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Using a nursing-workload index to validate hospital pharmacy productivity.

D L Day, M Mason, P D Reeme

    American Journal of Hospital Pharmacy
    |April 1, 1986
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    A nursing workload index effectively validated pharmacy workload data in a hospital setting. This indicator proved more reliable than patient days for predicting pharmacy service hours.

    Area of Science:

    • Healthcare Management
    • Pharmacy Administration
    • Nursing Informatics

    Background:

    • Manual pharmacy workload reporting systems can be complex and require validation.
    • Hospital productivity measurement often involves monitoring numerous departmental activities.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore the utility of the Medicus nursing workload index for simplifying and validating a manual pharmacy workload reporting system.
    • To compare the predictive reliability of the nursing workload index against patient days for estimating pharmacy workload.

    Main Methods:

    • A 20-week study was conducted in a 290-bed hospital.
    • The study evaluated the correlation between nursing workload index data and pharmacy service hours.
    • Pharmacy workload was measured by 14 monitored activities.

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    Main Results:

    • A significant correlation was found between the nursing workload index and earned pharmacy hours, even when excluding admission/discharge processing.
    • Significant correlations were also observed using patient days, but these were less robust.
    • The nursing workload index demonstrated utility in validating pharmacy workload data.

    Conclusions:

    • The Medicus nursing workload index serves as a valuable tool for validating pharmacy workload data.
    • This nursing indicator offers a more reliable method for predicting pharmacy workload compared to traditional patient-day metrics.