Nursing staff time allocation in long-term care: a work sampling study
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P Cardona1, R M Tappen, M Terrill
1Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL, USA.
Abstract:
The effective use of nursing staff time is a major determinant of the quality of care in long-term care facilities. The purpose of this work sampling study was to identify those activities that consumed the largest amount of staff time on a locked unit housing: 60 chronically ill and demented patients. A heavy work load, large proportion of direct care, and minimal nonproductive time were found. Work redesign strategies to improve staff efficiency and implications for further research are discussed.
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