Mumolie Gina Petrone, Lichtig Leo K, Knauf Robert A
Aon Consulting, Somerset, NJ, USA.
Nurs Econ. 2007 Jul-Aug;25(4):212-6, 227.
There is a dearth of information about the relationship between the patient care contributions of nursing and its financial contributions to an organization. As consumers and legislators are becoming more aware of the ramifications of nurse staffing issues, and as they endeavor to address them with legislative solutions, the decision on how best to develop optimal staffing strategies may soon be taken away from nursing leaders. To maintain control of this important issue and develop solutions that will help highlight the economic and patient care contributions of nurses, a thorough understanding of the problem, and a new commitment are needed from nursing leaders to take charge of the issue. To relate nursing care to patient outcomes, meaningful data on the nursing care provided is needed in addition to data on the nursing needs of patients. Staffing and performance monitoring tools should be used to effectively plan, implement, and control financial and operating resources as well as measure the economic value of the nursing profession's contribution to the cost and benefits of patient care.
关于护理对患者护理的贡献与其对组织的财务贡献之间的关系，目前缺乏相关信息。随着消费者和立法者越来越意识到护士人员配备问题的影响，并且他们努力通过立法解决方案来解决这些问题，如何制定最佳人员配备策略的决定权可能很快就会从护理领导者手中被夺走。为了保持对这一重要问题的控制，并制定有助于突出护士的经济和患者护理贡献的解决方案，护理领导者需要对该问题有透彻的理解，并做出新的承诺来负责处理该问题。为了将护理与患者结果联系起来，除了患者护理需求的数据外，还需要有关所提供护理的有意义的数据。应使用人员配备和绩效监测工具来有效规划、实施和控制财务及运营资源，以及衡量护理专业对患者护理成本和效益贡献的经济价值。
