Hi Everyone,
My revised research focus is asking what the impact is of nurse to resident ratios on the safety and quality of life for residents living in long-term care homes.
I feel that this research focus fits well within the implementation framework model RE-AIM . One of the main reasons I selected this framework is that I found it to be the most approachable. I worked through the framework step by step as an activity.
R – the target population is licensed nurses; I feel this is a topic that would reach nurses working in long-term care as interventions could potentially improve their working conditions and improve the lives of those whom they care for.
E – the effectiveness of intervening to make safe nurse to resident ratios can be measured three-fold by surveying nursing staff, residents, and their families.
A- support from long-term care homes might be gained as this intervention could increase staff retention.
I-this intervention would need to be implemented in a gradual way to allow care homes time to hire and comply with new regulations.
M-this intervention could be delivered long-term if legislation was in place to protect residents and nurses; it could be a ministry standard to be evaluated and enforced.
Thank you for reading,
Megan S