Nurses and midwives perceptions of missed nursing care – A South Australian study

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dc.contributor.author Verrall, Claire
dc.contributor.author Abery, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.author Harvey, C
dc.contributor.author Henderson, Julie Anne
dc.contributor.author Willis, Eileen Mary
dc.contributor.author Hamilton, P
dc.contributor.author Toffoli, Luisa Patrizia
dc.contributor.author Blackman, Ian Robert
dc.date.accessioned 2015-04-28T01:13:04Z
dc.date.available 2015-04-28T01:13:04Z
dc.date.issued 2014-09
dc.description Author version made available in accordance with the publisher's policy for non-mandated open access submission. Under Elsevier's copyright, non-mandated authors are permitted to make work available in an institutional repository. NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Collegian. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in COLLEGIAN, [2014] DOI:10.1016/ j.colegn.2014.09.001 en
dc.description.abstract Background Budgetary restrictions and shorter hospital admission times have increased demands upon nursing time leading to nurses missing or rationing care. Previous research studies involving perceptions of missed care have predominantly occurred outside of Australia. This paper reports findings from the first South Australian study to explore missed nursing care. Aim To determine and explore nurses’ perceptions of reasons for missed care within the South Australian context and across a variety of healthcare settings. Method The survey was a collaborative venture between the Flinders University of South Australia, After Hours Nurse Staffing Work Intensity and Quality of Care project team and the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, SA Branch. Electronic invitations using Survey Monkey were sent to randomly selected nurses and midwives and available online for two months. Three hundred and fifty four nurses and midwives responded. Recurring issues were identified from qualitative data within the survey and three main reasons for missed care emerged. Findings Three main reasons for missed care were determined as: competing demands that reduce time for patient care; ineffective methods for determining staffing levels; and skill mix including inadequate staff numbers. These broad issues represented respondents’ perceptions of missed care. Conclusion Issues around staffing levels, skill mix and the ability to predict workload play a major role in the delivery of care. This study identified the increasing work demands on nurses/midwifes. Solutions to the rationing of care need further exploration. en
dc.identifier.citation Verrall, C., et al. Nurses and midwives perceptions of missed nursing care — A South Australian study. Collegian (2014), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2014.09.001 en
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2014.09.001 en
dc.identifier.issn 1322-7696
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2328/35298
dc.language.iso en
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dc.publisher Elsevier en
dc.rights Copyright © 2014 Australian College of Nursing Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. en
dc.rights.holder Australian College of Nursing Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. en
dc.title Nurses and midwives perceptions of missed nursing care – A South Australian study en
dc.type Article en
local.contributor.authorOrcidLookup Henderson, Julie Anne: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8697-5460 en_US
local.contributor.authorOrcidLookup Willis, Eileen Mary: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7576-971X en_US
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