Line authority for nurse staffing and costs for acute inpatient care.
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Liu, C-F; Sharp, ND; Sales, AE; Lowy, E; Maciejewski, ML; Needleman, J; Li, Y-F
Published in: Inquiry
2009
There is little empirical evidence evaluating the effects of recent, widespread changes in nurse executive roles and nursing management structures on the costs of patient care. This retrospective cross-sectional study examined the relationship between line authority for nurse staffing and patient care costs (total, nursing, and non-nursing cost) using data from 124 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers. After controlling for patient, facility, and market characteristics, nursing line authority was significantly associated with lower nursing cost per admission. Our results provide some evidence that a reduction in nursing line authority may adversely impact nursing costs.
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Inquiry
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ISSN
0046-9580
Publication Date
2009
Volume
46
Issue
3
Start / End Page
339 / 351
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs
- United States
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Retrospective Studies
- Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
- Nursing Staff, Hospital
- Nursing Service, Hospital
- Nursing Administration Research
- Middle Aged
- Male
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Liu, C.-F., Sharp, N. D., Sales, A. E., Lowy, E., Maciejewski, M. L., Needleman, J., & Li, Y.-F. (2009). Line authority for nurse staffing and costs for acute inpatient care. Inquiry, 46(3), 339–351. https://doi.org/10.5034/inquiryjrnl_46.03.339
Liu, Chuan-Fen, Nancy D. Sharp, Anne E. Sales, Elliott Lowy, Matthew L. Maciejewski, Jack Needleman, and Yu-Fang Li. “Line authority for nurse staffing and costs for acute inpatient care.” Inquiry 46, no. 3 (2009): 339–51. https://doi.org/10.5034/inquiryjrnl_46.03.339.
Liu C-F, Sharp ND, Sales AE, Lowy E, Maciejewski ML, Needleman J, et al. Line authority for nurse staffing and costs for acute inpatient care. Inquiry. 2009;46(3):339–51.
Liu, Chuan-Fen, et al. “Line authority for nurse staffing and costs for acute inpatient care.” Inquiry, vol. 46, no. 3, 2009, pp. 339–51. Pubmed, doi:10.5034/inquiryjrnl_46.03.339.
Liu C-F, Sharp ND, Sales AE, Lowy E, Maciejewski ML, Needleman J, Li Y-F. Line authority for nurse staffing and costs for acute inpatient care. Inquiry. 2009;46(3):339–351.
Published In
Inquiry
DOI
ISSN
0046-9580
Publication Date
2009
Volume
46
Issue
3
Start / End Page
339 / 351
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs
- United States
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Retrospective Studies
- Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
- Nursing Staff, Hospital
- Nursing Service, Hospital
- Nursing Administration Research
- Middle Aged
- Male