{"title":"A Descriptive Analysis of Implicit Rationing of Nursing Care: Frequency and Patterns in Texas.","authors":"Terry L Jones","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The frequency and patterns of implicit rationing of nursing care in the United States are not known. The purpose of this study was to examine the phenomenon of implicit rationing among nurses in Texas. Implicit rationing was measured using a 31-item survey instrument adapted from the parent instrument originating in Switzerland. Some degree of rationing on at least one of the nursing care activities was reported by almost all of the respondents and most rationed multiple activities. Rationing preference patterns favor completion of activities directed to meet immediate physiological needs over other activities. If the relationships documented in other countries between implicit rationing and adverse patient outcomes are also present in the United States, then implicit rationing may serve as an important quality indicator.</p>","PeriodicalId":49725,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Economics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2000,"publicationDate":"2015-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Nursing Economics","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"NURSING","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The frequency and patterns of implicit rationing of nursing care in the United States are not known. The purpose of this study was to examine the phenomenon of implicit rationing among nurses in Texas. Implicit rationing was measured using a 31-item survey instrument adapted from the parent instrument originating in Switzerland. Some degree of rationing on at least one of the nursing care activities was reported by almost all of the respondents and most rationed multiple activities. Rationing preference patterns favor completion of activities directed to meet immediate physiological needs over other activities. If the relationships documented in other countries between implicit rationing and adverse patient outcomes are also present in the United States, then implicit rationing may serve as an important quality indicator.
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Nursing Economic$ advances nursing leadership in health care, with a focus on tomorrow, by providing information and thoughtful analyses of current and emerging best practices in health care management, economics, and policymaking. The journal supports nurse leaders and others who are responsible for directing nursing''s impact on health care cost and quality outcomes. The journal is published six times per year.
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