Do ward housekeepers free up time for care?
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چکیده
Introducing a ward housekeeping service may give nursing staff more time to focus on essential care. This small-scale evaluation found the role freed up healthcare assistant time and improved staff morale.
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Gate keeping and legitimisation were central in the interactions between informal carers of older people and healthcare workers.
Participants 19 English speaking carers who attended the ward and 25 healthcare workers. Informal carers were those who provided physical or social care or assistance for another person. Without this help, the recipient would need health, social, or voluntary sector service intervention. Healthcare workers were nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dieticians, ambulance personnel, ...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Nursing times
دوره 108 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012