Family Presence

Identify the descriptive statistics that are reported in the article.
The descriptive statistics in the article, Nurses Perception of Family Presence During Resuscitation, written by Tudor, Berger, Polivka, Chlebowy, and Thomas (2014) include demographic information such as age, sex, and ethnicity; as well as information regarding the participants years of experience and current work area, along with participant’s personal experience, if any, with the resuscitation of a family member. The Family Presence Risk-Benefit Scale and Family-Presence Self-Confidence Scale included in the article are also examples of descriptive statistics.
What descriptive statistics do you routinely use in your practice?
In the emergency department (ED), the use
As cited by, Henneman et al. (2015) delays in patient care is one of the consequences of inadequate staffing. Although the Emergency Nurses Association supports a nurse to patient ratio that takes into account both patient census and patient acuity the ED’s fluctuation in patient volume makes it challenging for management to adequately adjust staffing levels. By using a computer simulation, Henneman et al. (2015) studied the effect of nurse-patient ratio on ED wait times while using multiple variables such as patient acuity, presence of ancillary staff, and inconsistent department census. The authors concluded that inadequate staffing has a negative effect on length of stay; and that high acuity patients, as well an increased census require higher staffing levels in order to maintain department flow and decrease patient wait times. Using descriptive statistics available in reports of wait times, patient acuity, and department census allows nursing leadership to adjust staff scheduling and maintain patient