Table 2 Ward profile
Wards | Discipline | Number of beds | Number of FTPa | Nurse: bed ratio | Nursing care delivery system | Bedside Nursing-handover | ICSA | ICSB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospital A | 3.73 (±0.89) | 4.14 (±0.71) | ||||||
Ward A | Orthopedics | 36 | 11.0 | 1 : 3.27 | Patient-oriented | Yes | 3.75 (±0.90) | 4.13 (±0.71) |
Ward B | Orthopedics | 22 | 8.8 | 1 : 2.50 | Patient-oriented | Yes | 3.98 (±0.71) | 4.38 (±0.47) |
Ward C | Gastroenterology | 38 | 14.1 | 1 : 2.70 | n.a. | Yes | 3.84 (±0.91) | 4.28 (±0.68) |
Ward D | Cardiology | 38 | 15.4 | 1 : 2.47 | n.a. | Yes | 3.28 (±1.01) | 3.74 (±0.87) |
Ward E | General surgery | 38 | 17.2 | 1 : 2.21 | n.a. | Yes | 3.72 (±0.81) | 4.15 (±0.64) |
Hospital B | 3.46 (±0.96) | 3.90 (±0.71) | ||||||
Ward A | General surgery | 32 | 10.59 | 1 : 3.02 | Zone nursing | Yes | 3.73 (±1.14) | 4.02 (±0.88) |
Ward B | Neurology | 30 | 19.0 | 1 : 1.58 | Zone nursing | Yes | 3.16 (±1.09) | 3.71 (±0.96) |
Ward C | Mixed (urology/general surgery) | 26 | 9.16 | 1 : 2.84 | Zone nursing | Yes | 3.42 (±0.84) | 3.89 (±0.68) |
Ward D | Mixed (urology/general surgery) | 25 | 11.15 | 1 : 2.24 | Zone nursing | Yes | 3.55 (±0.71) | 4.01 (±0.53) |
Hospital C | 3.82 (±0.86) | 4.30 (±0.64) | ||||||
Ward A | Mixed (gynecology/orthopedics) | 30 | 12.56 | 1 : 2.39 | n.a. | No | 4.03 (±0.95) | 4.55 (±0.58) |
Ward B | Ear, nose and throat | 37 | 9.20 | 1 : 4.02 | Task-oriented | No | 3.66 (±0.90) | 4.15 (±0.70) |
Ward C | Urology | 40 | 13.93 | 1 : 2.87 | n.a. | No | 3.91 (±0.65) | 4.29 (±0.51) |
Ward D | Traumatology | 29 | 13.11 | 1 : 2.21 | n.a. | No | 3.64 (±0.91) | 4.17 (±0.71) |
Hospital D | 3.66 (±0.93) | 4.10 (±0.66) | ||||||
Ward A | Cardiology | 16 | 11.35 | 1 : 1.41 | Zone nursing | Yes | 3.80 (±0.77) | 4.25 (±0.54) |
Ward B | Cardiology | 23 | 15.00 | 1 : 1.47 | Zone nursing | Yes | 3.74 (±1.10) | 4.22 (±0.70) |
Ward C | Cardiology | 16 | 11.45 | 1 : 1.40 | Zone nursing | Yes | 3.42 (±1.08) | 4.01 (±0.76) |
Ward D | Heart surgery | 22 | 16.00 | 1 : 1.38 | Zone nursing | Yes | 3.81 (±0.77) | 4.03 (±0.66) |
Ward E | Heart surgery | 21 | 16.00 | 1 : 1.31 | Zone nursing | Yes | 3.56 (±0.84) | 3.98 (±0.58) |
Hospital E | 3.59 (±0.83) | 4.02 (±0.61) | ||||||
Ward A | Dermatology | 24 | 11.61 | 1 : 2.06 | n.a | No | 3.61 (±0.81) | 4.05 (±0.73) |
Ward B | Dermatology | 24 | 10.50 | 1 : 2.29 | n.a | No | 3.58 (±0.86) | 3.99 (±0.50) |