title: Missed Nursing Care and Unit-Level Nurse Workload in the Acute and Post-Acute Settings.
abstract: This study replicates previous research on the nature and causes of missed nursing care and adds an explanatory variable: unit-level nurse workload (patient turnover percentage). The study was conducted in California, which legally mandates nurse staffing ratios. Findings demonstrated no significant relationship between patient turnover and missed nursing care.
authors.affiliation: Advance Practice Nursing Department (Ms Orique and Dr Patty) and Clinical Education Department (Ms Woods), Kaweah Delta Medical Center, Visalia, California.
authors.forename: Sabrina B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Orique
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Patty
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Woods
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002140:California; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards; D016526:Workload