Workload measurement study to develop staffing guidelines for the clinical inpatient dietitian

Somers, Judy P.; Mulroney, Rita A.

Workload measurement study to develop staffing guidelines for the clinical inpatient dietitian

1983

Somers, Judy P. | Mulroney, Rita A.

The major activities of 5 inpatient clinical dietitians were examined to identify time management factors (the average amount of time spent on each activity, the number of dietitian consultations, the time spent per patient consultation) and to establish indicators for workloads, performance, and productivity. The results of this study indicated that the dietitians spent 44, 20, 6, 4, 3, 1, and 7% of their time on direct patient care, patient care support activities, non-patient teaching, community-related activities, research and special projects, interdepartmental activities, and other tasks, respectively. A formula was developed to identify the number of dietitians needed for patients' nutritional care, based on the percentage of direct patient care time available, the percentage of patients needing nutritional support, and the patient turnover rate. (wz)

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