From: Reducing the length of postnatal hospital stay: implications for cost and quality of care
Staff time | Phase of stay on ward | |||||
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% | Hours | Admission | Recovery | Discharge | Band 2 | |
Direct care | ||||||
communication | 5.2 % | 0.47 | 21.0 % | 28.9 % | 50.0 % | 3.6 % |
standard physical exam postnatal check | 7.8 % | 0.71 | 27.6 % | 39.5 % | 32.9 % | 0.0 % |
additional physical exam. e.g. catheter care/ wound care | 7.2 % | 0.66 | 39.2 % | 39.3 % | 21.4 % | 5.3 % |
personal care hygiene | 5.5 % | 0.50 | 59.7 % | 24.5 % | 15.7 % | 32.4 % |
administration of medicines | 9.5 % | 0.87 | 25.6 % | 53.3 % | 21.1 % | 0.0 % |
parent education | 1.4 % | 0.13 | 14.6 % | 53.9 % | 31.4 % | 44.0 % |
assessment (history & risk) | 1.5 % | 0.14 | 21.1 % | 21.1 % | 57.7 % | 0.0 % |
feeding advice & assistance | 7.3 % | 0.66 | 38.7 % | 31.0 % | 30.3 % | 19.5 % |
midwife procedure e.g. taking swabs | 1.2 % | 0.11 | 25.0 % | 75.0 % | 0.0 % | 2.0 % |
Indirect care | ||||||
documentation | 18.4 % | 1.68 | 31.8 % | 26.9 % | 41.3 % | 1.4 % |
liaison & referral | 8.1 % | 0.74 | 17.6 % | 28.2 % | 54.2 % | 9.0 % |
Associated activities (ward) | 26.9 % | 2.45 | 0.0 % | 100.0 % | 0.0 % | 65.1 % |
Total | 100.0 % | 9.11 | 22.7 % | 52.2 % | 25.1 % | 22.9 % |