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LENGTH OF STAY: It was found that flexible nursing staff ratios that focused on acuity rather than nurse-patient ratios decreased the average length of stay. In the acute care setting, patients with nurses that were assigned based on ratios experienced longer lengths of stay on average.
PATIENT COMPLICATIONS: The paper concluded that staffing models that included CNAs to assist RNs resulted in decreased patient complications. By increasing the percentage of CNAs on a unit, the hospital also experience decreased staffing costs. This increased percentage of unlicensed assistive personnel allowed for more contact time with patients and decreased in unit complications.
NURSE JOB SATISFACTION: It was found that both nurses and CNAs had a decrease in job satisfaction when faced with staffing models that focused on ratios instead of acuity. These limited the nurse's and CNA's time spent implementing patient care.

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Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement

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Innovating on the inpatient staffing model

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http://advisory.com/research/nursing-executive-center/multimedia/video/2012/innovating-on-the-inpatient-staffing-model With Katherine Virkstis, ND How to Better Leverage All Care Team Members Although adjusting the inpatient staffing model can both better protect your patients-especially acute patients-and cut costs, organizations have not always prioritized innovation in this area for three reasons: Fixed nurse to patient ratios Ineffective delegation of tasks Support staff are not fully equipped Katherine Virkstis shares three strategies to overcome these barriers as profiled in Nursing's Role in Safeguarding Acute Care Margins.

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The staffing models that management implements can have a detrimental impact on patient care and nurse job satisfaction

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The staffing models that management implements can have a detrimental impact on patient care and nurse job satisfaction

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Patient Length of Stay // Number of Patient Complications // Nurse Job Satisfaction

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Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement

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https://advisory.com/talent-development/frontline-impact/multimedia/videos/frontline-impact-award/2008/creating-an-acuity-based-staffing-model 2008 Frontline Impact Award Winner: Vanderbilt Medical Center Leann Grimes, RN Leann Grimes, a nurse at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., worked with her finance department to develop an acuity based staffing model that has resulted in increased staff and patient satisfaction.