Abstract
[This is an excerpt.] Leaders across health care systems in the United States are struggling to ensure an adequate and professionally educated nursing workforce is available to provide quality patient care. Yet, nurses are leaving frontline direct-care roles at healthcare institutions and data show that nurses’ satisfaction with their profession is declining. Appropriate nurse staffing is crucial for optimal patient outcomes in all health care settings, and the focus of this work was acute and critical care. Chronic inappropriate staffing has significant and deleterious effects on care delivery, patient safety, caregiver well-being, and organizational viability. Addressing the nurse staffing crisis requires various stakeholder groups to collaboratively identify and implement immediate actions and long-term solutions. This document represents the work of the Nurse Staffing Task Force. The Partners for Nurse Staffing envisioned the combined work of the Nurse Staffing Think Tank and Task Force to generate progress towards a sustainable nursing workforce. Supporting the health of our nursing workforce requires recognizing their unique contributions to ensure quality care to the communities they serve. [To read more, click View Resource.]
This resource is found in our Actionable Strategies for Professional Associations: Spotlights: Professional Associations Operational Strategies (Workloads and Workflows).
