The impact of nurse managed care on the cost of nurse practice and nurse satisfaction.
How are costs of nursing care effected when professional nurses practice nursing based on patient's needs as opposed to institutional policy? The author discusses a different nursing care delivery system that builds on primary nursing but frees the nurse from institutional constraints. The results were a 20 percent decrease in nursing costs and increased satisfaction among the nursing staff participants.
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Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut.
D003237:Connecticut; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D011321:Primary Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*