Monthly variation of unfinished nursing care at the US Army Burn Center

Unfinished nursing care is a well-established problem in hospitals around the world. Data from 36 studies, representing over 111,000 nurses from 23 countries, indicated that more than half of hospital nurses (52 –98%) leave at least one element of nursing care unfinished due to time scarcity [1–10]. The phenomenon also is referred to as tasks left undone [11], missed care [12], and implicitly rationed care [13]. Unfinished nursing care occurs during periods of time scarcity, when nurses frequently do no t have enough time to complete the necessary elements of care for their assigned patients during their shift [5,14].
Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Source Type: research