EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE/QUALITY OUTCOMES
Chapter 39: "Nurse Staffing, Models of Care Delivery, and Interventions"
(Pages 423-446)
Excerpt from: Making Health Care Safer — A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices
Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Health and Human Services
Prepared by: University of California at San Francisco/Stanford University Evidence-based Practice Center
Working closely with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the National Forum for Quality Measurement and Reporting, the University of California at San Francisco/Stanford University Evidence-based Practice Center began work to develop and disseminate evidence-based, best safety practices to provider organizations.
The goal of the study was to provide a critical appraisal of the evidence on the topic. The result of the study was Making Health Care Safer — A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices. Chapter 39 of the report, "Nurse Staffing, Models of Care Delivery, and Interventions," which specifically addresses nursing structure and process variables that may affect outcomes that relate to patient safety and quality.
To view Chapter 39, go to http://ahrq.gov/clinic/ptsafety/chap39.htm.
For a copy of the full report, go to http://ahrq.gov/clinic/ptsafety.
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