title: How do home health nurses spend their time?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Patient Care Services, Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Hedtcke
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: MacQueen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carr
mesh_terms: 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