title: Adequacy of time per visit in community nursing.
abstract: This article is a study of the experiences of community based nurses; specifically, their ratings of the adequacy of time they had to complete treatment and prevention activities. Perception of adequacy of time to complete job functions is important because of its links to job satisfaction and job stress. The largest predictor of a sense of inadequate time was visit characteristics. Specifically, it was the mental health speciality team which was most likely to experience inadequate time to deliver treatment and prevention activities. Possible explanations include the time required to deliver care to this patient population, and/or the greater travelling distances and coordination activities linked to provision of services to this patient population. Nurse characteristics were also important in the analysis. Nurses with an RN designation were less likely to report stress with the time they had to complete their activities. Years of community nursing experience was also an important predictor; individuals with greater community experience were less likely to report inadequate time for their duties.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Rhonda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cockerill
authors.forename: Linda L O'Brien
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Palla
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Doran
authors.forename: Souraya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sidani
authors.forename: Brenda Laurie
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: Jacquelyn Lochhaas
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gerlach
mesh_terms: D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000451:nursing*; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D009864:Ontario; D013997:Time Factors; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology*