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Association between ambulatory status and call bell use in hospitalized patients—A retrospective cohort study
- Source :
- Journal of Nursing Management. 28:54-62
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Limited, 2019.
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Abstract
- Aim Characterize the relationship between patient ambulatory status and in-hospital call bell use. Background Although call bells are frequently used by patients to request help, the relationship between physical functioning and call bell use has not been evaluated. Methods Retrospective cohort study of 944 neuroscience patients hospitalized in a large academic urban medical centre between April 1, 2014 and August 1, 2014. We conducted multiple linear regression analyses with number of daily call bells from each patient as the primary outcome and patients' average ambulation status as the primary exposure variable. Results The mean number of daily call bell requests for all patients was 6.9 (6.1), for ambulatory patients 5.6 (4.8), and for non-ambulatory patients, it was 7.7 (6.6). Compared with non-ambulatory patients, ambulatory patients had a mean reduction in call bell use by 1.7 (95% CI 2.5 to -0.93, p 250 feet had 5 fewer daily call bells than patients who were able to perform in-bed mobility. Conclusion Ambulatory patients use their call bells less frequently than non-ambulatory patients. Implications for nursing management Frequent use of call bells by non-ambulatory patients can place additional demands on nursing staff; patient mobility status should be considered in nurse workload/patient assignment.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Leadership and Management
Hospitalized patients
Nurses
Walking
Workload
03 medical and health sciences
Help-Seeking Behavior
Mobility status
Humans
Medicine
Association (psychology)
Nursing management
Aged
Retrospective Studies
030504 nursing
business.industry
030503 health policy & services
Ambulatory Status
Retrospective cohort study
Length of Stay
Middle Aged
stomatognathic diseases
Ambulatory
Emergency medicine
Female
Nurse-Patient Relations
0305 other medical science
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 13652834 and 09660429
- Volume :
- 28
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Nursing Management
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....cf3fc7ea0a9d6917821751f8d0304011