Nurse staffing ratios Running head: NURSE STAFFING RATIOS Nurse Staffing Ratios Maureen K. Halstead Grand Canyon University: Theories and Concepts in Leadership and Management/451V September 15‚ 2012 Nurse Staffing Ratios Over the past number of years there has been a nursing shortage which has led to the need of more registered nurses in the hospital setting. This is due to the uprising acuity of patient care and a decrease in there overall hospital stay
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safe and effective patient care has been to mandate nurse staffing ratios. In 1999 California became the first state to mandate minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals. California is not the only state to enact minimum nurse staffing ratios for hospitals‚ over the past four years at least eighteen other states have considered legislation regarding nurse staffing in hospitals. Policymakers are forced to consider alternatives to nurses ratios due to nurse shortages. Whether minimum staffing ratios
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Running head: LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT Effective Approaches in Leadership and Management Amber Norris Grand Canyon University: NRS-451 April 28‚ 2013 Effective Approaches in Leadership and Management Nurses are crucial in providing quality care in the health care industry. It is imperative to maintain the proper staffing ratio to ensure that nurses can maintain high quality care for their patients. Studies have shown that the increasing workload
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Effective Approaches in Leadership and Management Michelle Gomez Grand Canyon University NRS – 451V October 27‚ 2013 The purpose of this paper is to discuss the nurse ratios and how management and leaders effectively incorporate theories‚ principles and
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Running head: EFFECTIVE APPROACHES IN LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT Effective Approaches in Leadership and Management in Nursing Shortage and Nurse turn-over Nursing Shortage and Nurse Turn Over: Effective Approaches in Leadership and Management. Nursing shortage and nurse’s turnover becomes the worsening problem in the health care industry in United States. Studies show that‚ by 2020‚ it may get more worsened approximately 30%‚ if no measures are taken to resolve the problem. In this essay the author
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Effective Approaches in Leadership and Management The current and growing shortage of nurses is posing a real threat to the ability of hospitals‚ long-term care facilities‚ and others to provide timely access to quality care. Nurse staffing shortages and nurse turn-over contributes to the growing reduction in the number of staffed patient beds available for services‚ increasing costs‚ and rising concerns about the quality of care. Health care organizations highly depend on nurse managers and leaders
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Nurse Staffing Ratios Grand Canyon University Roles and Responsibilities in Leadership NRS-451V April 26‚ 2015 Nurse Staffing Ratios There have been series of changes in the way healthcare professionals carry out their clinical practices in recent years. Some of these changes are because evidenced-based practices based on scientific research is now being used‚ in clinical practices. These innovations have affected both the patient and the nurse who provides the care. According to Welton‚ (2007)
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Effective Approaches in Leadership and Management Effective Approaches in Leadership and Management The enactment of the affordable care act has significantly changed the structure of all health care. As the focus of treatment at health care facilities all across the country transitions from specialty care and acute illnesses to preventative and long term health management‚ many changes have taken effect that have directly affected the approach and delivery of care. One of the greatest changes
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Running head: EFFECTIVE APPROACHES IN LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT Effective Approaches in Leadership and Management Marissa Krick Grand Canyon University: NRS-415V November 18‚ 2012 Effective Approaches in Leadership and Management Many healthcare organizations worldwide are striving to achieve magnet designation. Having the magnet title is essential because it recognizes healthcare organizations that act as a “magnet” for excellence by establishing a work environment that identifies‚ rewards
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Effective Approaches in Leadership and Management GCU: NRS-451V Nursing Leadership and Management 6/30/2013 Effective Approaches in Leadership and Management Communication skills sometimes take a backseat to matters of finance and business they are in fact essential to producing desired business results—from achieving physician buy-in for technologies‚ to convincing staff to embrace change‚ to building community support for hospital initiatives. Today‚ more healthcare organizations are
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