A 36-Hospital Time and Motion Study: How Do Medical-Surgical Nurses Spend Their Time?
The Permanente JournalPublished 1 September 2008
Ann Hendrich, Marilyn Chow, Boguslaw A. Skierczynski, Zhenqiang Lu
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Changes in technology, work processes, and unit organization and design may allow for substantial improvements in the use of nurses' time and the safe delivery of care.
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The time and motion study identified three main targets for improving the efficiency of nursing care: documentation, medication administration, and care coordination. Changes in technology, work processes, and unit organization and design may allow for substantial improvements in the use of nurses' time and the safe delivery of care.
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