Relationships between Alternative Nurse Staffing Level Measurements and Nurses’ Perceptions of Nurse Staffing Level Adequacy, Fatigue, and Care Quality
Table 5
Effects of nurse staffing level on perceived insufficient nurse staffing level, fatigue, and nursing care quality.
Variables
Perceived insufficient nurse staffing level
Fatigue
Perceived nursing care quality
Model 1 (β,)
Model 2 (β, )
Model 3 (β, )
Model 1 (β, )
Model 2 (β, )
Model 3 (β, )
Model 1 (β, )
Model 2 (β, )
Model 3 (β, )
Weekend (vs. weekday)
−0.34 (<0.001)
−0.29 (0.002)
−0.30 (0.002)
−0.40 (<0.001)
−0.32 (<0.001)
−0.35 (<0.001)
0.31 (0.001)
0.26 (0.006)
0.26 (0.005)
Average tenure as a nurse of nurses worked in a day
0.10 (0.178)
0.08 (0.270)
0.11 (0.137)
0.16 (0.033)
0.17 (0.012)
0.18 (0.008)
−0.22 (0.003)
−0.19 (0.006)
−0.23 (0.001)
Number of turnover patients per day
−0.14 (0.136)
−0.04 (0.689)
−0.08 (0.377)
−0.04 (0.684)
0.09 (0.297)
0.02 (0.797)
0.05 (0.592)
−0.06 (0.547)
−0.01 (0.886)
Number of patients per nurse
0.26 (0.001)
0.16 (0.028)
−0.27 (<0.001)
Work intensity per nurse
0.34 (<0.001)
0.41 (<0.001)
−0.35 (<0.001)
Demanded nursing hours per nurse
0.34 (<0.001)
0.33 (<0.001)
−0.36 (<0.001)
F ( value)
7.79 (<0.001)
10.45 (<0.001)
10.47 (<0.001)
10.26 (<0.001)
19.95 (<0.001)
15.59 (<0.001)
9.83 (<0.001)
12.81 (<0.001)
13.39 (<0.001)
Adj. R2
0.14
0.19
0.19
0.18
0.31
0.26
0.18
0.22
0.23
β, standardized regression coefficient value; , level of statistical significance; F, regression coefficients; R2, coefficient of determination.Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).
