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Measurement of nursing care time of specific interventions on a hematology-oncology unit related to diagnostic categories.
- Source :
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Cancer nursing [Cancer Nurs] 2005 Nov-Dec; Vol. 28 (6), pp. 476-80. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- The aim of this study was to develop a tool that can aid nurse managers in planning nurse staffing levels and assessing workload in hematology-oncology wards. A task-oriented method based on a time-and-motion study was used. Three general nursing procedures and 7 specific oncologic and hematologic activities were clocked. It was checked in the charts of the patient, for each day of the admission, how often selected nursing procedures were performed. Then total amount of time needed for each patient was calculated. Data from 29 admissions to the ward were analyzed and divided into 5 categories based upon the treatment performed during that admission. The categories chosen were: autologous stem cell transplantation, allogeneic stem cell transplantation, graft versus host reaction, leukemia treatment, and chemotherapy for solid neoplasm. The results obtained are an estimate of the different daily workload that is required for these categories of patients in selected nursing procedures.
- Subjects :
- Analysis of Variance
Antineoplastic Agents therapeutic use
Graft vs Host Disease nursing
Hospital Units organization & administration
Hospitals, University
Humans
Leukemia therapy
Neoplasms diagnosis
Netherlands
Nurse Administrators
Nurse's Role
Nursing Administration Research
Nursing, Supervisory
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling organization & administration
Stem Cell Transplantation nursing
Time and Motion Studies
Transplantation, Autologous nursing
Transplantation, Homologous nursing
Diagnosis-Related Groups classification
Neoplasms therapy
Nursing Staff, Hospital organization & administration
Oncology Nursing organization & administration
Workload statistics & numerical data
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0162-220X
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Cancer nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16330970
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00002820-200511000-00011