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Hospital staffing, organization, and quality of care: cross-national findingsLinda H Aiken
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia 19104 6069, USA
Int J Qual Health Care 14:5-13. 2002..To examine the effects of nurse staffing and organizational support for nursing care on nurses' dissatisfaction with their jobs, nurse burnout, and nurse reports of quality of patient care in an international sample of hospitals...
Nursing care and patient outcomes: international evidenceRobyn B Cheung
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Philadelphia Estados Unidos
Enferm Clin 18:35-40. 2008..The Magnet hospital program is one model that has been shown to improve nurse and patient outcomes and is one solution to the shortage of hospital nurses...
Nurses' reports of working conditions and hospital quality of care in 12 countries in EuropeLinda H Aiken
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, USA Electronic address
Int J Nurs Stud 50:143-53. 2013..Cost containment pressures underscore the need to better understand how nursing resources can be optimally configured...- Effects of nurse staffing and nurse education on patient deaths in hospitals with different nurse work environmentsLinda H Aiken
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, 418 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104 4217, USA
J Nurs Adm 42:S10-6. 2012..Little is known about whether and under what conditions each type of investment works better to improve outcomes... - Patient safety, satisfaction, and quality of hospital care: cross sectional surveys of nurses and patients in 12 countries in Europe and the United StatesLinda H Aiken
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
BMJ 344:e1717. 2012..To determine whether hospitals with a good organisation of care (such as improved nurse staffing and work environments) can affect patient care and nurse workforce stability in European countries... - Nurse forecasting in Europe (RN4CAST): Rationale, design and methodologyWalter Sermeus
Center for Health Services and Nursing Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 35 4, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
BMC Nurs 10:6. 2011..abstract:.. - Supplemental nurse staffing in hospitals and quality of careLinda H Aiken
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 6096, USA
J Nurs Adm 37:335-42. 2007..To promote evidence-based decision making regarding hospital staffing, the authors examined the characteristics of supplemental nurses, as well as the relationship of supplemental staff to nurse outcomes and adverse events... - Implications of the California nurse staffing mandate for other statesLinda H Aiken
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, 418 Curie Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104 4217, USA
Health Serv Res 45:904-21. 2010.... - Effects of hospital care environment on patient mortality and nurse outcomesLinda H Aiken
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 6096, USA
J Nurs Adm 38:223-9. 2008..The objective of this study was to analyze the net effects of nurse practice environments on nurse and patient outcomes after accounting for nurse staffing and education... - Transformative impact of Magnet designation: England case studyLinda H Aiken
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6096, USA
J Clin Nurs 17:3330-7. 2008..To test the impact of the implementation of Magnet principles of improving nurses' work environments... - Education policy initiatives to address the nurse shortage in the United StatesLinda H Aiken
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 28:w646-56. 2009..Increased public subsidies are needed to provide greater access to nursing education, with a priority on baccalaureate and graduate nursing education, where job growth is expected to be the greatest... - Evaluation of "magnet journey to nursing excellence program" in Russia and ArmeniaLinda H Aiken
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, Claire M Fagin Hall, 418 Curie Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19104 4217, USA
J Nurs Scholarsh 41:166-74. 2009..To provide an outcomes-evaluation of an intervention to strengthen professional nursing practice in Russian and Armenian hospitals... - Effects of hospital care environment on patient mortality and nurse outcomesLinda H Aiken
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 6096, USA
J Nurs Adm 39:S45-51. 2009..CONCLUSION: Care environment elements must be optimized alongside nurse staffing and education to achieve high quality of care... - Importance of work environments on hospital outcomes in nine countriesLinda H Aiken
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, 418 Curie Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104 4217, USA
Int J Qual Health Care 23:357-64. 2011..To determine the effect of hospital work environments on hospital outcomes across multiple countries... - Trends in international nurse migrationLinda H Aiken
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 23:69-77. 2004.... - [Job satisfaction and treatment outcomes. Support is vital for nursing quality]Linda Aiken
School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Krankenpfl Soins Infirm 96:10-2, 62-3. 2003 - Educational levels of hospital nurses and surgical patient mortalityLinda H Aiken
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104 6096, USA
JAMA 290:1617-23. 2003..Growing evidence suggests that nurse staffing affects the quality of care in hospitals, but little is known about whether the educational composition of registered nurses (RNs) in hospitals is related to patient outcomes... - Hospital staffing, organization, and quality of care: Cross-national findingsLinda H Aiken
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Department of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA
Nurs Outlook 50:187-94. 2002..To examine the effects of nurse staffing and organizational support for nursing care on nurses' dissatisfaction with their jobs, nurse burnout, and nurse reports of quality of patient care in an international sample of hospitals... - Hospital nurse staffing and patient mortality, nurse burnout, and job dissatisfactionLinda H Aiken
