Benefits of Acuity-Based Staffing in Hospitals
Academic Level at Time of Presentation
Senior
Major
Nursing
Minor
Agriculture
List all Project Mentors & Advisor(s)
Dr. Marcia Hobbs, DNS, RN
Presentation Format
Poster Presentation
Abstract/Description
Staffing seems to be an ongoing issue in many facilities. By using an acuity based staffing model, nurses will be able to spread the workload easier. Patient outcomes have been shown to improve with acuity based staffing. Patient satisfaction increases and costs decrease, two more positives that are associated with acuity based staffing. In this project, it will be explained how to classify patients based on acuity and assign them to nurses who have the skill set to care for them. Each nurse cannot have more that 20 acuity points per patient load. One nurse may have 6 patients and another nurse may have 4 patients but they will both have the same work load because the patients will be assigned based on acuity.
Affiliations
Nursing
Benefits of Acuity-Based Staffing in Hospitals
Staffing seems to be an ongoing issue in many facilities. By using an acuity based staffing model, nurses will be able to spread the workload easier. Patient outcomes have been shown to improve with acuity based staffing. Patient satisfaction increases and costs decrease, two more positives that are associated with acuity based staffing. In this project, it will be explained how to classify patients based on acuity and assign them to nurses who have the skill set to care for them. Each nurse cannot have more that 20 acuity points per patient load. One nurse may have 6 patients and another nurse may have 4 patients but they will both have the same work load because the patients will be assigned based on acuity.