title: Predicting nurse staffing needs for a labor and birth unit in a large-volume perinatal service.
abstract: This project was designed to test a nurse staffing model for its ability to accurately determine staffing needs for a large-volume labor and birth unit based on a staffing gap analysis using the nurse staffing guidelines from the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN). The staffing model and the AWHONN staffing guidelines were found to be reliable methods to predict staffing needs for a large-volume labor and birth unit.
authors: Kathleen Rice
authors: KR
authors: Simpson
mesh_terms: D003696:Delivery Rooms / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009773:Obstetric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018743:Perinatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D014481:United States
keywords: nurse staffing; patient acuity; perinatal nursing; staffing guidelines