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The Effect of Patients' Acuity Level on Nurses Shift Assignment in Jordan: A Qualitative Approach.
- Source :
- Journal of Nursing Measurement; 2020, Vol. 28 Issue 2, p404-418, 15p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Background: Matching nursing shift assignment to patients' acuity scores may promote a more equitable and effective workload balance, increasing nurses' satisfaction, and improving quality of care (QoC). Purpose: This article explores nurses' perspectives about the nursing assignment process after implementing a project to promote an improved nursing assignment process in medical/surgical wards by using Perroca patient acuity tool (PAT). Design: Qualitative approach was used with two focus group discussions including a total of 13 participants, selected by purposive sampling. Results: Four main themes were generated from the data. The main study themes were: assignment based on acuity score, challenges and limitation, change journey and participants' suggestions, and recommendations for improving the assignment process. Conclusions: Implementing the tool will yield better nursing assignments; better nursing and patient outcomes and improve QoC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ACADEMIC medical centers
CLASSIFICATION
CONTENT analysis
FOCUS groups
HEALTH facility administration
PROPRIETARY hospitals
WORKING hours
JOB satisfaction
EVALUATION of medical care
MEDICAL quality control
NURSES
NURSES' attitudes
NURSING
NURSING specialties
PATIENTS
PERSONNEL management
QUALITY assurance
SHIFT systems
EMPLOYEES' workload
QUALITATIVE research
JUDGMENT sampling
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10613749
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Nursing Measurement
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 145171274
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1891/JNM-D-18-00101