International Emergency Nursing Vol. 53 November 2020
Long emergency department length of stay: A concept analysis
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Title
International Emergency Nursing Vol. 53 November 2020
Long emergency department length of stay: A concept analysis
Long emergency department length of stay: A concept analysis
Subject
Emergency department, Length of stay, Concept analysis, Emergency nursing, Performance measurement
Description
Introduction: Emergency Department (ED) Length of stay (LOS) has been associated with poor patient outcomes, which has led to the implementation of time targets designed to keep EDLOS below a specific limit. The cut-offs defining long EDLOS varies across settings and seem to be arbitrarily chosen. This study aimed to clarify the meaning of long EDLOS.
Methods: A concept analysis using the Walker and Avant approach was conducted. It included a literature search aiming to identify all uses of the concept, resulting in a set of defining attributes and a way of measuring the concept empirically.
Results: Long EDLOS was primarily used as proxy for other phenomena, e.g. boarding or crowding. The definitions had cut-offs ranging between 4 and 48 h. The attributes defining long EDLOS was waiting, a crowded ED
environment and an inefficient organization.
Discussion: Time targets are probably more suitable when directed towards and tailored for specific sub-groups of the ED population.
Methods: A concept analysis using the Walker and Avant approach was conducted. It included a literature search aiming to identify all uses of the concept, resulting in a set of defining attributes and a way of measuring the concept empirically.
Results: Long EDLOS was primarily used as proxy for other phenomena, e.g. boarding or crowding. The definitions had cut-offs ranging between 4 and 48 h. The attributes defining long EDLOS was waiting, a crowded ED
environment and an inefficient organization.
Discussion: Time targets are probably more suitable when directed towards and tailored for specific sub-groups of the ED population.
Creator
Jonas Andersson, Lena Nordgren, Ivy Cheng, Ulrica Nilsson, Lisa Kurland
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd.
Date
November 2020
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Rights
1755-599X
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
Coverage
International Emergency Nursing Vol. 53 November 2020
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Citation
Jonas Andersson, Lena Nordgren, Ivy Cheng, Ulrica Nilsson, Lisa Kurland, “International Emergency Nursing Vol. 53 November 2020
Long emergency department length of stay: A concept analysis,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed September 20, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1579.
Long emergency department length of stay: A concept analysis,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed September 20, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1579.