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The Benefits of Staffing and Paying More: The Effects of Staffing Levels and Wage Practices for Registered Nurses on Hospitals’ Average Length of Stay

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dc.contributor.authorBrown, Mark P.
dc.contributor.authorSturman, Michael C.
dc.contributor.authorSimmering, Marcia J.
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-12T21:09:01Z
dc.date.available2020-09-12T21:09:01Z
dc.date.issued2002-01-01
dc.description.abstractWith health care costs rising, increased attention has been paid to the human resource practices of hospitals. This chapter examines the effects that staffing levels and wages of registered nurses have on hospitals' average lengths of stay. Based on data from 352 California hospitals, we show that both increased staffing levels and wage rates relate to decreased average lengths of stay. Furthermore, based on our most complete and accurate models, it appears that wage may be more effective for improving the average lengths of stay than would increasing the quantity of RNs. The results of this chapter have a number of implications for human resource practices of RNs and for future research on health care management practices.
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dc.identifier.other5449991
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/72151
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-8231(02)03005-7
dc.rightsRequired Publisher Statement: © Emerald. Final version published as: Brown, M. P., Sturman, M. C., & Simmering, M. J. (2002). The benefits of staffing and paying more: The effects of staffing levels and wage practices for registered nurses on hospital's average lengths of stay. In G. Savage, J. Blair, & M. Fottler (Eds.), Advances in health care management: Vol. 3 (pp. 45-57). London: Emerald. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.
dc.subjectstaffing
dc.subjectwage practices
dc.subjecthospitals
dc.subjecthuman resource management
dc.subjectnurses
dc.subjectCalifornia
dc.titleThe Benefits of Staffing and Paying More: The Effects of Staffing Levels and Wage Practices for Registered Nurses on Hospitals’ Average Length of Stay
dc.typearticle
local.authorAffiliationBrown, Mark P.: Bradley University
local.authorAffiliationSturman, Michael C.: mcs5@cornell.edu Cornell University
local.authorAffiliationSimmering, Marcia J.: Louisiana Tech University

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