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The nurse outcomes and patient outcomes following the High‐Quality Care Project
Author(s) -
Chen Q.,
Gottlieb L.,
Liu D.,
Tang S.,
Bai Y.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international nursing review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1466-7657
pISSN - 0020-8132
DOI - 10.1111/inr.12587
Subject(s) - nursing , medicine , context (archaeology) , primary nursing , surgical nursing , patient satisfaction , quality (philosophy) , job satisfaction , burnout , cross sectional study , medline , district nurse , family medicine , health care , nurse education , psychology , paleontology , social psychology , philosophy , clinical psychology , epistemology , pathology , political science , economics , law , biology , economic growth
Background There have been many single cross‐sectional studies on nurse or patient outcomes. However, long‐term evidence on improving nurse and patient outcomes is still limited. The High‐Quality Care Project is a national project in China for improving nurse and patient outcomes by implementing primary nursing. Aim (1) To assess the long‐term changes in nurse and patient outcomes in the context of the High‐Quality Care Project. (2) To explore the potential influences of primary nursing on nurse and patient outcomes based on this study and broader existing evidence. Methods The data of two cross‐sectional studies were used for analysis. The two cross‐sectional studies were conducted before (2009) and after (2016) the High‐Quality Care Project. A total of 1376 nurses and 904 patients from 40 units of 10 tertiary hospitals were surveyed. Reliable and validated instruments were used to measure nurse and patient outcomes. Multilevel modelling was the main method for data analysis. Results Nurses in 2016 were more satisfied than nurses in 2009 with most dimensions of nurse work environment and job satisfaction. However, they were not more satisfied with burnout, global job satisfaction or intention to leave their job. Nurses in 2016 also reported better quality of patient care and patient safety while their patients reported higher patient satisfaction. Conclusion The analysis of our results based on existing evidence indicates that primary nursing could be considered as a potentially effective way to improve nurse work environment and patient outcomes. More studies with rigorous study design from micro perspectives would be useful to further explore the direct effects of primary nursing on nurse or/and patient outcomes. Implications for nursing and nursing policy Policymakers, healthcare service leaders and nurse managers should make efforts to provide multi‐level supports to cultivate an encouraging environment for nurses to practice primary nursing, because the implementation of primary nursing may improve the nurse work environment and patient outcomes. Furthermore, improving nurse participation in hospital affairs and developing nursing discipline and education for increasing nursing staff resource and nurses’ capacity – which all need policy and management supports – are crucial to further improve nurse and patient outcomes.