title: Staffing effectiveness. A toolkit for JCAHO's new standards.
abstract: This month's foldout section examines the Joint Commission's staffing effectiveness standards, which are intended to link staffing levels with clinical outcomes. The section also looks at JCAHO's recommendations to ease the nursing shortage.
authors.forename: Lee Ann
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Runy
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000592:standards*; D019985:Benchmarking; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010557:Personnel Administration, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D010558:Personnel Loyalty; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce