Using Medication Pass Analysis to Examine Longitudinal Changes in VA Inpatient Nurse Staffing and Workload Before and Through the COVID-19 Pandemic
RN staffing and workload fluctuated widely at the onset of the pandemic. In 2022, new patterns began to emerge, showing a higher RN workload than before the pandemic.
Authors
- Christine Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9059-5452)
- Melissa K. Knox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3757-4185)
- Laura A. Petersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0875-1231)
- Paras Mehta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7378-3179)
- Lynette E. Dorsey
- Chase S. Eck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3824-5997)
Institutions
- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Office of the Chief Scientist (IL)
- Phoenix VA Health Care System (US)
- Center for Innovation (US)
- University of Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Care
- Published
- 2025-12-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mlr.0000000000002191
- Primary Topic
- Nursing education and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00