[Time-allocation study of nurse and physician activities in the emergency department].

ABSTRACT:

Background

Comprehensive and systematic assessments of nurse and physician activities in the emergency department (ED) are lacking for German-speaking countries.

Objectives

Assessment of work activities of ED nurses and physicians with particular focus on frequencies of direct patient contact as well as rates of activity changes.

Material and methods

We employed standardized assessments of work activities using participant observations (90 min each) among nurses and physicians during their regular shifts. The setting was an interdisciplinary ED of a Southern German academic hospital. Observed activities were classified according to an established system and recorded with time stamps. Overall, 160 observation sessions were conducted (with an observation time of approxi

SUBMITTER: Weigl M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8016769 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature