Nurse staffing levels within acute care: results of a national day of care survey.

Hannah HegartyThomas KnightCatherine AtkinTash KellyChristian Peter SubbeDaniel LassersonMark Holland

Published in: BMC health services research (2022)

This UK-wide study suggests a significant proportion of AMUs do not meet the recommenced SAM staffing levels, particularly at night. A difference was observed between the total number of nursing hours within the acute care system and the estimated time required to perform direct nursing activities. This suggests a workforce shortage of nurses within acute care at the system level.

Keyphrases

acute care
quality improvement
healthcare
mental health
cross sectional
primary care
palliative care
sleep quality
pain management
chronic pain