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Impact of Nursing Shortage on Quality of Care at Shebin El-Kom Teaching Hospital
Manal Mohamed Bakr
Nursing Administration Department, College of Nursing, Menoufiya University
Abstract: Nurses, as the largest group of healthcare professionals through worldwide have experienced significant changes in their work life. They are stressed by limited resources and increasing demands on their services. So the delivery of safe, quality patient care can suffer.The aim of the study: Is to examine the impact of nurses shortage on quality of care. Material and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional correctional design was used, the study was conducted at Shebin El-kom teaching hospital, simple random sample of 182 staff nurses and convenience sample of 162 patients were recruited from Shebin El-Kom teaching hospital in different units three tools were used first tool, was used to assess shortage of nurses second tool, was used to calculate ratio of nurses to patients third tool, was used to assess patient perception to quality of care. Results: The main findings of this study revealed that, the majority of nurses 82.4% agreed on exist of nursing shortage while the highest percentage of patients 67.9% received low quality of care and there was a negative correlation between nursing shortage and patient quality of care. Conclusion: It was concluded that there was a negative correlation between nursing shortage and patient quality of care. Recommendations: Several recommendations have been drown, mandatory nurse-to-patient ratios and staffing plans should be establish in the hospitals; build a strong workforce and a culture of consistently high-quality care; limit the use of mandatory overtime to emergency situations, regularly review work schedules, and assess staffing effectiveness. Further researches needed in Egypt on staffing in the hospitals
[Manal Mohamed Bakr. Impact of Nursing Shortage on Quality of Care at Shebin El-Kom Teaching Hospital. J Am Sci 2012;8(10):822-831]. (ISSN: 1545-1003). http://www.jofamericanscience.org. 111
Key Words: Nursing Shortage, Patient Quality of Care Full Text 111
