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The association between the mental health nurse-to-registered nurse ratio and patient outcomes in psychiatric inpatient wards: a systematic review
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posted on 2020-11-06, 03:14 authored by Nompilo MoyoNompilo Moyo, Martin JonesMartin Jones, Diana KushemererwaDiana Kushemererwa, Sandesh PanthaSandesh Pantha, Susan GilbertSusan Gilbert, L Romero, Richard GrayRichard Gray© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Nursing skill mix in inpatient mental health wards varies considerably between countries. Some countries have an all-registered mental health nurse workforce; others have a mix of registered mental health and registered nurses. Understanding the optimal nursing skill mix in mental health inpatient units would inform service planning. This report aims to examine the association between the registered mental health nurse-to-registered nurse ratio and psychiatric readmission (or referral to community crisis services) in adult mental health inpatients. A systematic review was performed. We searched key databases for observational and experimental studies. Two researchers completed title-and-abstract and full-text screening. Our search identified 7956 citations. A full-text review of four papers was undertaken. No studies met our inclusion criteria. We report an empty review. Despite the obvious importance of the research question for the safe staffing of inpatient mental health services, there are no studies that have tested this association.
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This study was part of a doctoral studentship from La Trobe University.
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery
Publication Date
2020-09-21Journal
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthVolume
17Issue
18Article Number
6890Pagination
12p. (p. 1-12)Publisher
MDPIISSN
1661-7827Rights Statement
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Science & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicineEnvironmental SciencesPublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthEnvironmental Sciences & Ecologymental healthnursinginpatientskill mixadmissionrelapseempty reviewPHYSICAL HEALTHLOWER MORTALITYEDUCATIONCAREQUALITYREADMISSIONSILLNESSRATESRECOMMENDATIONSCHIZOPHRENIAToxicology