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, 420 Guardian Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6096, USA
JAMA 288:1987-93. 2002.... - Effects of nurse staffing and nurse education on patient deaths in hospitals with different nurse work environmentsLinda H Aiken
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, PA 19104 4217, USA
Med Care 49:1047-53. 2011..Little is known about whether and under what conditions each type of investment works better to improve outcomes... - Development of the Hospital Nurse Surveillance Capacity ProfileAnn Kutney-Lee
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA 19104 4217, USA
Res Nurs Health 32:217-28. 2009..Greater nurse surveillance capacity was significantly associated with better quality of care and fewer adverse events. The profile may assist administrators to improve nurse surveillance and patient outcomes... - Economics of nursingLinda H Aiken
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Policy Polit Nurs Pract 9:73-9. 2008.... - Hospital initiatives to support a better-educated workforceRobyn Cheung
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096, USA
J Nurs Adm 36:357-62. 2006..In this report, that study's authors review case studies of 6 hospitals that demonstrate the kinds of initiatives employers are sponsoring to support a better-educated nurse workforce... - Needlestick injuries to nurses, in contextSean P Clarke
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, USA
LDI Issue Brief 8:1-4. 2002..This Issue Brief summarizes a series of studies that investigate whether workplace aspects of the hospital (such as staffing levels, and organizational structure and climate) affect the risk of needlestick injuries to nurses... - The California nurse staffing mandate: implications for other statesLinda H Aiken
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
LDI Issue Brief 15:1-4. 2010..This Issue brief summarizes the first comprehensive evaluation of the California mandate in achieving these goals... - Organizational climate, staffing, and safety equipment as predictors of needlestick injuries and near-misses in hospital nursesSean P Clarke
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 420 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Am J Infect Control 30:207-16. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: Nurse staffing and organizational climate are key determinants of needlestick risk and must be considered with the adoption of safety equipment to effectively reduce sharps injuries... - Nurse burnout and quality of care: cross-national investigation in six countriesLusine Poghosyan
Bouve College of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, Northeastern University, 407C Robinson Hall, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 5000, USA
Res Nurs Health 33:288-98. 2010..These findings suggest that reducing nurse burnout may be an effective strategy for improving nurse-rated quality of care in hospitals... - Nursing: a key to patient satisfactionAnn Kutney-Lee
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 28:w669-77. 2009..Improving nurses' work environments, including nurse staffing, may improve the patient experience and quality of care... - Relationship between psychiatric nurse work environments and nurse burnout in acute care general hospitalsNancy P Hanrahan
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
Issues Ment Health Nurs 31:198-207. 2010..These results suggest that adjustments in organizational management of inpatient psychiatric environments could have a positive effect on psychiatric nurses' capacity to sustain safe and effective patient care environments... - Effects of hospital staffing and organizational climate on needlestick injuries to nursesSean P Clarke
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, 19104 6096, USA
Am J Public Health 92:1115-9. 2002..This study determined the effects of nurse staffing and nursing organization on the likelihood of needlestick injuries in hospital nurses... - Risk factors for hospital-acquired 'poor glycemic control': a case-control studyMatthew D McHugh
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA 19104 4217, USA
Int J Qual Health Care 23:44-51. 2011.... - Adverse events associated with organizational factors of general hospital inpatient psychiatric care environmentsNancy P Hanrahan
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, 418 Curie Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Psychiatr Serv 61:569-74. 2010..The events examined were wrong medication, patient falls with injuries, complaints from patients and families, work-related staff injuries, and verbal abuse directed toward nurses... - Does international nurse recruitment influence practice values in U.S. hospitals?Linda Flynn
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, 420 Guardian Drive, Nursing Education Building, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6096, USA
J Nurs Scholarsh 34:67-73. 2002..S. and international nurses... - Nurses' widespread job dissatisfaction, burnout, and frustration with health benefits signal problems for patient careMatthew D McHugh
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, inPhiladelphia, PA, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 30:202-10. 2011..Improving nurses' working conditions may improve both nurses' and patients' satisfaction as well as the quality of care... - The U.S. presidential election and health care workforce policyMatthew D McHugh
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
Policy Polit Nurs Pract 9:6-14. 2008..Three general themes are highlighted for their implications on the physician and nurse workforce supply, including (a) expansion of health care coverage, (b) workforce investment, and (c) cost control and quality improvement... - Effect of nurse staffing and education on the outcomes of surgical patients with comorbid serious mental illnessAnn Kutney-Lee
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 418 Curie Blvd, 3R NEB, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6096, USA
Psychiatr Serv 59:1466-9. 2008.... - Hospital nurse staffing, education, and patient mortalityLinda H Aiken
Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 3641 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-6218, USA
