Using a Task Analysis to Describe Nursing Work in Acute Care Patient Environments
- 1 December 2009
- journal article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration
- Vol. 39 (12), 537-547
- https://doi.org/10.1097/nna.0b013e3181c1806d
Abstract
To improve the healthcare environment where nurses work and patients receive care, it is necessary to understand the elements that define the healthcare environment. Primary elements include (a) the occupants of the room and what knowledge, skills, and abilities they bring to the situation; (b) what tasks the occupants will be doing in the room; and (c) the characteristics of the built environment. To better understand these components, a task analysis from human factor research was conducted to study nurses as they cared for hospitalized patients. Multiple methods, including a review of nursing textbooks, observations, and interviews, were used to describe nurses' capabilities, nursing activities, and the environmental problems with current patient room models. Findings from this initial study are being used to inform the design and evaluation of an inpatient room prototype and to generate future research in improving clinical environments to support nursing productivity.Keywords
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