Question

How have units interpreted The Joint Commission’s staffing effectiveness standards? And how have unit operations changed as a result of this standard? (i.e., has their nursing to patient ratio changed, budget implications, etc.)?

Answer 1

The joint commission launched the health care staffing certification program to meet quality and comprehensive evaluation of staff ability to competent staffing services..systematic approach useful to identifying the several factors influence a process..Health care staffing service performance measures organization service assessment for quality improvement initiatives..Joint commission standards states care,treatment and service provided by agreement patient safety and effectiveness..Nursing in acute care settings their service indicated valued constrictive and open communication with hospital aim for quality practice,problems and issues addressed and corrected with working relationship between organization and improve quality of care..As per National student Association code of professional conduct,nurse should maintain highest standard of personal and professional ethics..It should be ethically and legally appropriate all the times..For effective professional conduct health care staffing service must have open communication with the organization..As per health care staffing service it track staff monthly hours worked,saved database used for each reporting period and should be available for purpose of review..
The joint commission comprehensive hospital accreditation states the hospital staff qualification have their specific job responsibility..staff shortage made considerable competition for qualified nurses and other clinical professionals,employees knowledge ,experience and capabilities should be appropriate for their duties..Analysis indicate that medication error,patient falls,malpractice for last 6 month duration on the specific unit..it is important nurse -patient ratio can prevent this errors and provide high quality patient care..American nurses Association related the nurse staffing and the quality and safety of patient care..In practice staffing managed by unit by unit,shift by shift and day by day with budgeting..Patient -to nurse ratio measures nurse workload that met the patient needs and conditions..it has most challenges because of practical ,ethical and financial considerations..A study sponsored by (CMS) centers for medicare and medicaid service for patient health services..