Table 1 Items included in the questionnaire

Sample characteristics questions

Measure/options

Is the MipAC unit established as an intermunicipal cooperation?

Yes / No

How many of the total number of beds in your unit are defined as MipAC beds?

Count

What units are you leader of?^a

a) Separate MipAC unit

b) Short-term care unit

c) Long- term care unit

d) Both short-term and long-term units^b

Are you the leader of more/other units? If so, which?

(open-ended)

How many hours per week is a physician contracted to be present in the MipAC?

Hours pr. week

Nursing competence questions

Measure/options

How many registered nurses (RNs) are responsible for the patients in the MipAC?

Count

How many nurse assistants (NAs) perform care for patients in the MipAC (i.e. assisting with meals, toilet visits, general care, observation and/or follow-up)

Count

How many assistants without formal health care training, perform care for patients in the MipAC (i.e. assisting with meals, toilet visits, general care, observation and/or follow-up)

Count

How many RNs have a master’s degree or specialisation in a) Emergency care nursing b) Geriatric nursing c) Mental health/psychiatric nursing d) other

Count

How many of the RNs have a master’s degree or specialisation in total = a + b + c + d.

Count

How many of the RNs have less than one year of clinical experience?

Count

Can you specify approximately how many a) day shifts b) evening shifts and c) night shifts were carried out with only one nurse on duty in the last four weeks? (despite presence of other staff with lower/no formal competence)

Count

How often does it happen that there is no nurse on duty in the MipAC?

Never/ Few times a year/ Monthly/ Weekly

When RNs call in sick or are absent, are their shifts in the MipAC covered by RNs?

Always/ Mostly/ Sometimes/Seldom/Never

Is there a written standard for minimum competence requirements for the nursing service in your MipAC?

Yes/ No