In a survey conducted in 2019 about the aged care sector in Australia, 75.4 percent of respondents stated that the ratio between registered nurses and other staff in their facility were inadequate. The most concerning aged care sector issue for these survey respondents was having adequate staffing levels to meet the basic care needs of their patients.
Opinion on the ratio of registered nurses to other staff in the aged care sector in Australia in 2016 and 2019
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According to the source, two separate Survey Monkey® forms were used for this survey; one for aged care staff (2,775 respondents) and one for community member participants (354). In 2016, 1,654 staff members responded.
Survey participants were asked: ''Is the ratio of registered nurses to other staff in your facility adequate?''.
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Various sources (Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF)). (May 1, 2019). Opinion on the ratio of registered nurses to other staff in the aged care sector in Australia in 2016 and 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044957/australia-adequacy-of-registered-nurses-to-staff-ratio-in-elderly-care-sector/
Various sources (Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF)). "Opinion on the ratio of registered nurses to other staff in the aged care sector in Australia in 2016 and 2019." Chart. May 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044957/australia-adequacy-of-registered-nurses-to-staff-ratio-in-elderly-care-sector/
Various sources (Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF)). (2019). Opinion on the ratio of registered nurses to other staff in the aged care sector in Australia in 2016 and 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044957/australia-adequacy-of-registered-nurses-to-staff-ratio-in-elderly-care-sector/
Various sources (Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF)). "Opinion on The Ratio of Registered Nurses to Other Staff in The Aged Care Sector in Australia in 2016 and 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044957/australia-adequacy-of-registered-nurses-to-staff-ratio-in-elderly-care-sector/
Various sources (Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF)), Opinion on the ratio of registered nurses to other staff in the aged care sector in Australia in 2016 and 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044957/australia-adequacy-of-registered-nurses-to-staff-ratio-in-elderly-care-sector/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Opinion on the ratio of registered nurses to other staff in the aged care sector in Australia in 2016 and 2019 [Graph], Various sources (Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF)), May 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044957/australia-adequacy-of-registered-nurses-to-staff-ratio-in-elderly-care-sector/