Abstract

Background: In the past several years, there has been a growing need for more registered nurses in hospitals due to rising acuity of patients and shorter lengths of stay. The safety and quality of patient care is directly related to the size and experience of the nursing workforce. Inpatient working conditions have deteriorated in some facilities because hospitals have not kept up with the rising demand for nurses.

Aim: The aim of the study is to discuss the impact of Nurse-Patient Ratios as a Patient Safety Strategy in hospitals and other health care organizations on patient care quality, as well as safety-focused outcomes. To determine the association between the nurse to patient ratio and patient mortality at Nablus Hospital and maintaining the appropriate number to the delivery of quality patient care.

Methodology: A quantitative design utilizing a survey method (self-administered questionnaire). A sample of (120) nurses who work in governmental and nongovernmental hospital that are broadly distributed in Nablus in West Bank.

Results and conclusion: The result show that about half of nurses said the death occurred at the morning. About half of the nurses (49%) said that the event of death they talked about was between Augusts and nowadays, almost similar percentage (48%) said they witnessed less than 5 deaths last year period. In conclusion: Minimum nurse-patient ratios are a necessity for nurses to provide the standard of care that’s expected. Improving staffing ratios have been associated with a higher quality of care for hospitalized patients. Moreover, the proportion of nurses with bachelor’s education is directly associated with inpatient mortality. Policymakers must implement a legislatively mandated minimum patient-nurse ratio on a shift-by-shift basis to regulate nurse staffing.

Keywords: Nurse-Patient Ratio, Quantitative, Mortality Rate, Nablus.

العنوان

Journal of Nursing & Primary Health Care

الناشر

An-Najah National University

بلد الناشر

فلسطين

نوع المنشور

Both (Printed and Online)

المجلد

2

السنة

2024

الصفحات

104 【19】【21】.