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Immigration and Contract Problems Experienced by Foreign-Educated Nurses
05-01-12
More than 8% of employed RNs licensed since 2004 in the United States were educated overseas, yet little is known about the conditions of their recruitment or the impact of that experience on health care practice. This study assessed whether the labor rights of foreign-educated nurses were at risk...
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Survey of Nurse Employers in California, Fall 2012
04-06-12
This report summarizes the findings of a survey conducted in fall 2011 of general acute care hospital employers of registered nurses (RNs) in California. This survey is the second of three annual surveys, with the last survey scheduled for fall 2012. Together, these surveys provide an opportunity...
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Nursing Education Data Sources: A User’s Guide
03-06-12
This Brief reviews the main sources of data stakeholders at the national and state level can use to measure education levels among RNs. Each data source is described, with attention to the population of nurses or nursing graduates it represents. Nuances and shortcomings of the data are discussed to...
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Health Care Workforce Will be Tested by Reform
02-29-12
Much of the public discussion about health care reform has focused on whether various components of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are constitutional, and whether the act can be repealed. But an arguably more important question is whether our health care work force is large enough to handle the...
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Comparison of Patient Outcomes in Magnet and Non-Magnet Hospitals
12-11-11
OBJECTIVE: This study compared patient outcomes and staffing in Magnet® and non-Magnet hospitals.
BACKGROUND: The pursuit of Magnet designation is a highly regarded program for improving staff and patient outcomes. Research has confirmed that Magnet hospitals provide positive work environments for...
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2010 Survey of Nurse Practitioners and Certified Nurse Midwives
12-06-11
This survey of nurse practitioners and nurse midwives in California provided information about education, employment, demographics, and the practice of these important advanced practice nurses.
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2010 Survey of Clinical Nurse Specialists
12-06-11
This survey of clinical nurse specialists in California provided information about education, employment, demographics, and the practice of these important advanced practice nurses.
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Forecasts of the Registered Nurse Workforce in California, 2011
11-10-11
This report presents supply and demand forecasts for the Registered Nurse (RN) workforce in California from 2011 through 2030. These new forecasts are based on data from the 2010 California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) Survey of Registered Nurses, the US Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr)...
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Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Providing Primary Care in California Community Clinics
10-13-11
As reported earlier, nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) play a critical role in the delivery of primary care in California, providing the majority of primary care services in over 20% of the state’s community clinics. This follow-up, qualitative research explores how and why...
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Unemployed and Underemployed Nurses
10-06-11
Efforts to expand access to nursing care and remedy the global nursing shortages are hampered when nurses are unemployed or underemployed. This monograph seeks to fill the gap in understanding on this issue, including nurses who are currently inactive but who might return to nursing work given...
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The Importance of Good Data: How the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses Has Been Used to Improve Knowledge and Policy
10-06-11
In 1977, the federal government launched the nation’s largest and most significant program to collect data on the registered nurse (RN) workforce of the United States—the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (NSSRN). This survey is conducted by the U.S. Health Resources and Services...
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Survey of Nurse Employers in California - Second Quarter, 2011
09-09-11
This report summarizes the findings of a survey conducted in spring 2011 of general acute care hospital employers of registered nurses (RNs) in California to evaluate the overall demand for RNs in the state. The survey reveals variation in the demand for RNs across California, the lack of positions...
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Survey of Nurse Employers in California, Fall 2011
09-06-11
This report summarizes the findings of a survey conducted in fall 2011 of general acute care hospital employers of registered nurses (RNs) in California. This survey is the second of three annual surveys, with the last survey scheduled for fall 2012. Together, these surveys provide an opportunity...
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Southcentral Foundation—Nuka Model of Care Provides Career Growth for Frontline Staff
09-01-11
Southcentral Foundation (SCF) assumed management of a primary care system with low patient satisfaction and high staff turnover. This led SCF to create extensive employee development programs and to support a human resources policy in which frontline staff, including medical assistants, can work...
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Staffing Changes Before and After Mandated Nurse-to-Patient Ratios in California’s Hospitals
08-01-11
California is the first state to mandate specific nurse-to-patient ratios in general acute care hospitals. These ratios went into effect January 1, 2004 and apply "at all times". Little is known about the changes in staffing that occurred subsequent to the implementation of this legislation. This...
