Regulated and unregulated nurses in the acute hospital setting: Tasks performed, delayed or not completed

Journal of Clinical Nursing
Michael A RocheSamantha Rowbotham

Abstract

Investigate the number and type of tasks performed, delayed or not completed by regulated and unregulated (assistant) nurses. Assistants in Nursing change the work environment of the nurses with whom they work. As the number of Assistants in Nursing working on acute units grows, it is important to understand how their presence influences nursing care. Descriptive analysis of survey data from 62 acute nursing units across three Australian states between 2008-2010. All staff providing nursing care to patients were asked to complete a survey that included demographics, the number of tasks delayed/incomplete and the completion of six specific tasks. Nonparametric tests compared Assistants in Nursing (n = 25) to regulated nurses (n = 1630), and regulated nurses on units with no Assistants in Nursing (n = 1356) to those on units with up to 5% assistants (n = 76) and over 5% assistants (n = 198). More regulated nurses on units with zero, or up to 5% Assistants in Nursing, completed tasks usually associated with assistants' scope of practice, relative to those on units with over 5% Assistants in Nursing. Statistically significant differences were found between the units in delays responding to the patient bell and in the planning of nu...Continue Reading

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