Exploring nurses' clinical reasons for bed transfers in acute care wards: An observational study
| Autor: | Ryohei Kida, Naoko Ichikawa, Shingo Tanaka, Yukie Takemura, Keiko Kunie |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Critical Care Leadership and Management Nurses 03 medical and health sciences Surveys and Questionnaires Acute care Transfer (computing) Patients' Rooms Humans Medicine Nursing management Patient transfer Aged 030504 nursing business.industry 030503 health policy & services Health services research medicine.disease Hospitals Monitoring data PATIENT TRANSFERS Observational study Medical emergency 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Nursing Management. 29:2297-2306 |
| ISSN: | 1365-2834 0966-0429 |
| Popis: | Aims To investigate the number of bed transfers (patient transfers within the same ward) and their reasons in acute care wards of mid-sized hospitals with multibed and private rooms. Background Bed transfers, even when necessary, are burdensome for patients; however, the reasons for bed transfers in various types of rooms remain unclear. Methods An observational study was conducted in seven wards in three hospitals in Japan. Nurses completed a questionnaire regarding each bed transfer, which elicited the reasons for the transfer. We classified transfer patterns based on the functions of the patients' rooms and the number of beds in each room and analyzed scores. Results Overall, 560 responses were analyzed. The average number of bed transfers per day was 2.7. In total, 43% of bed transfers were conducted for patients aged over 70. The most frequent bed transfer pattern was "transfer between patient rooms with the same number of beds" and the most frequent reason was "patient did not need that bed." Conclusions Unnecessary bed transfers could be reduced by ward designs that reflect nurses' clinical judgment. Implications for nursing management Monitoring data for the reason regarding bed transfer contributes to hospital planning and decreases unnecessary bed transfers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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