title: Changing how nurses spend their time.
abstract: The results of work sampling studies are used to examine how nurses spend their time and to relate nurses' time to the shortage of nursing practice in hospitals. Four types of proposals for improving the delivery of nursing care in hospitals are discussed. The likely impact of these proposals on how nurses spend their time and the consequences of increasing the effectiveness of professional nursing practice are explored.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Prescott
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: K O
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D013997:Time Factors