title: Nursing resource requirement and support services.
abstract: How can medical-surgical and critical care units reduce their nursing care hours per patient day (HPPD)? When nurse executives understand the impact of professional, nonprofessional, and technological support services on HPPD they can work toward further cost reduction without adversely affecting the quality of patient care.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shamian
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hagen
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Fogarty
mesh_terms: D006295:Health Resources / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D016018:Least-Squares Analysis; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States; D016526:Workload