1. Restructuring Nursing for a Competitive Health Care Environment.
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Bostrom, Janet and Zimmerman, Joann
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MEDICAL care , *HEALTH services administration , *PERFORMANCE standards , *ORGANIZATIONAL effectiveness , *MEDICAL care costs - Abstract
In an attempt to increase efficiency and reduce costs in the provision of nursing care, many hospitals across the United States have introduced new models of care delivery. In a survey of hospitals conducted by the American Hospital Association, 97% of the institutions surveyed reported that they had introduced some type of nurse-extender program. The article analyzes the effects of restructuring nursing care by introducing nurses' aides to a primarily registered nurse (RN) staff, increasing the RN to patient ratios, and initiating an automated IV drug administration system.
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- 1993