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The Road to Developing Standard Time for Efficient Nursing Care: A Time and Motion Analysis.
Modi Al-Moteri1, Amer A Alzahrani2, Ensherah Saeed Althobiti2
1Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia.
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
|August 12, 2023
Summary
Nurses spend significant time on non-patient care activities, with nearly 94 minutes potentially wasted per shift. Optimizing nursing workflows through time-motion studies can enhance patient care quality and nurse productivity.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Management
- Nursing Practice
- Workforce Productivity
Background:
- Nurse-patient time allocation is crucial for quality care.
- Nurses engage in various activities, some potentially inefficient.
- Optimizing nursing tasks can improve productivity and patient outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To quantify standard times for nursing activities.
- To identify adjustment times and efficiency-altering factors.
- To improve nursing care efficiency in hospital wards.
Main Methods:
- A two-week time and motion study using continuous 1-to-1 observation.
- Detailed recording of nursing activities, time, and movements.
- Data collection on inpatient general wards of a governmental hospital.
Main Results:
- 5100 minutes of observation over 10 working days.
- Nurses spent 69% of their shift on direct patient care.
- Approximately 94 minutes of nursing time were identified as wasted activities.
Conclusions:
- Time-motion studies provide data for efficient nursing workflow development.
- Optimized nursing work can lead to more effective patient care.
- Findings can inform strategies to enhance nurse productivity and care quality.
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