Addressing the nurse shortage to improve the quality of patient care
Abstract
Nurses are the largest group of health care professionals providing direct patient care in hospitals, and the quality of care for hospital patients is strongly linked to the performance of nursing staff, according to an Institute of Medicine report. This paper describes the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF's) work in nursing, which focuses on improving the hospital work environment to attract and retain high-quality nursing staff, with the ultimate goal of improving patient care and outcomes in hospitals. Other organizations' efforts to address the nurse shortage are also explored.
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Recent studies have shown that ongoing staffing shortages will increase patient waiting times and dramatically impact overall quality of healthcare.
“Recent studies3,4 have shown that the ongoing staffing shortages will not only increase patient waiting times, but also dramatically impact the overall quality of healthcare.5”
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- Authors
- Hassmiller, S. B., & Cozine, M.
- Affiliations
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (US)
- Venue
- Health Affairs
- Publisher
- Health Affairs Publishing, LLC
- Published
- 2006-01
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 268-274
- ISSN
- 0278-2715 (ISSN-L)
- 1544-5208
- OpenAlex
- W2020238061
- Cited by
- 133
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2025: 4 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 6
- FWCI
- 29.25
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Health Affairs (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Research and Theory › Nursing education and management
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Issues, ethics and legal aspects › Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Leadership and Management › Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues
- Keywords
- nursing shortage, nursing workforce, quality of care, hospital work environment, nurse recruitment and retention, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, hospitalization outcomes, nursing workforce policy
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Job Satisfaction, Nurses, Quality of Health Care, United States, Organizational Case Studies
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