Patients with advanced cancer who spoke with a trained nonclinical worker about personal care goals were more likely to subsequently talk with doctors about their preferences, report higher satisfaction with their care and incur lower health costs in their final month of life, Stanford University School of Medicine researchers report. The findings, from a pilot… Continue reading End-of-Life Conversations with Non-Clinical Workers Bring Patient Satisfaction
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Patient Satisfaction Linked to Number of Nurses on Staff
Hospital patients’ satisfaction with their care drops when the patients believe that staffing levels of nurses are too low, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Southampton, UK, and King’s College, London. The study results were based on the British NHS (National Health Service) Inpatient Survey… Continue reading Patient Satisfaction Linked to Number of Nurses on Staff