title: An organizational and economic framework for restructuring psychiatric nurse labor use.
abstract: A conceptual framework of psychiatric nurse labor use is developed based on organizational and economic theories. The relationship between staffing decisions and quality of care is presented. Implications for restructuring the workforce within the context of managed care and increased cost containment pressures are discussed. The importance of using a conceptual framework to guide staffing evaluations, research, and management decisions is emphasized.
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Merwin
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D018803:Models, Economic; D016294:Models, Nursing; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D000078329:Workforce