Effect of the RN Nursing Shortage Upon Skilled Nursing Facility Costs: Research Support for Proposal
A 4 page paper evaluating two nursing studies. The proposal under consideration is to implement a primary nurse organizational structure in the skilled nursing facility (SNF). The two studies examined here indicate that patients fare better with greater direct care by RNs and that RNs are less likely to leave their profession when they can maintain an adequate degree of direct patient care. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
