Table 2 Most frequently rationed activities
From: Rationing of nursing care in Internal Medicine Departments—a cross-sectional study
Question | Never (0) | Rarely (1) | Sometimes (2) | Often (3) | Not applicable | Mean | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hygiene | 23,97% | 25,00% | 23,11% | 9,19% | 18,73% | 1,22 |
2 | Skin care | 25,69% | 28,69% | 21,56% | 7,47% | 16,58% | 1,13 |
3 | Bedding | 20,10% | 28,01% | 23,11% | 13,40% | 15,38% | 1,35 |
4 | Walking assist | 14,18% | 24,23% | 21,99% | 17,87% | 21,74% | 1,56 |
5 | Positions | 17,61% | 29,98% | 24,66% | 11,17% | 16,58% | 1,35 |
6 | Bladder or bowel | 24,40% | 29,12% | 21,39% | 5,15% | 19,93% | 1,09 |
7 | Food intake | 26,89% | 29,55% | 19,42% | 6,01% | 18,13% | 1,06 |
8 | Physical comfort | 27,41% | 30,41% | 18,47% | 9,28% | 14,43% | 1,11 |
9 | Medications | 50,52% | 26,63% | 10,31% | 2,49% | 10,05% | 0,61 |
10 | Nutrition | 45,10% | 21,56% | 9,62% | 2,49% | 21,22% | 0,61 |
11 | Wound care | 37,37% | 29,90% | 16,32% | 3,87% | 12,54% | 0,85 |
12 | Intravenous port | 39,78% | 32,22% | 15,21% | 2,06% | 10,74% | 0,77 |
13 | Safe practices | 22,51% | 26,46% | 18,90% | 14,78% | 17,35% | 1,31 |
14 | Infections | 49,14% | 28,09% | 11,68% | 4,81% | 6,27% | 0,7 |
15 | Education | 13,75% | 25,17% | 25,34% | 27,41% | 8,33% | 1,72 |
16 | Preparation | 31,19% | 32,56% | 20,62% | 6,96% | 8,68% | 1,04 |
17 | Emotional | 16,41% | 30,58% | 28,18% | 18,21% | 6,62% | 1,52 |
18 | Physiological | 43,47% | 27,49% | 17,01% | 3,09% | 8,93% | 0,78 |
19 | Behavior | 22,25% | 31,87% | 19,85% | 12,29% | 13,75% | 1,26 |
20 | Safety | 32,13% | 31,27% | 20,79% | 6,44% | 9,36% | 1,02 |
21 | Missed requests | 26,29% | 37,03% | 20,36% | 5,50% | 10,82% | 1,06 |
22 | Waiting time | 16,07% | 27,23% | 27,66% | 15,89% | 13,14% | 1,5 |
23 | Member team | 16,24% | 27,75% | 30,76% | 14,86% | 10,40% | 1,49 |
24 | External unit | 15,89% | 24,91% | 28,18% | 12,71% | 18,30% | 1,46 |
25 | Family member | 15,46% | 28,78% | 30,58% | 11,77% | 13,40% | 1,45 |
26 | Delegations | 20,53% | 29,30% | 26,12% | 11,34% | 12,71% | 1,32 |
27 | Patient data | 24,74% | 29,38% | 24,48% | 12,37% | 9,02% | 1,27 |
28 | Care plan | 30,33% | 28,09% | 22,68% | 8,16% | 10,74% | 1,1 |
29 | Assessment | 33,68% | 30,15% | 19,24% | 8,33% | 8,59% | 1,02 |
30 | Nursing process | 32,73% | 27,41% | 19,59% | 10,65% | 9,62% | 1,09 |
31 | Nursing plan | 26,37% | 28,78% | 23,63% | 10,40% | 10,82% | 1,2 |