Hayes Nicky, Ball Jane
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London.
Nurs Older People. 2012 May;24(4):20-4. doi: 10.7748/nop2012.05.24.4.20.c9069.
Hospitals provide care for older people who are the frailest, most acutely ill and have the most complex needs, yet older people's wards in many hospitals are poorly staffed. The Royal College of Nursing (2012) has published summary guidance and recommendations on safe staffing for older people's wards. The guidance and recommendations were developed as part of a project that explored staffing and factors underpinning good quality nursing care for older people in hospital. The full report of the project will be published later this year. This article presents further data from the project exploring the relationship between staffing levels and care delivery, as well as staff views on the adequacy of staffing and approaches to workforce planning at ward level. It also explores the practical implications for nurses working on older people's wards.
医院为最体弱、病情最危急且需求最复杂的老年人提供护理服务，但许多医院的老年病房人员配备不足。英国皇家护理学院（2012年）发布了关于老年病房安全人员配备的简要指南和建议。该指南和建议是一个项目的一部分，该项目探讨了医院老年护理优质护理的人员配备及相关因素。该项目的完整报告将于今年晚些时候发布。本文展示了该项目的更多数据，探讨了人员配备水平与护理服务之间的关系，以及工作人员对人员配备充足性的看法和病房层面的劳动力规划方法。文章还探讨了对在老年病房工作的护士的实际影响。
