Below are links to selected research articles and resources.
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2004
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Ann Page, Editor, Committee on the Work Environment for Nurses and Patient Safety
Key stimuli for this increased attention have included actions undertaken by the
federal government to fund more research on why such errors occur and
how to prevent them, to collect data on patient safety, to support new
information technology for health care delivery, and to disseminate patient
safety information to consumers and providers.
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2007
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American Nurses Association
Florence Nightingale, in her Notes on Nursing: What It Is and What It Is Not, defined nursing as having “charge of the personal health of somebody … and what nursing has to do … is to put the patient in the best condition for nature to act upon him.â€
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6/30/2009
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American Nurses Association
Rapid and dynamic changes in health care delivery and policy environments have placed the issues of and quality of care at the center of health care and the nursing profession. The ongoing restructuring of the health care system has resulted in a greater emphasis on cost-cutting measures, leading to a reduction in the numbers of registered nurses (RNs) who provide direct patient care.
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July 21, 2008
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American Health Care Association Department of Research
America’s nursing facilities have been facing a chronic direct-care workforce shortage for more than a decade. In order to measure the extent of the difficulty that nursing facilities are having in retaining and recruiting nursing staff, the American Health Care Association (AHCA) conducted a nursing position survey to examine employment vacancy and turnover in nursing facilities in 2007.
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February 2004
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U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
The following is a report prepared by Alexander, Wegner, & Associates for the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration’s Business Relations Group. This report details what the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (DOL ETA) has learned from employers, employees, educators, workforce professionals, and researchers about health care workforce challenges and solutions. It provides the basis for developing strategic partnerships that include industry, education, and the public workforce system.
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April 2002
Nursing staff form the largest single component of the health care workforce. They are responsible for managing, organizing, and providing most of the daily care for patients in many health care settings. The shortage of these essential providers is crippling the delivery of health services in hospitals, clinics and other facilities throughout the world. We face a similar crisis in the United States and here in Alaska.
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June 2006
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Alaska Center for Rural Health
Survey developed by the State of Alaska to determine the recruitment resources and strategies for healthcare workers in Alaska. Includes questions asked, responses, and statistics.
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July 2001
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Janet Heinrich Director, Health Care—Public Health Issues
Current evidence suggests emerging shortages of nurses available or willing to fill some vacant positions in hospitals, nursing homes, and home care. Some localities are experiencing greater difficulty than others. National data are not adequate to describe the nature and extent of these potential nurse workforce shortages, nor are data sufficiently sensitive or current to allow a comparison of the adequacy of the nurse workforce size across states, specialties, or provider types.
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October 7, 2008
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Penny Hollander Feldman, Ph.D. Director, Center for Home Care Policy and Research
Evidence reviews show that multidisciplinary team-based
interventions have been key to promoting comprehensive,
person-centered palliative and EOL care
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October 7, 2008
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Rosalie A. Kane, PhD, University of Minnesota
Outcomes for 4 GHs in Tupelo
• Compared to 2 controls over 2 years
– GH residents more satisfied & scored higher on
QOL domains
– GH family members:
• more engaged with residents
• more satisfied with resident care
• more satisfied with experience as family
members
