J Nurs Acad Soc.  1977 Dec;7(2):22-30.

A Study of Nursing Activities Performed by Nursing Personnel in Postanesthetic Room

• Choi KS

Abstract

An analysis of the Nursing activities was carried out during the period of October 6 -10, 1975 for five days, at postanesthetic room in Seoul National University Hospital. Continuous Time Study method was applied to this study by Observing and checking the activities performed by 8 nursing personnel at head nurse, staff nurse, and nurse aide level. Six nursing Students and 6 staff nurses observed and recorded all activities during the day and the evening for 5 days after certain process of training. Following results were obtained; 1 . Percentages of nursing activities were identified at each level of nursing personnel according to the skill Level 1 ) Thirty three point forty two percent of the total head nurse's activities were spent by administrative activities, 21.33% by Clerical activties, 10.63% by Nursing activities, 6.54% by Messenger activities, 4.0% by Housekeeping activities, and24, 08% by Unclassified activities, 2 ) Forty point forty two percent of the total staff nurses' activities were spent by Nursing activities, 12.7% by Administrative activities, 8.03% by Housekeeping activities, 3.08% by Clerical activities, 2.03% by Messenger activities. 0.08% by Dietary activities, and 34.19 % by Unclassified activities. 3 ) Thirty six point sixty three percent of the total nurse aide' s activities were spent by Messenger activities, 14.4% by Housekeeping activities, 2.2% by Nursing activities, 1.0% by Clerical activities, 0.83% by Administrative activities, and 44.94% by Unclassified activities, 2 . Percentages of nursing activities were identified at each level of nursing personnel according to area of activity. 1) Thirty three point ninty six percent of the total head nurse's activities were spent by Unit - Centered activities, 30.26 % by Patient - Centered activities, 8.69% by Personnel-Centered activities and 24.09% by Other - Centered activities. 2 ) Fifty two point seventy four percent of the total staff nurses' activities were spent by Patient - Centered activities, 11.5% by Unit-Centered activities, 1.68% by Personnel-Centered activities and 34.02% by Other-Centered activities. 3 ) Forty nine point sixty seven Percent of the total Nurse aide' s activities were spent by Unit-Centered activities, 5.13% by Patient-Centered activities, 0.27% by Personnel -Centered activities and 4-1.93%by Other-Centered activities. 3 . Percentages of staff nurses' activities were identified at each skill Level according to their shifts. 1 ) Forty four point eighty one percent of the total day time activities were spent by Nursing activities, 13.62% by Administrative activities, 6.37% by Housekeeping activities, 2.08% by Clerical activities, 1.74% by Messenger activities, 0.07% by Dietary activities and 31.31 % by Unclassified activities. 2 ) Thirty three point eighty seven percent of the total evening time activities were spent by nursing activities, 10.51% by Housekeeping activities, 10.0% by Administrative activities, 4.58% by Clerical activities, 2.46 % by Messenger activities, 0.0 9 % by Dietary activities and 38.49% by Unclassified activities. 4. There was no great difference among activities of 5 days.

MeSH Terms

Head
Housekeeping
Humans
Nursing*
Nursing, Supervisory
Seoul
Students, Nursing
Time and Motion Studies