Perioperative Resources Can Overcome the Weekend Effect

• Autores: Karen Rosenberg, Joan Zolot
• Localización: American Journal of Nursing, ISSN 0002-936X, Vol. 116, Nº. 1, 2016, págs. 65-65
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • According to this study:

    * Many hospitals experience what's known as a “weekend effect”: poorer perioperative outcomes on the weekend than on weekdays. It is thought to be caused by differences in staffing and resources on the weekend.

    * A study in a population of patients undergoing urgent or emergent general surgery suggests that the use of electronic medical records, home health and pain management programs, inpatient rehabilitation, and a greater proportion of RNs can help hospitals overcome a weekend effect.