A Comparative Analysis of Three Workload Reporting Systems, an Actual Observation System, a Prospective Concurrent System and a Retrospective System in an Army Medical Center
Abstract
Patient classification systems and workload methodologies have been especially useful in the field of hospital administration for classifying patient acuity and measuring workload. A comparison of a prospective concurrent, an actual observation and a retrospective classification system on four medical- surgical wards at an army medical center indicated that nursing personnel perform significantly higher levels of workload on the actual observation patient classification worksheets than was shown on the prospective worksheets or documented through retrospective review of patient medical records. The lack of time to document nursing treatments and the lack of ability to adequately prospectively predict nursing workload demonstrates the need to recommend the use of a computerized nursing acuity system to classify patients and to accurately document nursing workload.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 17, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA212171
Entities
People
- Charles F. Wainright