Extensive evidence supports the association between increased nurse staffing and improved
quality of patient care. Public reporting or public disclosure of nurse staffing patterns
aims to incentivize hospitals to improve staffing by making comparison data available
for consumers as well as nurses and hospital administrators. Currently, eight states
in the United States publicly report and disclose information on nurse staffing levels
to the public. We review the available public reporting mechanisms by systematically
categorizing and comparing states that report nurse staffing. We also discuss the
implications for future state and federal policy with regard to publicly reporting
or disclosing nurse staffing.
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Biography
Pamela B. de Cordova, PhD, RN-BC, is an Assistant Professor and Research Faculty, New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark.
Biography
Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz, PhD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor, Jefferson College of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Biography
Myra Emma Eckenhoff, BA, BSN, RN, is a Clinical Nurse II, Heart & Vascular ICU, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Biography
Matthew D. McHugh, PhD, JD, MPH, RN, FAAN, is the Independence Chair for Nursing Education, a Professor of Nursing, and Associate Director, Center for Health Outcomes & Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.
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