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Rowat, Anne M, Chalmers, Campbell and Rennie, Dianne (2007) Determining nursing staffing levels for stroke beds in Scotland. In: Scottish Stroke Nurses Forum, 2007.
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Background: National guidelines suggest that at the very least there should be one whole time equivalent (WTE) nurse per stroke bed with a skill mix ratio of two registered nurses to one unregistered nurse. The aim of this study was determine nursing staff levels in stroke units in Scotland.
Methods: Questionnaires asking for information on staffing levels and skill mix were sent to 46 stroke units throughout Scotland.
Results: On average there were 1.1 whole time equivalent (WTE) nurses for each stroke bed. Only 3 NHS Boards had a skill mix ratio of registered and unregistered nurses of at least 2:1
Conclusion: These data describe typical nurse staffing levels and skill mix ratio for stroke units in Scotland and will serve as a benchmark for future audits and research studies of stroke unit care
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Stroke; nursing levels; skills; |
| University Divisions/Research Centres: | Faculty of Health, Life & Social Sciences > School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Care |
| Dewey Decimal Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health > 610.7 Medical education, research & nursing > 610.73 Nursing |
| Library of Congress Subjects: | R Medicine > RT Nursing |
| Item ID: | 5075 |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Lyn Gibson |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Mar 2012 14:55 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Mar 2012 14:55 |
| URI: | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5075 |
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