The academy found overwhelming evidence that as levels of nurse staffing rose the quality of care improved, because nurses had more time to monitor patients and can more readily detect changes in their conditions.
This paper gives a quick rebuttal to the notion that the U.S. health care system fails because of rising costs, inadequate quality of care and incomplete access.
However, unless more money is found, a financial crisis is inevitable next year and patients will bear the cost as waiting times rise and quality of care deteriorates".
"Unless significant additional funding is found patients will bear the cost as staff numbers are cut, waiting times rise and quality of care deteriorates.
"While there is scope to improve productivity, unless this funding is found, patients will bear the cost as staff numbers are cut, waiting times rise and quality of care deteriorates".
They and the public should be under no illusions – if this funding is not found, patients will bear the cost as staff numbers are cut, waiting times rise and quality of care deteriorates".
"Unless more money is found a financial crisis is inevitable next year and patients will bear the cost as waiting times rise and quality of care deteriorates".
She found that after an acquisition, the average staffing fell and the average number of quality-of-care deficiencies rose.
It's no secret that the U.S. healthcare system is in desperate need of change, especially as costs have continued to rise, while the quality of care remains the same.
Trust chief executive Jane Lewington, said: "We take our responsibilities to provide excellent patient care extremely seriously and are focused on meeting constantly rising expectations around our quality of care.
