What Effect Does Skill Mix Have on Nurse-sensitive Patient Outcomes
Search the GCU Library and find one new health care article that uses quantitative research. Do not use an article from a previous assignment, or that appears in the topic Resources or textbook.
Complete an article analysis and ethics evaluation of the research using the "Article Analysis and Evaluation of Research Ethics" template. See Chapter 5 of your textbook as needed, for assistance.
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Article Citation and Permalink
Article
(in APA)
Twigg, D. E., Kutzer, Y., Jacob, E., & Seaman, K. (2019). A quantitative systematic review of the association between nurse skill mix and nursing‐sensitive patient outcomes in the acute care setting. Journal of advanced nursing, 75(12), 3404-3423.
Permalink: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31483509/
Point
Description
Broad Area/Title
To examine the relationship between the nursing skills combination and the patient outcomes in sensitive healthcare setups. Sensitive healthcare setups, in this case, includes acute patient facilities.
Problem Statement
The essence is to find out the impact of psychosocial intervention on the treatment and recovery process of patients in acute care.
Purpose Statement
To determine the impact of nursing shortage on the recovery process of the patients in acute care, such as cancer patients.
Research Questions
What effect does skill mix have on nurse-sensitive patient outcomes?
Hypothesis
Psychosocial intervention and adequate nursing numbers are important for the treatment and recovery process of patients in acute care.
Dependent and Independent Variables
Dependent Variable: Quality of life, nursing skill mix, the quality of patient care.
Independent Variable: psychosocial interventions, nursing numbers.
Population of Interest
The population involved was the adult population, particularly those above 18 years who are under acute care within ward facilities.
Sample
Sixty-three articles were used in the analysis
Sampling Method
A systematic quantitative review that utilizes simple random sampling.
Descriptive Statistics (mean, median, mode; standard deviation) Identify examples of descriptive statistics in the article.
Twelve showed an inverse association with skill mix. There were not so many descriptive statistics in this one.
Inferential Statistics Identify examples of inferential statistics in the article.
There were a number of inferential statistics used in the study, for example, Correlational, cross-sectional and bivariate analyses. Others include multivariate, Pre‐ and post‐test quasi‐experimental design. For example, from the studies, it is noted that 14 studies were cross-sectional while another seven used a cohort study design with a comparison group. Additionally, there was one that had a quasi-experimental design while another one was a randomized controlled trial. Finally, the remaining ones saw one with descriptive correlation and a two-phase measure development study.
Identify Data Collection
The data was collected through a systematic review of peer-reviewed articles on the same topic. S...