Decreasing the Frequency of Nursing Assessment for Medically Stable Hospitalized Patients.

Purpose/objectives: During the COVID-19 pandemic, a large Midwest tertiary care medical center had prolonged hospitalizations due to strained staffing and few options for post-acute care recovery. Patients deemed medically ready for discharge were receiving the same care interventions as all other hospitalized medical-surgical patients. The study objective was to appropriately match care assessment frequency for these patients with their individual needs by reducing the frequency of routine nursing assessments.