Allen Stephanie B
Author Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Pace University, Pleasantville, New York.
J Nurs Adm. 2015 Dec;45(12):628-35. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000000276.
Identify purposes and decision factors of the nurse-patient assignment process.
Nurse-patient assignments can positively impact patient, nurse, and environmental outcomes.
This was an exploratory study involving interviews with 14 charge nurses from 11 different nursing units in 1 community hospital.
Charge nurses identified 14 purposes and 17 decision factors of the nurse-patient assignment process.
The nurse-patient assignment is a complex process driven by the patient, nurse, and environment. Further study is needed to identify factors linked to patient safety, nurse, and environmental outcomes.
