NURSING STAFF TIME ALLOCATION IN LONG-TERM-CARE - A WORK SAMPLING STUDY

Authors
CARDONA P TAPPEN RM TERRILL M ACOSTA M EUSEBE MI
Citation
P. Cardona et al., NURSING STAFF TIME ALLOCATION IN LONG-TERM-CARE - A WORK SAMPLING STUDY, The Journal of nursing administration, 27(2), 1997, pp. 28-36
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Nursing
Journal title
The Journal of nursing administration → ACNP
ISSN journal
00020443
Volume
27
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
28 - 36
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-0443(1997)27:2<28:NSTAIL>2.0.ZU;2-X
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 lar gest amount of staff time on a locked unit housing 60 chronically ill and demented patients. A heavy work load, large proportion of direct c are, and minimal nonproductive time were found. Work redesign strategi es to improve staff efficiency and implications for further research a re discussed.