Memorandum of Law". The same is written in law firms and for the courts by lawyers (or paralegals) to explain how the law stands on a specific subject.If you really want to make an impact on nursing practice, I suggest that you seek free legal assistance so that you can draft an legally authoritative " Memorandum of Law" on staffing ratios that might be conducive to improving patient safety through reasonable staffing ratios. The same could be sent to legislators throughout the nation for the purpose of drafting appropriate legislation.I am an R.N. and a Certified Legal Assistant. I am not an attorney.
RNMurph 10 Posts Specializes in Med Surg - Vent Unit. Jun 2, 2005 Legally speaking, an authoritative in depth legal paper on a point of law ( in this case: staffing ratios) is called a "Memorandum of Law". The same is written in law firms and for the courts by lawyers (or paralegals) to explain how the law stands on a specific subject.If you really want to make an impact on nursing practice, I suggest that you seek free legal assistance so that you can draft an legally authoritative " Memorandum of Law" on staffing ratios that might be conducive to improving patient safety through reasonable staffing ratios. The same could be sent to legislators throughout the nation for the purpose of drafting appropriate legislation.I am an R.N. and a Certified Legal Assistant. I am not an attorney. Thank you
