Impact of Nursing on Readmissions, Failure to Rescue & Morality in DoD Hospitals
Abstract
Nurse staffing and the practice environment have been associated with patient outcomes in civilian hospitals, including patient mortality, readmissions and failure to rescue (FTR). Work by Aiken and team have shown striking relationships between better staffing and more professional nursing practice environments (such as that seen in Magnet hospitals) and lower mortality and other negative outcomes. Through our work with the Patient CaringTouch System (PCTS), an innovative care model in Army hospitals, we have shown that the practice environment has improved to exceed that of Magnet hospitals. The next logical step in this program of research is to explore whether these favorable practice environments are associated with better patient outcomes. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships between the practice environment, nurse staffing, mortality, readmission, and FTRs in military hospitals. We also propose to compare these results with a set of civilian hospitals.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Oct 18, 2018
- Source ID
- HU0001161TS12
Entities
People
- Patricia Patrician
Organizations
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
- University of Alabama at Birmingham