SNPG905 Minor Project: Elevator Pitch on Nurse-Patient Ratio Impact

This presentation provides a concise elevator pitch summarizing a minor project focused on the effectiveness of a 1:1 nurse-patient ratio in healthcare settings. The objective is to assess how this ratio impacts patient outcomes. The background highlights the importance of adequate nurse staffing for holistic patient care and its effect on reducing adverse events like infections and mortality, while also addressing nurse job satisfaction. The research methodology involves a literature review, considering studies that assess the impact of nurse-patient ratios on patient health outcomes, including registered and enrolled nurses. The study will follow PICO format, and CINAHL and PubMed databases will be used to search for relevant papers from 2009-2019. The outcomes measured include the safety and quality of healthcare and nurse-patient turnover rates. The research findings will be analyzed using AMSTAR and presented narratively, including figures and tables. The overall aim is to convince a non-expert of the project's relevance and importance in improving patient care.