Patient requirements for nursing care: the development of an instrument.
The determination of nursing staff mix is a challenge for many health care agencies. Staff mix decisions have historically been based on workload measurement information, the type of patient care unit and on a subjective or intuitive basis. Weighted task lists (workload measurement systems) do not comprehensively consider the skill and knowledge level required to meet patient care needs. This project describes the development of an instrument that considers patient's nursing care needs as a determinant of nursing staff mix. Recommendations for the use of the tool are identified.
Fulton
T R
TR
School of Nursing, University of Victoria, British Columbia.
Wilden
B M
BM
D002983:Clinical Competence; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013598:Systems Theory; D016526:Workload