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Trauma nursing care: a workload model
Author(s)
Babst, Terrill Anne
Date Issued
2000
Type
Thesis
Publisher
Cape Technikon
Abstract
The current rationalisation of health care in the Western Cape
may result in a decrease in the number of patients attending the
Trauma Unit at Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH), one of the two
large tertiary care hospitals in the Western Cape. This in turn
may result in cuts in staff allocations to this unit. The nursing
staff need to be proactive in preventing potential cuts which may
compromise the services that they offer.
Current statistics collected by nursing managers in the trauma
unit at GSH provide an indication of the volume of work
handled, but do not necessarily capture the intensity of that
work.
The purpose of this research project will determine the extent to
which nursing care required by patients attending the trauma
unit at GSH has increased and to establish appropriate staff
workload scheduling.
The existing classification systems available for assessing
patient acuity levels are no longer suitable as they use patient
numbers to describe workload.
By using a classification system specifically developed for the
use by nurse managers in high care units (trauma units), the
appropriate staffing norms based on the acuity level of patients
can be determined.
Finally, this research project will determine a suitable model for
measuring the intensity of workload specific to a trauma unit
environment for the effective and efficient allocation of staff.
may result in a decrease in the number of patients attending the
Trauma Unit at Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH), one of the two
large tertiary care hospitals in the Western Cape. This in turn
may result in cuts in staff allocations to this unit. The nursing
staff need to be proactive in preventing potential cuts which may
compromise the services that they offer.
Current statistics collected by nursing managers in the trauma
unit at GSH provide an indication of the volume of work
handled, but do not necessarily capture the intensity of that
work.
The purpose of this research project will determine the extent to
which nursing care required by patients attending the trauma
unit at GSH has increased and to establish appropriate staff
workload scheduling.
The existing classification systems available for assessing
patient acuity levels are no longer suitable as they use patient
numbers to describe workload.
By using a classification system specifically developed for the
use by nurse managers in high care units (trauma units), the
appropriate staffing norms based on the acuity level of patients
can be determined.
Finally, this research project will determine a suitable model for
measuring the intensity of workload specific to a trauma unit
environment for the effective and efficient allocation of staff.
Additional information
Thesis (MTech (Business Administration))--Cape Technikon, Cape Town, 2000
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