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California Board of Registered Nursing 2010 Survey of Registered Nurses
07-06-11
The biennial California Survey of Registered Nurses provides information about the demographics, education, and employment of registered nurses in the state.
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Survey of Nurse Employers in California, Fall 2010
06-11-11
This report summarizes the findings of a survey conducted in fall 2010 of general acute care hospital employers of registered nurses (RNs) in California. This survey was designed to evaluate the overall demand for RNs in the state, and to examine the capacity of acute care hospitals to hire new RN...
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The Effect of Minimum Nurse Staffing Legislation on Uncompensated Care Provided by California Hospitals
06-01-11
This study assesses whether California’s minimum nurse staffing legislation affected the amount of uncompensated care provided by California hospitals. Using data from California’s Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, the American Hospital Association Annual Survey and InterStudy,...
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Nurse Staffing Effects on Patient Outcomes: Safety-Net and Non-Safety-Net Hospitals
04-01-11
BACKGROUND: Nurse staffing has been linked to hospital patient outcomes; however, previous results were inconsistent because of variations in measures of staffing and were only rarely specific to types of patient care units.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between nurse staffing in general...
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A Study of California Nurses Placed on Probation
03-19-11
The California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) is responsible for protecting the health and safety of the public by regulating registered nurses (RNs) in the state. Nurses put on probation by the BRN have been disciplined for behavior that could jeopardize patient health or safety. Thus,...
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Hospital RN Job Satisfaction and Nurse Unions
03-11-11
The objective of the study was to examine whether unionization is associated with job satisfaction among RNs in the United States using nationally representative surveys of RNs. Factors that predict job satisfaction for RNs in healthcare continue to be of great concern to nurse administrators and...
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California Board of Registered Nursing 2009-2010 Annual School Report Data Summary for Pre-Licensure Nursing Programs
02-09-11
The survey collects data about nursing programs and their students and faculty from August 1 through July 31. Annual data presented in this report represent August 1, 2009 through July 31, 2010. Demographic information and census data were requested for October 15, 2010.
Data from pre- and post-...
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The Effect of Unions on the Distribution of Wages of Hospital-Employed Registered Nurses
01-11-11
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: We estimate the impact of unionisation on the wage structure of hospital-employed registered nurses in the USA. We examine whether unions have an effect on wage differences associated with race, gender, immigration status, education and experience, as well as whether there is...
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Hospital Information Technology Systems' Impact on Nurses and Nursing Care
12-11-10
OBJECTIVE: We conducted a review of the literature to determine the impact of health information technologies (HITs) on nurses and nursing care.
BACKGROUND: Nurses' effective use of HIT has the potential to produce a positive impact on nursing-sensitive patient outcomes, patient safety, and quality...
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Assessing Workforce Needs and Opportunities for School Based Health Centers in California
12-01-10
School based health centers go beyond the traditional services of a school nurse to provide comprehensive care – including primary and mental health care – to students. The centers are seen as a way to reach populations that would otherwise not be receiving appropriate care. California has many...
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Implementation of a Lifestyle Program in Primary Care by Nurse Practitioners
12-01-10
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to describe the implementation process and participant satisfaction with a lifestyle program provided by nurse practitioners (NPs) in primary care to adults at risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D) compared to enhanced standard care.
DATA SOURCES: A mixed-method...
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California Nurses Facts and Figures, 2010
11-01-10
Close to 300,000 actively licensed registered nurses (RNs) live in California, making nursing the largest health profession in the state. California’s RN workforce has doubled in size since 1980, and RN wage growth has been very strong compared with other health care occupations. Still, the rate...
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Is There Monopsony in the Labor Market? Evidence from a Natural Experiment
10-11-10
Recent theoretical and empirical advances have renewed interest in monopsonistic models of the labor market. However, there is little direct empirical support for these models. We use an exogenous change in wages at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals as a natural experiment to...
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Men of Color in California’s Health Professions Education Programs
10-01-10
It has long been known that certain ethnic and racial groups are underrepresented in the health professions. We looked specifically at participation rates of men of color in health professions education programs in California and found that the representation of African American and Latino men is...
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Changes in Nurse Satisfaction in California, 2004 to 2008
07-11-10
AIM: To examine whether there were improvements in the satisfaction of hospital-employed registered nurses (RNs) in the mid-2000s.
BACKGROUND: In recent years, many hospitals have made efforts to improve workplace characteristics, in order to improve nurse satisfaction and retention. There has...