The University of Southampton
University of Southampton Institutional Repository

Calculating skill mix: Implications for patient outcomes and costs

Calculating skill mix: Implications for patient outcomes and costs
Calculating skill mix: Implications for patient outcomes and costs
Debate continues about the hierarchy of skilled roles in the nursing workforce. For example, should there be grades of qualified nurses other than registered nurses? Should all registered nurses be prepared to degree level? And to what extent should the nursing workforce comprise staff who are not qualified as nurses? Such questions raise critical issues about how different configurations of staff affect patient care outcomes and whether judgements can be made about their cost effectiveness. This Policy+ article refers to systematically reviewed, international evidence in considering the implications for UK nursing of the inclusion of a second-level qualified nurse in the skill mix of the nursing workforce.

1538-8670
24-25
Robinson, S.
731c9c38-7030-44b7-827e-f408f9cda5bd
Griffiths, P.
d9dd54d3-ea6a-4a7c-9104-6792f6ef86fe
Maben, J.
482f92f0-6339-42dd-9ee5-3fbc08d1e6f0
Robinson, S.
731c9c38-7030-44b7-827e-f408f9cda5bd
Griffiths, P.
d9dd54d3-ea6a-4a7c-9104-6792f6ef86fe
Maben, J.
482f92f0-6339-42dd-9ee5-3fbc08d1e6f0

Robinson, S., Griffiths, P. and Maben, J. (2009) Calculating skill mix: Implications for patient outcomes and costs. Nursing Management, 16 (8), 24-25. (PMID:20050480)

Record type: Article

Abstract

Debate continues about the hierarchy of skilled roles in the nursing workforce. For example, should there be grades of qualified nurses other than registered nurses? Should all registered nurses be prepared to degree level? And to what extent should the nursing workforce comprise staff who are not qualified as nurses? Such questions raise critical issues about how different configurations of staff affect patient care outcomes and whether judgements can be made about their cost effectiveness. This Policy+ article refers to systematically reviewed, international evidence in considering the implications for UK nursing of the inclusion of a second-level qualified nurse in the skill mix of the nursing workforce.

This record has no associated files available for download.

More information

Published date: December 2009

Identifiers

Local EPrints ID: 168015
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/168015
ISSN: 1538-8670
PURE UUID: f84d8234-b814-448b-84ef-7a7ba8bbd315

Catalogue record

Date deposited: 23 Nov 2010 11:41
Last modified: 08 Jan 2022 11:38

Export record

Contributors

Author: S. Robinson
Author: P. Griffiths
Author: J. Maben

Download statistics

Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.

View more statistics

Atom RSS 1.0 RSS 2.0

Contact ePrints Soton: eprints@soton.ac.uk

ePrints Soton supports OAI 2.0 with a base URL of http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/cgi/oai2

This repository has been built using EPrints software, developed at the University of Southampton, but available to everyone to use.

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we will assume that you are happy to receive cookies on the University of Southampton website.

×