What happens to patients when nurses are short-staffed or work with a high nurse-to-patient ratio? Quality nursing care saves lives. When nurses are forced to work. Mandatory Hospital Nurse to Patient Staffing Ratios: Time to Take a Different Approach ^ A Framework Relating Nurse Staffing to Patient Care Quality and Safety. Figure 2 illustrates a set of conceptual relationships between the key variables in this. More than excellent pay and benefits. A pathway to your future. Nursing. Clinical. Administrative. Allied Health Staffing. Developing Delegation Skills.role clarification becomes increasingly important as new positions develop to address.complex patient care needs. Three staffing models. The three main models of nurse staffing are: budget based, in which nursing staff is allocated according to nursing hours per patient day Evidence Report/Technology Assessment Number 151 Nurse Staffing and Quality of Patient Care Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Abstract. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this literature review is to exam nurse staffing and staffing related issue and its impact on the healthcare world. Policy Priority Issue: Mandatory Nurse Patient Staffing Ratio Abstract. Nurse staffing (fewer RNs), increased workload, and unstable nursing unit environments were linked to negative patient outcomes including falls and.