Prevalence, patterns and predictors of nursing care left undone in European hospitals: results from the multicountry cross-sectional RN4CAST study

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dc.contributor.authorAusserhofer, Dietmar
dc.contributor.authorZander, Britta
dc.contributor.authorBusse, Reinhard
dc.contributor.authorSchubert, Maria
dc.contributor.authorGeest, Sabina de
dc.contributor.authorRafferty, Anne Marie
dc.contributor.authorBall, Jane
dc.contributor.authorScott, Anne
dc.contributor.authorKinnunen, Juha
dc.contributor.authorHeinen, Maud
dc.contributor.authorStrømseng Sjetne, Ingeborg
dc.contributor.authorMoreno-Casbas, Teresa
dc.contributor.authorKózka, Maria
dc.contributor.authorLindqvist, Rikard
dc.contributor.authorDiomidous, Marianna
dc.contributor.authorBruyneel, Luk
dc.contributor.authorSermeus, Walter
dc.contributor.authorAiken, Linda H
dc.contributor.authorSchwendimann, René
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-26T07:28:35Z
dc.date.available2017-10-26T07:28:35Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionDieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.de
dc.descriptionThis publication is with permission of the rights owner freely accessible due to an Alliance licence and a national licence (funded by the DFG, German Research Foundation) respectively.en
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Little is known of the extent to which nursing-care tasks are left undone as an international phenomenon. AIM: The aim of this study is to describe the prevalence and patterns of nursing care left undone across European hospitals and explore its associations with nurse-related organisational factors. METHODS: Data were collected from 33 659 nurses in 488 hospitals across 12 European countries for a large multicountry cross-sectional study. RESULTS: Across European hospitals, the most frequent nursing care activities left undone included 'Comfort/talk with patients' (53%), 'Developing or updating nursing care plans/care pathways' (42%) and 'Educating patients and families' (41%). In hospitals with more favourable work environments (B=-2.19; p<0.0001), lower patient to nurse ratios (B=0.09; p<0.0001), and lower proportions of nurses carrying out non-nursing tasks frequently (B=2.18; p<0.0001), fewer nurses reported leaving nursing care undone. CONCLUSIONS: Nursing care left undone was prevalent across all European countries and was associated with nurse-related organisational factors. We discovered similar patterns of nursing care left undone across a cross-section of European hospitals, suggesting that nurses develop informal task hierarchies to facilitate important patient-care decisions. Further research on the impact of nursing care left undone for patient outcomes and nurse well-being is required.en
dc.description.sponsorshipEC/FP7/223468/EU/Nurse Forecasting: Human Resources Planning in Nursing/RN4CAST
dc.identifier.eissn2044-5423
dc.identifier.issn2044-5415
dc.identifier.urihttps://depositonce.tu-berlin.de/handle/11303/7012
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.14279/depositonce-6333
dc.language.isoen
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin und Gesundheit
dc.titlePrevalence, patterns and predictors of nursing care left undone in European hospitals: results from the multicountry cross-sectional RN4CAST studyen
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002318
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.issue2
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitleBMJ Quality and Safety
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishernameBMJ Publishing Group
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublisherplaceLondon
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pageend135
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pagestart126
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume23
tub.accessrights.dnbdomain
tub.affiliationFak. 7 Wirtschaft und Management::Inst. Technologie und Management (ITM)::FG Management im Gesundheitswesende
tub.affiliation.facultyFak. 7 Wirtschaft und Managementde
tub.affiliation.groupFG Management im Gesundheitswesende
tub.affiliation.instituteInst. Technologie und Management (ITM)de
tub.publisher.universityorinstitutionTechnische Universität Berlin

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