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A time and motion study of nurses workload can assist us in determining how and what nurses spend their time on during their working shift. Work processes can then be studied to allow for improvement and implementation of strategies to ease nurses workload.
Objectives:
• To analyse the work activities of bedside Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurses during the day shift.
• To analyse the work activities of bedside general ward nurses during the day shift.
• To compare the work activities among nurses working in ICU and in general ward.
Methods and materials:
A non experimental comparative research design was used for this study, sample size were 20 nursing officer 10 from ICU and 10 from General ward nursing officer of Shri Swami BhumanandCollege of nursing Haridwar. Sample were selected through non probability purposive sampling technique. Stop watch were used to record the activities of nursing officer.
Result:
The study observed a total 144hr activity of ICU and general ward nursing officer, representing 12 working days including morning and evening shift. The activity was divide into 6 category including bedside care which include all the procedures and nursing care, documentation, medication, monitoring, health education and other activities like admission and discharge procedure, transfer in and out, rest, doctors round ect.
Result shows that the ICU nursing officer spending their maximum time to provide bed side care that is (34.72%), documentation (13.88%), medication (17.36), monitoring (24.30%), health education ((4.16%) and other activities (5.55%) whereas the general ward nurses spending their most of time in documentation (22.91%), bedside care (20.83%), medication (13.88%), monitoring (10.41%), health education (11.11%) and other activities (20.83%).
Keywords:
time and motion, nursing officer
Cite Article:
"A comparative study to assess the Time and Motion among nursing officers working in intensive care unit and general ward", International Journal for Research Trends and Innovation (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.7, Issue 6, page no.1521 - 1524, June-2022, Available :http://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2206224.pdf
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2456-3315 | IMPACT FACTOR: 8.14 Calculated By Google Scholar| ESTD YEAR: 2016
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