dc.contributor.author | Collins, AB | |
dc.contributor.author | Fleming, L | |
dc.contributor.author | Hine, BA | |
dc.contributor.author | Stephenson, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Veach, K | |
dc.contributor.author | Anderson, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Mawson, T | |
dc.contributor.author | Webster, J | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-10-10T12:30:30Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-10-10T12:30:30Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
dc.date.modified | 2012-07-24T22:49:30Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0813-0531 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/37134 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective To explore the specific factors that impact on nursing resources in relation to the 'unoccupied bed'. Design A descriptive observational study was used to identify and classify tasks associated with an 'unoccupied bed' Methods Four project nurses held informal discussions with all levels of staff in four divisions of the hospital (surgery, internal medicine, cancer care and women's and newborn). Field notes were made throughout the process and the project nurses met regularly to compare findings and identify similarities. Results This study identified three main areas of nursing work, which centre on the 'unoccupied bed': 1) bed preparation for admission; 2) temporary transfer; 3) bed preparation post patient discharge. Conclusion The unoccupied bed is not resource neutral and may involve considerable nursing time. The time associated with each of the reasons for the bed being unoccupied remains to be quantified. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.description.publicationstatus | Yes | |
dc.format.extent | 342978 bytes | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Australian Nursing Federation | |
dc.publisher.place | Australia | |
dc.publisher.uri | http://www.ajan.com.au/Vol27/27-4.pdf#page=14 | |
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublication | N | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 13 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 17 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 4 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 27 | |
dc.rights.retention | Y | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Nursing | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Nursing not elsewhere classified | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4205 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 420599 | |
dc.title | Nursing resource implications of the unoccupied bed | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
gro.rights.copyright | © 2010 Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing. This is the author-manuscript version of the paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal link for access to the definitive, published version. | |
gro.date.issued | 2010 | |
gro.hasfulltext | Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Webster, Joan | |