| Literature DB >> 9031660 |
P Cardona1, R M Tappen, M Terrill, M Acosta, M I Eusebe.
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.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID： 9031660 DOI： 10.1097/00005110-199702000-00007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Nurs Adm ISSN： 0002-0443 Impact factor: 1.737