A systematic review of time studies to assess the impact of patient transfers on nurse workload

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 662-673

  Blay, Nicole ^a   Duffield, Christine M ^a   Gallagher, Robyn ^a   Roche, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nurse workload; Patient transfer; Time and motion studies; Transportation

Indexed keywords

NURSING STAFF; PATIENT TRANSPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKLOAD;

NURSING STAFF; PATIENT TRANSFER; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84919868342     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijn.12290     Document Type: Article

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