Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice, a journal published by academic publisher SAGE, has announced a special issue exploring the cost of quality nursing care. A research published in this special issue states that while it costs money to improve the quality of nursing care through work environment changes or increases in staffing, these costs may be offset through improved nursing satisfaction and patient outcomes. This issue is being made available by SAGE at no charge for a limited time at http://ppn.sagepub.com/content/vol9/issue2/.
The guest editorial, 'The Importance and Challenge of Paying for Quality Nursing Care,' introduces the articles that explore the economic issues and policies for quality nursing care. The articles are grouped around three general topics - making the business case for quality nursing care; reimbursing for nursing care; and paying for performance related to nursing care.
A quarterly, peer-reviewed journal, Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice explores the multiple relationships between nursing and health policy. The journal serves as a major source of data-based study, policy analysis and discussion on timely, relevant policy issues for nurses in a broad variety of roles and settings, and for others who are interested in nursing-related policy issues.
