KMID : 0614820080140040413
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2008 Volume.14 No. 4 p.413 ~ p.420
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An Analysis of Nurse Staffing Level and Nursing Performance in the General Unit
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Ko Yu-Kyung
Kim Byeong-Jin
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Abstract
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Purpose: To examine the relationship between nurse staffing level and nurse perception of nursing performance.
Method: The subjects of this study were 724 nurses from 70 medical or surgical wards in 23 hospitals from February to March 2006. A self-reporting questionnaire, which was developed by the researcher through a preceding study, was used. In data analysis, SAS program was utilized for descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, and Tukey test.
Results: The mean score of the nursing performance was 53.3. The mean of bed-to nurse ratio was 3.39:1. The study revealed a negative correlation between bed-to nurse ratio and the nurses¡¯ perception of nursing performance. There was a significant relationship between above 3.5:1 and below 2.5:1(F=4.59, p=0.010).
Conclusion: We found that the higher the nurse staffing, the better the nursing performance. It is recommended that future research measures nurses¡¯ performance and nursing organizational performance using objective measurement tools including clinical indicators.
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KEYWORD
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Nurse staffing, Performance
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