Revision of hospital work organization using nurse and healthcare assistant workload indicators as decision aid tools.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Historically, governmental hospital organisation consisted in a heterogeneous distribution of staff and a fragmented logistical organisation without cross-functionality or sharing of resources between departments. This organisation could not last in a context of an evolving healthcare environment, changing patient profiles and hospital expenditure constraints. Cost-effective workforce regulation for optimal patient quality of care was urgently needed. The purpose of the study was to describe the reorganization that led to resource management no longer based on what has been achieved but based on a daily measured workload.

Methods

This prospective study used nursing intensity indicator, mirroring patient care needs, which was reported daily using VALPAReSO® softwar

SUBMITTER: Briatte I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6686463 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature