Aims To identify nursing care most frequently missed in acute adult inpatient wards and to
determine evidence for the association of missed care with nurse staffing. Background …

Ongoing instability in the nursing workforce is raising questions globally about the issue of
nurse turnover. A comprehensive literature review was undertaken to examine the current …

Background While considerable evidence has been produced showing a link between
nursing characteristics and patient outcomes in the US and Europe, little is known about …

ContextGrowing evidence suggests that nurse staffing affects the quality of care in hospitals,
but little is known about whether the educational composition of registered nurses (RNs) in …

Acute care settings are characterised by patients with complex health problems who are
more likely to be or become seriously ill during their hospital stay. Although warning signs …

o'brien‐pallas l., murphy gt, shamian j., li x. & hayes lj (2010) Journal of Nursing
Management 18, 1073–1086 Impact and determinants of nurse turnover: a pan‐Canadian …

flinkman m., leino‐kilpi h. & salanterä s.(2010) Nurses' intention to leave the profession:
integrative review. Journal of Advanced Nursing 66 (7), 1422–1434. Abstract Title. Nurses' …

Registered nurses (RNs) play a critical role in health care delivery. With an aging US
population, health care demand is growing at an unprecedented pace. Using projected …

Aggregate results for competency assessment of new registered nurses using the
Performance Based Development System indicate that most new graduates do not meet …

Background This chapter examines multiple thinking strategies that are needed for high-
quality clinical practice. Clinical reasoning and judgment are examined in relation to other …