TEXAS NURSE FRIENDLY PROGRAM
 FOR SMALL AND RURAL HOSPITALS
a HRSA funded consultative grant
Information for all hospitals wanting to achieveTNA Nurse-FriendlyÔ designation available at  http://www.texasnurses.org/wkplaceadv/NF/NF.htm


Progress Cont'd

Data Analysis from Nurse Surveys

Highest rated criteria

  • #4 Nurse Orientation

  • #1 Control of Nursing Practice
  • #2 Safety of the Work Environment
  • #9 Balanced Lifestyle


Lowest rated criteria

  • #7 Competitive Wages

  • #8 Nurse Recognition

  • #10 Zero Tolerance Policy for Nurse Abuse

  • #5 Chief Nursing Officer

782 nurses completed survey (82% RN's, 17% LVN's)
Mean Age 44.5 years (Range 20 to 76)

Characteristics of Participating Hospitals/Locations

  • Number of hospital beds staffed 7 to 146
  • Average daily census 3 to 100
  • Total number of Nurses 23 to 251
  • Average ADC 36.4 (Range 3-100), n=13
  • Average RN positions budgeted 62.7 (Range 8-165), n=15
  • Average RN positions vacant 3.7 (Range 0-13), n=14
  • Average LVN positions budgeted: 20.2 (Range 1-50), n=15
  • Average LVN positions vacant: 0.9 (Range 0-7), n=14
  • Median population where client hospitals located 14,800 (Range 1,322 - 1,006,877)

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