title: Nurse staffing, care delivery model, and patient care quality.
abstract: Little research has been conducted examining the linkages between nurse staffing and care delivery models in relation to patient care quality. Nurses in this study perceive that an all-RN staffing model is associated with better quality outcomes for patients, and that staffing models that include professional and unregulated staff may pose a challenge for unit-based communication and the coordination of care. Patient care delivery models were also important predictors of the quality outcomes studied.
authors.affiliation: Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Ottawa, Ontario. l.mcgillishall@utoronto.ca
authors.forename: Linda McGillis
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Doran
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000592:standards; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D016014:Linear Models; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D009864:Ontario; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*