Baccalaureate Education in Nursing and Patient Outcomes

被引:168
|
作者
Blegen, Mary A. [1 ]
Goode, Colleen J. [2 ]
Park, Shin Hye [3 ]
Vaughn, Thomas [4 ]
Spetz, Joanne [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Francisco, Sch Nursing, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
[2] Univ Colorado Denver, Coll Nursing, Denver, CO USA
[3] Univ Kansas, Med Ctr, Sch Nursing, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA
[4] Univ Iowa, Coll Publ Hlth, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA
来源
JOURNAL OF NURSING ADMINISTRATION | 2013年 / 43卷 / 02期
关键词
HOSPITAL NURSES; STAFFING LEVELS; SAFETY-NET; CARE; QUALITY; EXPERIENCE; ASSOCIATE; IMPACT; BSN;
D O I
10.1097/NNA.0b013e31827f2028
中图分类号
R47 [护理学];
学科分类号
1011 ;
摘要
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of registered nurse (RN) education by determining whether nurse-sensitive patient outcomes were better in hospitals with a higher proportion of RNs with baccalaureate degrees. BACKGROUND: The Future of Nursing report recommends increasing the percentage of RNs with baccalaureate degrees from 50% to 80% by 2020. Research has linked RN education levels to hospital mortality rates but not with other nurse-sensitive outcomes. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study that, with the use of data from 21 University Health System Consortium hospitals, analyzed the association between RN education and patient outcomes (risk-adjusted patient safety and quality of care indicators), controlling for nurse staffing and hospital characteristics. RESULTS: Hospitals with a higher percentage of RNs with baccalaureate or higher degrees had lower congestive heart failure mortality, decubitus ulcers, failure to rescue, and postoperative deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism and shorter length of stay. CONCLUSION: The recommendation of the Future of Nursing report to increase RN education levels is supported by these findings.
引用
下载
收藏
页码:89 / 94
页数:6
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [1] Outcomes of Cooperative Education in a Baccalaureate Program IN NURSING
    Hoffart, Nancy
    Diani, Jacqueline A.
    Connors, Martha
    Moynihan, Paula
    NURSING EDUCATION PERSPECTIVES, 2006, 27 (03) : 136 - 143
  • [2] Baccalaureate nursing education
    Kolisnyk, O.
    Andrusyszyn, M. A.
    Oudshoorn, A.
    NURSING PHILOSOPHY, 2023, 24 (03)
  • [3] EVALUATION OUTCOMES OF A DEDICATED EDUCATION UNIT IN A BACCALAUREATE NURSING PROGRAM
    Rhodes, Mattie L.
    Meyers, Claire C.
    Underhill, Meghan L.
    JOURNAL OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING, 2012, 28 (04) : 223 - 230
  • [4] Cadaveric education in baccalaureate nursing education
    Capps, Natalie
    Stickley, Kimberly
    Mcferguson, Rochelle
    Renteria, Fermin
    TEACHING AND LEARNING IN NURSING, 2024, 19 (03) : e500 - e504
  • [5] BACCALAUREATE NURSING EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
    CLEMENCE, BA
    SAUNDERS, JM
    INTERNATIONAL NURSING REVIEW, 1971, 18 (01) : 40 - 48
  • [6] Conceptual models of nursing and baccalaureate nursing education
    Newman, Diana M. L.
    JOURNAL OF NURSING EDUCATION, 2008, 47 (05) : 199 - 200
  • [7] Human Patient Simulation Evaluation Rubrics for Nursing Education: Measuring The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice
    Davis, Alison H.
    Kimble, Laura P.
    JOURNAL OF NURSING EDUCATION, 2011, 50 (11) : 605 - 611
  • [8] Infertility education in baccalaureate schools of nursing
    Sherrod, RA
    JOURNAL OF NURSING EDUCATION, 1998, 37 (09) : 412 - 414
  • [9] A cancer nursing curriculum guide for baccalaureate nursing education
    Sarna, L
    McCorkle, R
    CANCER NURSING, 1995, 18 (06) : 445 - 451
  • [10] Cultural Competency in Baccalaureate Nursing Education
    Calvillo, Evelyn
    Clark, Lauren
    Ballantyne, Jean E.
    Pacquiao, Dula
    Purnell, Larry D.
    Villarruel, Antonia M.
    JOURNAL OF TRANSCULTURAL NURSING, 2009, 20 (02) : 137 - 145