Cost Outcomes of Supplemental Nurse Staffing in a Large Medical Center

Ying Xue; Andre R. Chappel; Deborah A. Freund; Linda H. Aiken; Katia Noyes

doi:10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000100

Cost Outcomes of Supplemental Nurse Staffing in a Large Medical Center

Ying Xue
, Andre R. Chappel
, Deborah A. Freund
, Linda H. Aiken
, Katia Noyes

Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health

University of Rochester
United States Department of Health and Human Services
Claremont Graduate University
University of Pennsylvania

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Use of agency-employed supplemental nurses on nursing personnel costs was examined in 19 adult patient care units in a large academic medical center. Results indicated that the modest use of supplemental nurses was cost-efficient with regard to overall nursing personnel costs, but heavy reliance on supplemental nurses to meet staffing needs was not cost-efficient. In addition, there was no statistical difference in hourly personnel cost between the use of supplemental nurses and overtime worked by permanent nurses.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	130-137
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Nursing Care Quality
Volume	30
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000100
State	Published - Dec 1 2015

Keywords

Costs and cost analysis
hospitals
nurse staffing
nursing personnel costs
supplemental nurses

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