Literature Evaluation Table

PICOT Statement

(P) In-patients in acute care units and acute rehabilitation unit.

(I) –Implementation of adequate nurse-to-patient staffing ratios

(C) –Disproportional nurse-to-patient staffing ratios

(O) –Improvement in quality of patient care

(T) Throughout hospitalization period

(P) For in-patients in acute care units and acute rehabilitation units(I)will implementation

of adequate nurse-to-patient staffing ratio(C)against disproportional nurse-to-patient

staffing ratio(O)improves the quality of patient care(T)throughout the period of the

hospitalization?

Courtney, M. (2017). The Effects of Short Staffing on Patient Outcomes. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/scholarsweek/Fall2017/ClinicalHealthcare/10/

Cho, S. H., Lee, J. Y., June, K. J., Hong, K. J., & Kim, Y. (2016). Nurse staffing levels and proportion of hospitals and clinics meeting the legal standard for nurse staffing for 1996~ 2013. Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration, 22(3), 209-219.

Cho E, Sloane DM, Kim EY, et al (2015). Effects of nurse staffing, work environments, and education on patient mortality: an observational study. Int J Nurs Stud. 2015;52(2):535–542. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.08.006

Olley, R., Edwards, I., Avery, M., & Cooper, H. (2019). A systematic review of the evidence related to mandated nurse staffing ratios in acute hospitals. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29661270

Johnson, E. (2018). Nursing Staffing and Patient Outcomes. Integrated Studies. https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/bis437/130

Needleman, J. (2017).  Nursing skill mix and patient outcomes.  BMJ.  

https://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/26/7/525.full

Shin, S., Park, J. H., & Bae, S. H. (2018). Nurse staffing and nurse outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29685321

Song, Y., Hoben, M., Norton, P., & Estabrooks, C. A. (2020). Association of Work Environment with Missed and Rushed Care Tasks Among Care Aides in Nursing Homes. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.20092.