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This study introduces a new computer program to quantify nursing workload using existing patient data, streamlining documentation and improving care planning. The system efficiently generates Situation/Background/Assessment/Recommendation (SBAR) reports, reducing administrative burden for nurses.

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Area of Science:

Health Informatics
Nursing Management
Clinical Documentation

Background:

Patient documentation is a time-consuming task in healthcare, potentially reducing direct patient care.
Existing methods for quantifying nursing workload can be inefficient and add to administrative burdens.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and evaluate a novel computer program for quantifying nursing workload.
To improve the efficiency and quality of patient documentation.
To provide data for immediate use in clinical care, audit, and service planning.

Main Methods:

A computer program was developed to process routinely collected patient information.
The program quantifies nursing workload, admission reasons, functional status, and mortality estimates.
Data is stored in a database and outputted in a Situation/Background/Assessment/Recommendation (SBAR) format.

Main Results:

The program processed 629 patient encounters with an average entry time of 6.6 minutes.
Pain was the most common reason for low nursing workload; altered mental status and reduced mobility were common in high workload patients.
A modest correlation was found between the risk of death and nursing workload.

Conclusions:

The computer program effectively measures nursing workload without additional paperwork.
It enhances routine documentation through automatically generated, legible SBAR reports.
The system provides valuable, readily available data for clinical decision-making, quality control, and service planning.