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A matrix for the qualitative evaluation of nursing tasks
Isaiah O Durosaiye1, Karim Hadjri1, Champika L Liyanage2
1University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Journal of Nursing Management
|November 23, 2017
Summary
This study developed a patient-nurse interaction model and a nursing tasks demand matrix. Ward managers can use this matrix to assess the physical and complex demands of nursing tasks on ward nurses.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Science
- Healthcare Management
- Occupational Health
Background:
- Growing interest in the physical demands of the nursing profession.
- Nursing task complexity significantly defines the demands on ward nurses.
- Exploration of nursing tasks through patient-nurse interaction on hospital wards.
Purpose of the Study:
- To formulate a model for patient-nurse interaction.
- To compile a comprehensive list of nursing tasks performed on hospital wards.
- To construct a nursing tasks demand matrix.
Main Methods:
- Literature review to develop a patient-nurse interaction model.
- Interviews with twenty ward nurses to identify nursing tasks.
- Mapping of identified nursing tasks against the patient-nurse interaction model.
Main Results:
- A patient-nurse interaction model comprising patient care, surveillance, and support was created.
- Twenty-three distinct nursing tasks were identified.
- A nursing tasks demand matrix was successfully constructed.
Conclusions:
- The nursing tasks demand matrix can assist ward managers in determining task demands on nurses.
- Physicality and complexity of nursing tasks should be evaluated together.
- A holistic approach to nursing task evaluation is recommended using the developed matrix.
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