A Comparison of Nurses' Activities Under Two Models of Administration

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine if there is a difference in time in direct and indirect patient care for registered nurses in a unit managed model and a nurse managed model. The time spent in direct and indirect patient care was observed through a work sampling technique for two matched wards working under the two systems. There was no significant difference between models on direct patient care time. A significantly greater amount of time was spent on indirect patient care under the nurse managed model. The author cautioned against the ability to generalize from these findings. Particular attention was drawn to the possibility that portions of the administrative duties were accomplished during off duty time and non-professional administrative assistance may not be standard across wards. Keywords: Military medicine; Naval hospitals; Workload management system; Health administration; Theses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA209533

Entities

People

  • Carolyn S. Warren

Organizations

  • Academy of Health Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Employment
  • Families (Human)
  • Health Care Management
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Organizational Structure
  • Patient Care
  • Patient Care Management
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Health
  • Standards
  • Therapy

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Systems Analysis and Design