How medical trainees actually spend their time during clinical shifts

How Iranian Medical Trainees Approach their Responsibilities in Clinical Settings; A Grounded Theory Research

Background: It seems we are now experiencing “responsibility problems” among medical trainees (MTs) and some of those recently graduated from medical schools in Iran. Training responsible professionals have always been one of the main concerns of medical educators. Nevertheless, there is a dearth of research in the literature on “responsibility” especially from the medical education point of vi...

A 36-hospital time and motion study: how do medical-surgical nurses spend their time?

CONTEXT Nurses are the primary hospital caregivers. Increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of nursing care is essential to hospital function and the delivery of safe patient care. OBJECTIVE We undertook a time and motion study to document how nurses spend their time. The goal was to identify drivers of inefficiency in nursing work processes and nursing unit design. DESIGN Nurses from 3...

How do Older Adults Spend their Leisure Time? A Population-Based Study in Yazd, Iran

Introduction: An important issue associated with old age is how to spend the leisure, which can help preserve independence, bring happiness and vitality and reduce mental disorders and indifference. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate how older adults spend their leisure time. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted with 270 elderly participants (> 60 years) in Yazd city...

Return on Investment: How Infection Preventionists (IPs) Spend Their Time at an Academic Medical Center

How hospitalists spend their time: insights on efficiency and safety.

BACKGROUND Despite the dramatic growth of hospitalists, no studies have evaluated the type and frequency of activities that hospitalists perform. To evaluate the types and frequency of activities that hospitalists perform during routine work, we conducted a time-motion study of hospitalist physicians at our institution. DESIGN A research assistant shadowed hospitalist physicians for 3- to 5-h...