Acuity-based assignments to decrease missed nursing care
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Peggy Hershberger DNP, RN
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- Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Abstract
Nurses strive to deliver quality patient care in a healthcare environment that can be very challenging at times. High patient acuity is one of many variables that contribute to the difficulties that nurses face in the acute care setting. Despite the greatest intentions and persistence to attend to every need and complete every task, nurses may find themselves omitting care when assigned multiple high acuity patients. Previous studies have found that elements of nursing care included in this project are missed an average of 62% across hospitals worldwide. In the study hospital, the nurses on the inpatient renal unit reported recurrent problems with missed nursing care (MNC), which was attributed to unbalanced assignments.
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2020-07-17T21:10:03Z
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| Type | Poster |
| Acquisition | Proxy-submission |
| Review Type | None: Degree-based Submission |
| Format | Text-based Document |
Category Information
| Evidence Level | Quality Improvement |
| Research Approach | N/A |
| Keywords | Missed Nursing Care; Acuity-based Assignments; Acuity Tool |
Degree Information
| Grantor | Samford University |
| Advisor | McDaniel, Gretchen |
| Level | DNP |
| Year | 2020 |
Conference Information
| Name | Ida Moffett School of Nursing DNP Poster Presentation |
| Host | Samford University |
| Location | Birmingham, Alabama, USA |
| Date | 2020 |
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