Closing wards during summer time and its effects on patients' outcomes.
Closure of wards (units) during the summer is a management practice introduced in some Italian hospitals to deal with the national nursing shortage and seasonal staffing patterns. The authors discuss a cross-sectional comparative study that they conducted to assess the effects of this management practice on patient outcomes.
Palese
Alvisa
A
School of Nursing, Udine University, Viale Ungheria 20, 33100 Udine, Italy. alvisa.palese@uniud.it
Masala
Orietta
O
Capitanio
Manuela
M
Regattin
Laura
L
Deroma
Laura
L
D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006271:Health Facility Closure; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000600:supply & distribution; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D012621:Seasons