Implementing a patient acuity tool
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DOI: 10.1097/01.nurse.0000919000.40286.de
Abstract: Abstract Purpose: This study aimed to assess the acceptability, relevance, and effectiveness of a patient acuity tool (PAT) among part-time and full-time RNs. Methods: A pre- and post-test intervention was used to evaluate a PAT… read more here.
Keywords: time; patient acuity; acuity tool; acuity ... See more keywords
Effects of Implementing an Acuity Tool on a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit
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DOI: 10.1097/ncq.0000000000000652
Abstract: Background: Staff shortages, reduced budgets, and high acuity of violent psychiatric patients can create challenges in psychiatric intensive care units (PICUs). Local Problem: Staffing of the psychiatric unit was based on patient census rather than… read more here.
Keywords: acuity tool; acuity; unit; care ... See more keywords