Patient readiness for scheduled therapies: nursing's positive contribution.
In this era of cost accountability and containment, scheduling issues have increasing importance. The authors monitored the readiness of patients in one institution for morning therapy appointments. The purpose of the study, which lasted for a period of 5 days, was to obtain an accurate picture of patient readiness for therapy and to determine whether nurses were able to have patients ready for therapy on time.
Baggerly
J
J
Belmosto
L
L
Drinkwater
J
J
Mosher
M
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D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D006801:Humans; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000451:nursing*; D013997:Time Factors