LDI Issue Brief 9:1-4. 2003.... - The working hours of hospital staff nurses and patient safetyAnn E Rogers
School of Nursing, Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 23:202-12. 2004..The risks of making an error were significantly increased when work shifts were longer than twelve hours, when nurses worked overtime, or when they worked more than forty hours per week... - Journey to excellenceLinda H Aiken
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
Reflect Nurs Leadersh 31:16-9. 2005 - Medical migration to the U.S.: trends and impactDaniel Polsky
Leonard David Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA USA
LDI Issue Brief 12:1-4. 2007..S. shortage. This Issue Brief analyzes trends in medical migration, and explores its short- and long-term effects on the health care workforce in the U.S. and in developing countries... - An international hospital outcomes research agenda focused on nursing: lessons from a decade of collaborationSean P Clarke
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6096, USA
J Clin Nurs 17:3317-23. 2008..To describe the origins, design and outcomes of an international hospital outcomes collaboration focused on nursing issues... - US nurse labor market dynamics are key to global nurse sufficiencyLinda H Aiken
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6096, USA
Health Serv Res 42:1299-320. 2007.... - Nurse burnout and patient satisfactionDoris C Vahey
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Nursing, New York, NY, USA
Med Care 42:II57-66. 2004..Amid a national nurse shortage, there is growing concern that high levels of nurse burnout could adversely affect patient outcomes... - Psychiatric nurse reports on the quality of psychiatric care in general hospitalsNancy P Hanrahan
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, Leonard David Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia 19104, USA
Qual Manag Health Care 17:210-7. 2008..Collectively, the results from this study underscore the organizational problems and quality-of-care issues that cause psychiatric nurses in general hospital settings to evaluate their work environments negatively... - Failure to rescueSean P Clarke
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 420 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096, USA
Am J Nurs 103:42-7. 2003 - Hospital characteristics, clinical severity, and outcomes for surgical oncology patientsChristopher R Friese
Division of Nursing Business and Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 5482, USA
Surgery 147:602-9. 2010..Our objective was to determine whether differences in outcomes explained by hospital structural characteristics are mitigated by differences in patient severity... - Co-occurrence of HIV and serious mental illness among Medicaid recipientsMichael B Blank
Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research in the Department of Psychiatry of the School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 3535 Market Street, Suite 3020, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 2641, USA
Psychiatr Serv 53:868-73. 2002..The authors estimated the treated period prevalence of HIV infection in the Medicaid population and the rate of HIV infection among persons with serious mental illness in that population... - Evidence of our instincts: an interview with Linda H. Aiken. Interview by Alison P. SmithLinda H Aiken
Nurs Econ 20:58-61. 2002 - International migration of nurses: introductionPatricia Pittman
AcademyHealth, Washington, DC 20006, USA
Health Serv Res 42:1275-80. 2007 - Hospital nurse practice environments and outcomes for surgical oncology patientsChristopher R Friese
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard School of Public Health, 44 Binney Street SM 271, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Health Serv Res 43:1145-63. 2008..To examine the effect of nursing practice environments on outcomes of hospitalized cancer patients undergoing surgery... - Outcomes of variation in hospital nurse staffing in English hospitals: cross-sectional analysis of survey data and discharge recordsAnne Marie Rafferty
Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King s College London, James Clerk Maxwell Building, 57 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8WA, UK
Int J Nurs Stud 44:175-82. 2007..Despite growing evidence in the US, little evidence has been available to evaluate whether internationally, hospitals in which nurses care for fewer patients have better outcomes in terms of patient survival and nurse retention... - Health services delivery: reframing policies for global migration of nurses and physicians--a U.S. perspectiveRichard A Cooper
Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, USA
Policy Polit Nurs Pract 7:66S-70S. 2006.... - International experts' perspectives on the state of the nurse staffing and patient outcomes literatureKoen Van den Heede
Center for Health Services and Nursing Research, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
J Nurs Scholarsh 39:290-7. 2007..To assess the key variables used in research on nurse staffing and patient outcomes from the perspective of an international panel... - Perceived facilitators and barriers to the implementation of an advanced practice: nursing intervention for HIV regimen adherence among the seriously mentally illAnn Kutney Lee
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research Room 325, 420 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia PA 19104, USA
J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs 13:626-8. 2006
Research Grants
- HOW NURSING AFFECTS THE VOLUME-OUTCOMES RELATIONSHIPLinda Aiken; Fiscal Year: 2003....
- Outcomes of Nurse Practice EnvironmentsLinda Aiken; Fiscal Year: 2007..This research has the potential to advance the field of nursing outcomes research and to yield critical insights relevant to stemming the flight of nurses from front line care roles and improving hospital outcomes. ..
- OUTCOMES OF HOSPITAL STAFFINGLinda Aiken; Fiscal Year: 1999....
- Nursing Impact on Care Outcomes for Chronically Ill and Minority PatientsLinda H Aiken; Fiscal Year: 2010..Disparities in hospital outcomes by race and ethnicity persist. This study examines whether improving nursing resources in hospitals would be a potentially effective strategy to improve outcomes in these overlapping populations. ..