Nurses are an integral part of healthcare teams across LA Health Services. Nurse shortages persist across the country and are expected to continue over time as the population ages. Here at LA Health Services, we are striving to standardize nurse to patient ratios, which helps to create a safer work environment and is directly correlated to patient care.

In this blog Collaborating on Staffing Guidelines – Daily Nurse, Nancy Blake, PhD, RN, CCRN, NEA-BC, FACHE, FAONL, FAAN our Chief Nursing Officer at LA General Medical Center discusses the importance of collaboration and communication to enhance patient safety and improve staff wellbeing and retention.

The blog also references this article, which goes in depth about the collaborative efforts occurring across LA Health Services:

Blake, N., Cardenas-Lopez, K., Kahwaji, N., Panaflor, V., Sandoval, R., Santana, L., Shih, A., and Ulit, M. J. (2024). Leadership and Staff Working Collaboratively to Develop Appropriate Staffing Guidelines | AACN Advanced Critical Care | American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (aacnjournals.org) AACN Adv Crit Care (2024) 35 (2): 173–179.