Archive for January, 2009
Increased Nurse Staffing Leads to Greater Patient Satisfaction
Sunday, January 4, 2009 13:32 1 CommentIncreased Nurse Staffing Leads to Greater Patient Satisfaction
By Debra Wood, RN, contributor
AMN Healthcare
[Barbara Ficarra is quoted as an expert in this article about nurse staffing.]
American patients generally express satisfaction with their hospital stays, and those treated in facilities with a high ratio of nurses to patient days feel more positively about their experience than other [...]
Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA, is an award-winning journalist, media broadcaster, speaker, medical blogger, consultant, media trainer, and health expert. She is creator, executive producer and host of Health in 30® Radio Show. Barbara is a registered nurse active on the front lines of health care: She is a head nurse at a level 2 trauma center and covers multiple medical and surgical units, critical care, oncology, cardiology and step-down units, the psychiatric in-patient unit and the Women’s and Children’s units, pediatric ER and Barbara has many years experience covering the main emergency room. Her clinical experience ranges from oncology to general medicine and surgery. 
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