Patients in hospital are increasingly being moved between clinical units and between bedspaces; however, the impact of patient transfers and bedspace moves on nurses' workload is not known. Time studies are an established observational research method that can be used to determine the duration of time taken to perform an activity or process. This review systematically searched four databases for literature published between 2000 and 2013 for observational time study techniques and patient transfers as a nurse activity. Eleven publications from three countries were included in the review. All studies used timing techniques to explore nurse work associated with the transfer process. The review highlights the duration of time spent by nurses on certain aspects of the transfer process. However, as few studies published results from timings, the impact on nurse time is likely to be higher than indicated. Further research is recommended.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijn.12290 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Feasibility of the use of Kangaroo mother care in the transfer of preterm and low-birth-weight infants: a two-arm nonrandomized controlled cluster feasibility study of neonatal transport in Cape Coast, Ghana.
BMC Pediatr
December 2024
Department of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK.
Background: Despite progress made towards SDG 3, sub-Saharan Africa lags behind the rest of the world, accounting for over 50% of global neonatal deaths. The increased number of hospital births in the region has not reciprocated the reduction in neonatal mortality rates. Sick newborns face uncertain journeys from peripheral facilities to specialized centres arriving in suboptimal conditions, which impacts their outcomes, due partly to the scarcity of dedicated neonatal transport services.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective and Automated Facial Palsy Grading and Outcome Assessment After Facial Palsy Reanimation Surgery - A Prospective Observational Study.
J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg
December 2024
Department of Plastic, Hand, and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Background: Facial palsy (FP) is a widespread condition affecting over 3 million people annually, with a complex etiology requiring tailored, multidisciplinary management. Despite advancements, there remains a lack of reliable, automated tools for objective pre- and postoperative assessment, limiting progress in treatment optimization. This study introduces the AI Research Metrics Model (CAARISMA ® ARMM) to evaluate FP severity and outcomes following microsurgical gracilis muscle transfer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEmergency centre thoracotomy for penetrating trauma: Insights from 2 South African district-level emergency centres.
Injury
December 2024
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Emergency Medicine, Mitchells Plain District Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
Introduction: Trauma is a major contributor to global disease burden, disproportionally affecting low- and middle-income countries, especially in the African Region. Emergency centre thoracotomy (ECT) is a potentially life-saving procedure for a sub-group of trauma patients in extremis. Most literature regarding ECT originated in high-income countries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFunctional outcome of multiple toe transfer procedure for open multiple transmetacarpal amputation secondary to a crushing injury: A case report.
Int J Surg Case Rep
December 2024
Upper extremity trauma and Microsurgery Department, 108 Military Central Hospital, 1 Tran Hung Dao Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
Introduction: Reconstruction for open multiple transmetacarpal amputation secondary to a crushing injury is really challenging. Some treatment approaches could be proposed. To avoid the drawbacks of a prosthesis and hand transplantation such as the high cost, and long-term side effects of anti-rejection drugs, toe transfers were chosen.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe present a clinical observation of an 18-year-old female patient with congenital bronchiectasis combined with congenital cystic degeneration of the upper lobes of both lungs, Williams-Campbell syndrome, long-COVID, severe course. The patient was treated in infectious disease department (three times), with subsequent transfer to pulmonology department of Kursk Regional Multi-Purpose Clinical Hospital from 31.01.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!