Workload Management System for Nurses: Application to the Burn Unit

Abstract

A patient acuity classification is required by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, and this is vital in providing safe, cost-effective nursing care. The Workload Management System for Nurses (WMSN), which is based on direct and indirect nursing care research, prospectively classifies patients on the basis of direct care requirements and then establishes staffing levels on the basis of both direct care and indirect care workloads. Application of the Department of Defense WMSN to the military burn research center if feasible and has provided data for objective staffing adjustments and validated staffing requirements. In addition, several other quality assurance implications have been realized as a result implementation of the system. (js)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA228979

Entities

People

  • N. C. Molter

Organizations

  • United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bandages
  • Classification
  • Department Of Defense
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Facilities
  • Military Hospitals
  • Patient Care
  • Professional Development
  • Reliability
  • Standards
  • Therapy
  • Training
  • Workload

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Systems Analysis and Design