title: Collaboration in research: testing the PIPC model on clinical and nonclinical outcomes.
abstract: This outcomes research used a collaborative framework between a college of nursing and a medical center to test the effects of the Partners in Patient Care delivery model (PIPC) on clinical and nonclinical outcomes. An experimental pretest-postest design was used to compare selected nonclinical outcomes and clinical outcomes of care in two patient units. Results showed that there were significant differences between units in the nonclinical outcomes of nurse satisfaction, salary costs, supply costs, and productivity as measured by documentation time. In addition, there were significant differences in the clinical outcomes of care in terms of patient satisfaction. No significant differences were found in number of falls, medication errors, and intravenous infections; however, when ratios of these indicators were examined in relation to patient days, significant differences in the medication error ratio and the fall ratio were revealed. The results indicate that the PIPC delivery model did have positive effects on patient satisfaction and nurse satisfaction but that there were increased costs and increased time spent in documentation on the pilot unit.
authors.affiliation: University of South Florida, College of Nursing, Tampa, USA.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Lengacher
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Mabe
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Heinemann
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: VanCott
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kent
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Swymer
mesh_terms: D015400:Clinical Nursing Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009734:Nursing Faculty Practice; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction