Nurse/physician reactions to 'swing beds'.
Providing long-term care in acute care beds--the swing-bed concept--fills a community health care need and helps the small hospital financially. But more than the status of the bed changes as medical and nursing staffs must adjust their daily schedules and attitudes. Day-to-day problems encountered by the hospital staff are detailed, as well as some recommendations for the future.
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States; D014589:Utah