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Miedaner, Felix, Allendorf, Antje, Kuntz, Ludwig, Woopen, Christiane and Roth, Bernhard (2016). The role of nursing team continuity in the treatment of very-low-birth-weight infants: findings from a pilot study. J. Nurs. Manag., 24 (4). S. 458 - 465. HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 1365-2834

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Abstract

Aim To assess the association between nursing team continuity and quality of care. Background Research on nurse staffing and its effect on quality of care is investigated to different degrees. However, very few studies have observed whether the continuous deployment of nursing staff is associated with quality of care. Methods This study was conducted in two university neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). We matched nurse schedule data for the NICUs with nursing-sensitive patient outcomes and quality of care, as perceived by parents. We used analysis of variance to analyse differences in nursing team continuity between NICUs and regression analyses to identify associations with the outcome measures. Results There were considerable differences between units in terms of team continuity of nursing staff. Positive associations were found between team continuity and a higher rate of non-invasive respiratory support as well as parents' perceptions of how well they knew their nurse. Conclusions The findings show remarkable differences in staff assignment in the different NICUs. In addition to appropriate staffing levels, scheduling nursing teams continuously would appear to play a role in influencing treatment quality. Implications for nursing management This paper emphasises the importance of carefully considered staff scheduling decisions.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Miedaner, Felix UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Allendorf, Antje UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kuntz, Ludwig UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Woopen, Christiane UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Roth, Bernhard UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-277067
DOI:	10.1111/jonm.12341
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Nurs. Manag.
Volume:	24
Number:	4
Page Range:	S. 458 - 465
Date:	2016
Publisher:	WILEY
Place of Publication:	HOBOKEN
ISSN:	1365-2834
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language EMPATHY CARE MEASURE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; PATIENT OUTCOMES; QUALITY; CONSULTATION; IMPACT; RISK Multiple languages Management; Nursing Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/27706