The impact of the nursing practice environment on missed nursing care

Amanda J Hessels, Linda Flynn, Jeannie P. Cimiotti, Edna Cadmus, Robyn R.M. Gershon

Abstract


Objective: Missed nursing care is an emerging problem negatively impacting patient outcomes. There are gaps in our knowledge of factors associated with missed nursing care. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the nursing practice environment and missed nursing care in acute care hospitals.
Methods: This is a secondary analysis of cross sectional data from a survey of over 7,000 nurses from 70 hospitals on workplace and process of care. Ordinary least squares and multiple regression models were constructed to examine the relationship between the nursing practice environment and missed nursing care while controlling for characteristics of nurses and hospitals.
Results: Nurses missed delivering a significant amount of necessary patient care (10%-27%). Inadequate staffing and inadequate resources were the practice environment factors most strongly associated with missed nursing care events.
Conclusions: This multi-site study examined the risk and risk factors associated with missed nursing care. Improvements targeting modifiable risk factors may reduce the risk of missed nursing care.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5430/cns.v3n4p60

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Clinical Nursing Studies
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