Optimizing Nurses' Time: Reducing Assessment Frequency in General Care
The results of this QI project suggest that head-to-toe assessment frequency in the adult general medical patient population could be reduced to once daily without adversely affecting patient outcomes or safety. Further research is warranted to examine whether these results can be extrapolated to other units and institutions.
Authors
- Michael A Rysavy
- Stephanie M. Slack
- Marny Carlson
- Stephanie P. Chambers
- Kristina J. Masching
Institutions
- Stephens College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- AJN American Journal of Nursing
- Published
- 2025-07-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ajn.0000000000000128
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.03