title: A practical guide to making patient assignments in acute care.
abstract: Charge nurses have integral roles in healthcare organizations. Making patient assignments is an important charge nurse role that lacks theoretical support and practical guidelines. Based on a concept analysis of the charge nurse role, the author looks at a theory-gap analysis regarding how patient assignments are made and proposes a framework to guide the process of patient assignments.
authors.affiliation: Definitive Observation Unit, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center, CA, USA. heathercathro@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cathro
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory; D061214:Patient Safety; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States; D016526:Workload