How do home health nurses spend their time?
Of critical importance to the financial viability of any home health agency are its productivity standards for staff. The authors discuss the results of a study that analyzed staff time spent in direct patient care, documentation of that care, travel, and other activities, and how the resulting data influenced agency operations.
Hedtcke
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Patient Care Services, Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago, IL.
MacQueen
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Carr
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D002641:Chicago; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004282:Documentation; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care; D013996:Time and Motion Studies