The effects of hospitalization on multiple units
Applied Nursing ResearchPublished 30 January 2008
Mary Kanak, Marita G. Titler, Leah L. Shever, Qiang Fei, Joanne McCloskey Dochterman, Debra M. Picone
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A significant association was found between hospitalizations on multiple units and selected nursing treatments, resource use, and all clinical outcomes except for mortality.
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Patients are often cared for on multiple units during the course of a hospitalization. This study used general linear modeling and logistic regression analyses to demonstrate the effect of hospitalization on multiple units upon selected nursing treatments, resource use, and clinical outcomes. Primary medical diagnosis, comorbid medical conditions, and severity of illness were controlled for in the analyses. A significant association was found between hospitalizations on multiple units and selected nursing treatments, resource use, and all clinical outcomes except for mortality. Nurses play a central role in coordinating the care that patients receive across inpatient units and are positioned to develop and implement strategies to mediate the negative impacts associated with patients moving across multiple units.
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