Nurse Staffing Case Study
Abalos, Sophia Lorraine A.
BSN 4C2
The Impact of Nurse Staffing on Hospital Costs and Patient Length of Stay: Impact of Nurse Staffing on Hospital Cost
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Impact of Nurse Staffing on Hospital Cost
Previous studies demonstrated that significant cost reductions were possible through effective staff management. Increasing the proportion of hours provided by RNs would yield cost savings resulting from avoiding death and reduced LOS (Needleman, Buerhaus, Stewart, Zelevinsky, & Mattke, 2006). Many studies encouraged reducing costs by increasing the caring activities of RNs (Amaravadi et al., 2000; Cho et al., 2003; Dimick et al., 2001; McGillis Hall et al., 2004). Al though increasing
BSN 4C2
The Impact of Nurse Staffing on Hospital Costs and Patient Length of Stay: Impact of Nurse Staffing on Hospital Cost
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Impact of Nurse Staffing on Hospital Cost
Previous studies demonstrated that significant cost reductions were possible through effective staff management. Increasing the proportion of hours provided by RNs would yield cost savings resulting from avoiding death and reduced LOS (Needleman, Buerhaus, Stewart, Zelevinsky, & Mattke, 2006). Many studies encouraged reducing costs by increasing the caring activities of RNs (Amaravadi et al., 2000; Cho et al., 2003; Dimick et al., 2001; McGillis Hall et al., 2004). Al though increasing