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Shallanda Baisden, Armando Lam, Lisa Leary & Jerronica Whitaker
HCS/465
November 9, 2015
Lane Baggett, PhD
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Hairr, D., Salisbury, H., Johannsson, M., & Redfern-vance, N. Nurse Staffing and the
Relationship to Job Satisfaction and Retention. Nurs Econ. 2014;32(3):142-
147. Retrieved from http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/828494
This article discusses appropriate staffing levels for nurse staffing and its
correlation to job satisfaction and retention. Appropriate staffing levels for
nursing are also important and essential to patient safety. Job satisfaction and
retention can help hospitals and their budgets. Quantitative, correlational research
was conducted to examine the relationships between nurse staffing, job
satisfaction, and nurse retention in an acute care hospital environment. The
survey tool used to conduct the research was the Nursing Work Index. The data
was collected using an electronic survey. The results showed nurses experience
dissatisfaction related to the number of patients assigned. Conclusion, improving
job satisfaction among nurses has a direct relationship to retention and improved
patient outcomes.
van Oostveen, C. J., Mathijssen, E., & Vermeulen, H. (2015). Nurse staffing issues are just the tip of the iceberg: A qualitative study about nurses' perceptions of nurse staffing. International Journal Of Nursing Studies, 52(8), 1300-1309 10p. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.04.0020020
The main objective of this article is to show a more in-depth look at the perceptions of nurses when it comes to current staffing levels as well as nurse-to-patient-ratios and patient classification systems. As the aging of the patient population rises, so does the demand of health care resulting in the use of PCS and NPRS. Unit level nurses state that the levels of staffing are alarmingly low resulting in...