Development and psychometric testing of a tool to measure missed nursing care

• Published in: The Journal of nursing administration Vol. 39; no. 5; p. 211
• Main Authors: Kalisch, Beatrice J, Williams, Reg Arthur
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2009
• Subjects: Data Collection - methods; Factor Analysis, Statistical; Focus Groups; Humans; Medical Errors - nursing; Medical Errors - statistics & numerical data; Midwestern United States; Nursing Administration Research - methods; Nursing Care - statistics & numerical data; Nursing Evaluation Research - methods; Nursing Methodology Research; Nursing Staff, Hospital - organization & administration; Nursing Staff, Hospital - psychology; Personnel Staffing and Scheduling - organization & administration; Psychometrics; Qualitative Research; Quality of Health Care - statistics & numerical data; Time and Motion Studies; Workload - statistics & numerical data; Midwestern United States

In a qualitative study, medical-surgical and intensive care staff nurses reported that they did not complete a significant amount of nursing care on regular basis. Thus, it was determined that a quantitative tool was needed to measure the amount and type of missed nursing care and the reasons for mi...