Study: Emergency department staffing needs to account for required level of care, patient volume; not just number of beds
Research in Journal of Emergency Nursing finds number of staff and experience mix critical to safe staffing(November 11, 2016) – An article just published in the Journal of Emergency Nursing , the Emergency Nurses Association ’s peer-reviewed publication, offers insights into what emergency nurses believe are the necessary components to achieve safe staffing levels in emergency departments. Twenty-six emergency nurses took part in a qualitative research focus group. Unsafe staffing negatively impacts patient care and