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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Nursing Workflow Analysis
  • Clinical Operations

Background:

  • Nationwide nursing shortages exacerbate patient-to-nurse ratios and contribute to burnout.
  • Decreased quality of care is a significant consequence of current staffing challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess current workflow and workload inefficiencies among registered nurses (RNs) and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAPs).
  • To identify opportunities for optimizing resource utilization in response to staffing challenges and nursing burnout.

Main Methods:

  • Direct observation current state assessment conducted on medical-surgical units.
  • Analysis of work activities performed by RNs and UAPs.

Main Results:

  • RNs dedicated more time to indirect care activities, such as documentation, compared to direct patient care.
  • Interruptions and problem-solving accounted for a substantial portion of RNs' work time (17.4% and 5.6%, respectively).
  • UAPs performed more direct patient care but experienced higher downtime; RNs underdelegated nonclinical tasks.

Conclusions:

  • Direct observation provides critical insights into workflow and workload inefficiencies.
  • Evidence-based recommendations can be developed to enhance patient care models for greater efficiency.
  • Addressing these inefficiencies is vital to lessen nursing burden and burnout during critical staffing shortages.