title: The implications of nurse resources on cardiac care in the emergency department.
abstract: During a stay in the emergency department the treatment that cardiac patients receive can have a significant effect on health outcomes; yet, little is known about the process of care in emergency departments. In this study we examined the effect of nurse resources on the process of care in all New Jersey hospital-based emergency departments. Patient-to-nurse ratio, nurse skill mix, and Magnet accreditation were associated with aspirin on arrival and percutaneous coronary intervention within 90 minutes of arrival.
authors.affiliation: New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, School of Nursing, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. Electronic address: mjohanse@rutgers.edu.
authors.forename: Mary L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Johansen
authors.affiliation: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, School of Nursing, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. Electronic address: pam.decordova@rutgers.edu.
authors.forename: Pamela B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: de Cordova
authors.affiliation: New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, School of Nursing, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. Electronic address: xmbjowl@rutgers.edu.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.affiliation: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, School of Nursing, Newark, NJ 07102. Electronic address: emiguel.martinez1@rutgers.edu.
authors.forename: Miguel E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, College of Nursing, Gainesville, FL 32610; Florida Blue Center for Health Care Access, Patient Safety and Quality Outcomes, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610. Electronic address: jcimiotti@ufl.edu.
authors.forename: Jeannie P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Cimiotti
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital
keywords: Magnet; Nurse resources; Process of care