Table 4 Health service activities and activity standards for nurses
Activity | Number of staff performing the work | Activity standard | Workload data |
|---|---|---|---|
Medicine and allied and surgical and allied specialties | |||
Receiving, registering and admitting a patient | All nurses | 15 min/patient | Admissions |
Ward round | All nurses | 7 min/patient | Inpatient days |
Pre-ward and post-ward round orders (chart vital medication) | All nurses | 30 min/patient | Inpatient days |
Bedding | All nurses | 5 min/patients | Inpatient days |
Death care | All nurses | 10 min/death | Number of deaths |
Preoperative preparation* | All nurses | 10 min/patient | OT data |
Post-operative receiving/care* | All nurses | 15 min/patient | OT data |
Emergency department | |||
ED patient care | All nurses | 5 min/patient | ED OPD |