NURS 6053 ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO SUPPORT HEALTHCARE ISSUES

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NURS 6053 ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO SUPPORT HEALTHCARE ISSUES

I researched information about a similar healthcare issue for my discussion post. I agree that there are competing needs between nurses and their ability to provide high-quality care while dealing with a nursing shortage. For nurses to give and patients to receive high-quality and safe healthcare, nurse-to-patient ratios must be low (Bartmess et al., 2021). According to Bartmess et al. (2021), “patients benefit from lower ratios and can be harmed by higher ratios, experiencing increased fall incidence, hospital-acquired infections, hospital-acquired pressure injuries and length of stay” (para. 9). Healthcare leaders need to proactively put effort towards hiring and retaining new nurses so they can avoid the financial burden of adverse events due to high-nurse-to-patient ratios.

Nurse retention is difficult in times of a severe nursing shortage and high demands brought on by organizations. Fitzpatrick et al. (2019) have helpful information on actions to be taken by nurses and healthcare organizations to create better work environments, a happier nurse workforce, and safer patients. One of the topics discussed is nurse governance and its impact on nurses and the organization. Participation in nurse governance is essential for nurses to voice their concerns, assist in policy change, and understand the rationale behind organizational decisions (Fitzpatrick et al., 2019).

References

Bartmess, M., Myers, C. R., & Thomas, S. P. (2021). Nurse staffing legislation: Empirical evidence and policy analysis. Nursing Forum, 56(3), 660–675.

https://doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12594Links to an external site.

Fitzpatrick, B., Bloore, K., & Blake, N. (2019). Joy in work and reducing nurse burnout: From

triple aim to quadruple aim. AACN Advanced Critical Care, 30(2), 185–188.

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