For example, we were unable to take account of the dependency levels of women on the delivery ward when calculating our midwifery staffing indicator.
Staffing indicators (physicians and nurses per bed) and waiting lists did not correlate to the odds ratio.
The main message from the various studies is that "magnetism" does appear to be related to "better" staffing indicators, and to improved quality of care.
The performance based contracting is based on planned outputs and staff performance indicators.
As in other studies [ 14], for our residents professional caregivers' training was not an important matter; however, for relatives of residents with cognitive impairment staff training indicators were essential elements for overall health care quality, highlighting that better qualifications can lead to improved skills.
Call light response time was conceptualized as a staff-centered process indicator because staff members decide when to respond to patients' call lights.
There is also a range of staffing: process/output/outcome indicators summarised in a "basket of indicators" in Hornby and Forte [ 34].
To design a sustainable fall prevention program, objective, staff-centered indicators of fall and injurious fall rates must first be identified through research.
We start with the crisis with the highest risk indicator: staff shortages.
Too often, quality is equated with structural indicators (e.g., staff-to-child ratio, group size, accreditation, staff credentials), administrative indicators (e.g., record keeping, compliance with regulations), and resources available (square footage per child, presence of "learning centers," equipment and supplies).
