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Titre : | Key Players in Key Roles: The Baystate Patient Progress Initiative to Improve Emergency Department Efficiency and Productivity (2018) |
Auteurs : | Niels K. Rathlev ; Jacqualyn Anderson ; Joseph Schmidt ; et al. |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Journal of Emergency Nursing (Vol. 44, n°2, March 2018) |
Article en page(s) : | p. 123-131 |
Note générale : | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2017.10.015 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Descripteurs : |
HE Vinci Autorité ; Efficacité ; Infirmiere d'urgence |
Mots-clés: | Service hospitalier d'urgence ; Productivité |
Résumé : |
Background
The percentage of patients who leave the emergency department without being seen by a provider is a measure of efficiency and presents risk-management concerns. The number of patients actually seen by a provider is a measure of productivity. The opening of our new emergency department in December 2012, resulted in increases in both demand and the percentage of patients who left without being seen. Operational nursing leadership managed ED patient flow, but the structure was loosely organized on an ad hoc basis. Methods Operational nursing leadership roles were re-assigned to personnel with management aptitude and interest. The charge nurse coordinated care throughout all sections (pods) of the department while the pod lead nurse coordinated care in each pod. The flow coordinator nurse accepted transfers and emergency medical services arrivals. Nursing and physician staffing remained unchanged, and measures were calculated over a 3-year period (December 3, 2012, to December 2, 2015). The number of patients seen per day was analyzed using simple linear regression. The percentage of patients who left without being seen was analyzed using fractional logistic regression; P Results The weekly mean number of patients seen per day rose 13% from 265 to 299 patients. The weekly mean percentage of patients who left without being seen declined 45% from 8.2% to 4.5%. The regression lines for both measures were significant at P Conclusion Measures of efficiency and productivity can be improved significantly with a dedicated operational nursing leadership structure without adding nursing or physician staffing. Image 1 Contribution to Emergency Nursing Practice In the emergency department, the number of patients seen per day is a measure of productivity. The percentage of patients who leave without being seen is a measure of efficiency. Dedicated nursing management structure can improve productivity in the emergency department and the efficiency of flow. |
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