A nurse executive is concerned that the mortality rate in his/her hospital exceeds the national average and searches the literature finding Aiken's 2011 Survey on the effects of nurse staffing and education on mortality, including work environment
If Aiken's recommendations are followed, which change would be most effective?
a. Increasing staffing ratios to include more nurses of all levels of educational preparation on all shifts
b. Employing bachelor's prepared nurses who participate in interprofessional rounds with attending physicians where their voices are heard
c. Ensuring nurse managers and administrators have at minimum a Master's degree
d. Encouraging all unlicensed assistive personnel to attend educational programs to be certified
ANS: B
Aiken (2011) found that simply increasing the number of RNs was not the only answer to reduce mortality. Increasing the number of BSN-prepared nurses along with developing a positive work environment had the most impact on reducing mortality. The impact on reducing mortality by increasing the educational level of nurse managers/administrators and certified unlicensed assistive personnel was not documented.
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