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Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Computer Application in Medical Care logoLink to Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Computer Application in Medical Care
. 1989 Nov 8:989–990.

Developing a Unit-level Nursing Productivity Model Using Spreadsheets and Database Management Systems

Linda L Lange, Sarah Detmer
PMCID: PMC2245666

Abstract

Nursing productivity is a critical factor in controlling costs in hospitals today. Factors that affect nursing productivity are influenced by nurse unit managers, yet decision support systems often fail to provide unit-level information. A nursing productivity model incorporating data already existing in the environment was developed and implemented using spreadsheet and database management software. Both systems will be demonstrated.

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