Table 1.
Optimal load, lower bound |
Optimal load, upper bound |
OPC per nurse |
Patients per nurse |
OPC | OPC per patient |
Number of nurses |
Incident | Patient affected |
Harm to patient |
>1 incident |
Death | n | Number of OPC classifications |
|
Ward, id | ||||||||||||||
D Infectious* | 18.90 | 25.56 | 21.06 | 1.48 | 251.22 | 14.20 | 12.03 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 365 | 17.70 |
D Internal† | 21.85 | 29.55 | 24.45 | 1.60 | 308.81 | 15.28 | 12.74 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 362 | 20.18 |
D Cardiology | 21.88 | 29.60 | 25.98 | 1.89 | 355.99 | 13.75 | 13.98 | 0.26 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 365 | 25.90 |
D Surgical | 16.85 | 22.79 | 23.88 | 1.41 | 425.36 | 16.87 | 17.80 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 365 | 25.19 |
D Orthopaedics | 15.99 | 21.63 | 21.92 | 1.41 | 350.84 | 15.52 | 16.15 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 365 | 22.62 |
D Surgical | 14.54 | 19.66 | 17.58 | 1.24 | 243.46 | 14.18 | 13.75 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 330 | 17.15 |
D Maternal | 25.47 | 34.47 | 33.83 | 2.48 | 343.10 | 13.62 | 10.12 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 364 | 25.17 |
D Oncology | 14.36 | 20.12 | 22.84 | 1.38 | 249.46 | 16.50 | 10.88 | 0.26 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.18 | 362 | 15.10 |
D Neurology | 20.05 | 27.13 | 25.12 | 1.34 | 392.29 | 18.69 | 15.76 | 0.13 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 365 | 20.96 |
B Internal† | 16.14 | 21.83 | 20.40 | 1.49 | 182.62 | 13.75 | 8.95 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 341 | 13.29 |
B Internal† | 20.37 | 27.56 | 25.13 | 2.00 | 290.05 | 12.61 | 11.59 | 0.23 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 365 | 23.04 |
B Internal† | 17.16 | 23.21 | 19.94 | 1.47 | 171.98 | 13.54 | 8.59 | 0.20 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 365 | 12.69 |
B Internal† | 19.65 | 26.59 | 24.16 | 1.82 | 292.34 | 13.24 | 12.11 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.13 | 365 | 22.09 |
B Surgical | 21.47 | 29.04 | 29.16 | 2.00 | 544.95 | 14.59 | 18.73 | 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.16 | 365 | 37.34 |
B Surgical | 18.50 | 25.10 | 23.29 | 1.77 | 355.67 | 13.18 | 15.37 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 365 | 26.95 |
B Surgical | 23.27 | 31.48 | 28.04 | 1.88 | 474.66 | 14.90 | 17.01 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 365 | 31.85 |
B Gynaecology | 18.87 | 25.54 | 23.17 | 1.68 | 131.87 | 14.04 | 6.21 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 177 | 9.45 |
B Maternity | 19.05 | 25.78 | 20.69 | 1.37 | 338.39 | 15.04 | 16.40 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 365 | 22.48 |
B Paediatrics | 11.51 | 15.58 | 13.08 | 0.75 | 134.87 | 17.39 | 10.23 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 362 | 7.72 |
B Paediatrics | 12.16 | 16.45 | 8.65 | 0.49 | 108.10 | 17.52 | 12.38 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 365 | 6.17 |
B Otology | 17.45 | 23.60 | 22.45 | 1.81 | 224.67 | 12.36 | 9.87 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 298 | 18.12 |
B Neurology | 16.25 | 21.98 | 19.37 | 1.37 | 245.29 | 14.24 | 12.68 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 365 | 17.30 |
B Lung | 20.02 | 27.09 | 19.43 | 1.50 | 273.30 | 12.97 | 14.05 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 365 | 21.05 |
C Surgical | 22.60 | 30.60 | 24.33 | 1.41 | 321.42 | 17.29 | 13.22 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 365 | 18.58 |
C Internal† | 18.70 | 25.30 | 25.15 | 1.65 | 397.05 | 15.20 | 15.93 | 0.17 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.15 | 366 | 26.12 |
C Internal† | 20.40 | 27.60 | 21.77 | 1.29 | 208.62 | 16.87 | 9.52 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 291 | 12.33 |
C Surgical | 19.40 | 26.30 | 23.70 | 1.51 | 228.64 | 15.64 | 9.49 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 291 | 14.58 |
A Gynaecology | 19.50 | 26.40 | 24.92 | 1.83 | 290.61 | 13.60 | 11.39 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 366 | 21.14 |
A Gynaecology | 25.60 | 42.10 | 39.84 | 2.81 | 510.25 | 14.21 | 12.83 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 225 | 35.94 |
A Gynaecology | 33.50 | 45.30 | 40.54 | 2.85 | 607.06 | 14.22 | 15.06 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 366 | 42.64 |
A Orthopaedics | 16.80 | 22.70 | 20.29 | 1.33 | 430.29 | 15.18 | 21.19 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 366 | 28.30 |
A Paediatrics | 12.30 | 14.90 | 13.33 | 0.97 | 165.18 | 13.85 | 12.34 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 366 | 11.95 |
A Paediatrics | 11.00 | 14.20 | 11.16 | 0.70 | 117.12 | 16.05 | 10.57 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 360 | 7.31 |
A Paediatrics | 8.90 | 12.00 | 9.29 | 0.54 | 91.18 | 17.36 | 9.67 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 363 | 5.24 |
A Surgical | 21.10 | 28.50 | 24.45 | 1.48 | 273.20 | 16.50 | 11.24 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 364 | 16.54 |
A Rehabilitation | 15.10 | 20.50 | 20.57 | 1.49 | 198.98 | 13.89 | 9.51 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 315 | 14.52 |
Total | 18.52 | 25.22 | 22.41 | 1.53 | 294.59 | 14.97 | 12.93 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 12 475 | 19.97 |
Assumed optimal load refers to the established interval of optimal workload according to the PAONCIL measurement (OPC per nurse).
The variables are described in more detail in the main text.
*Infectious diseases.
†Internal medicine.
OPC, Oulu Patient Classification; PAONCIL, Professional Assessment of Optimal Nursing Care Intensity Level.