Thompson, E. orcid.org/0000-0002-7769-3621, Senek, M. orcid.org/0000-0003-4226-2220 and Ryan, T. orcid.org/0000-0002-8549-3101 (2024) Analysis of a nursing survey: reasons for compromised quality of care in inpatient mental health wards. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 33 (1). pp. 52-61. ISSN 1445-8330
Abstract
Current evidence suggests understaffing is related to poor quality and missed care in a global context, but this relationship is complex. There is also a research gap for quality in mental health care in the United Kingdom that includes a wider set of patient outcomes. This paper aims to investigate RMN's perception of quality of care on their last shift, their self-reported reasons for compromised care and potential impact on patient outcomes. A mixed methods approach, we used descriptive statistics to create a framework within which to qualitatively analyse data from the 2017 Royal College of Nursing (RCN) employment survey to consider the complex relationship between understaffing and care quality. We established three themes: ‘Understaffing’, ‘Professional Code Expectations and Moral Distress’ and ‘Management’. In line with the current evidence; lack of resources and understaffing were consistently present throughout. Nurses also felt pressure from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of conduct which in turn instilled shame and fear for their registration when they were unable to achieve the standards expected. This was further exacerbated by poor management and supervision; leading nurses to reflect on poor outcomes for patients which compromised not only legal rights but safety of patients and staff alike. We conclude that focusing on staffing numbers alone is unlikely to improve care quality.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 The Authors. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Keywords: | employment; mental health; pandemic; quality of health care; workforce |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > Health Sciences School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 08 Sep 2023 09:57 |
Last Modified: | 04 Oct 2024 14:34 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/inm.13216 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:203019 |
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