What do we know about the Safer Nursing Care Tool?
What do we know about the Safer Nursing Care Tool?
Many studies of registered nurse staffing in hospitals have shown an association between higher levels and better patient outcomes and care quality. Systems for determining the number of nursing staff needed on wards exist in abundance. However, research evidence is lacking on how well these tools work: how often do they get nurse staffing levels ‘right’, shift by shift?
In 2014, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) endorsed using the Safer Nursing Care Tool (SNCT) to help plan nurse staffing levels on adult wards in acute hospitals. The SNCT estimates the nurse staffing needed based on patients’ acuity and their dependence on nursing care. This Evidence Brief describes the results of research that addressed key knowledge gaps about the SNCT.
staffing, nurse, nurse-patient ratios, Quality and safety
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Saville, Christina
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Ball, Jane
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September 2020
Saville, Christina
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Griffiths, Peter
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Ball, Jane
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(2020)
What do we know about the Safer Nursing Care Tool?
Evidence Brief, (15), .
Abstract
Many studies of registered nurse staffing in hospitals have shown an association between higher levels and better patient outcomes and care quality. Systems for determining the number of nursing staff needed on wards exist in abundance. However, research evidence is lacking on how well these tools work: how often do they get nurse staffing levels ‘right’, shift by shift?
In 2014, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) endorsed using the Safer Nursing Care Tool (SNCT) to help plan nurse staffing levels on adult wards in acute hospitals. The SNCT estimates the nurse staffing needed based on patients’ acuity and their dependence on nursing care. This Evidence Brief describes the results of research that addressed key knowledge gaps about the SNCT.
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Published date: September 2020
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staffing, nurse, nurse-patient ratios, Quality and safety
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