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  • Title: Acuity and staffing under prospective payment.
    Author: Adams R, Johnson B.
    Journal: J Nurs Adm; 1986 Oct; 16(10):21-5. PubMed ID: 3093644.
    Abstract:
    Nursing administrators are debating the desirable mix of professional (RN) and paraprofessional (LPN) nursing staff under the prospective payment system (DRGs). The staffing mix reflects the cost and quality of nursing care provided by an acute care hospital. Based on a reliable and valid acuity/care plan system, standards of care and nursing diagnoses, several DRGs were analyzed on an eight-bed medical/surgical intensive care unit with regard to intensity of care and staffing mix. This study showed nursing administrators that the staffing mix on an intensive care unit varies according to the acuity/care plan rather than DRGs or nursing diagnoses.
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