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The Effect Of Longitudinal Changes In Rn Specialty Certification Rates On Total Patient Fall Rates In Acute Care Hospitals, Diane Kay Boyle Phd, Rn, Faan
The Effect Of Longitudinal Changes In Rn Specialty Certification Rates On Total Patient Fall Rates In Acute Care Hospitals, Diane Kay Boyle Phd, Rn, Faan
Diane Kay Boyle PhD, RN, FAAN
Background: Researchers have studied inpatient falls in relation to aspects of nurse staffing, focusing primarily on staffing levels and proportion of nursing care hours provided by registered nurses (RNs). Less attention has been paid to other nursing characteristics, such as RN national nursing specialty certification.
Objective: To examine the relationship over time between changes in RN national nursing specialty certification rates and changes in total patient fall rates at the patient care unit level.
Method: We used longitudinal data with standardized variable definitions across sites from the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators®. The sample consisted of 7,583 units in …