Table 1 Ward characteristics (n = 19)
Ward | Beds [n] (Cases [n]) | StuPA fidelity points [3-12] (%) | Patient transfers [n] (mean per case) | Mean nursing care dependency score at admission [10–40 points] (SD) | Number of falls [n] (Falls per 1000 patient days) | Patient cases with fall risk at admission [n] (%) | Fall Injury severity score [0–3] | Median length of stay [days] (range) | Bed occupancy [%] | Patient cases with delirium risk at admission [n] (%) | Median age [years] (range) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Surg 1 | 37 (553) | 10 (77.8) | 1‘362 (2.5) | 34.4 (2.2) | 24 (5.9) | 344 (62.2) | 0.13 | 7 (1–49) | 59.3 | 95 (17.2) | 62 (17–96) |
Surg 2 | 40 (690) | 10.75 (86.1) | 2‘023 (2.9) | 35.4 (5) | 37 (6.2) | 416 (60.3) | 0.65 | 8 (1–51) | 80.9 | 115 (16.7) | 70 (26–97) |
Surg 3 | 38 (678) | 9.75 (75.0) | 1‘635 (2.4) | 30.4 (6.7) | 15 (2.5) | 559 (82.5) | 0.33 | 7 (1-106) | 85.6 | 183 (27) | 65 (18–99) |
Surg 4 | 34 (669) | 10 (77.8) | 1‘622 (2.4) | 33 (6.4) | 25 (4.5) | 486 (72.7) | 0.2 | 7 (1–97) | 89.8 | 78 (11.7) | 68 (16–101) |
Surg 5 | 39 (920) | 10.5 (83.3) | 2‘436 (2.6) | 36 (7.1) | 23 (3.5) | 336 (36.5) | 0.35 | 6 (1–65) | 91.9 | 99 (10.8) | 60 (17–96) |
Surg 6 | 36 (1‘064) | 9 (66.7) | 2‘352 (2.2) | 35.9 (6.6) | 12 (1.8) | 386 (36.3) | 0.67 | 4 (1-127) | 99.6 | 74 (7) | 62 (18–102) |
Surg 7 | 23 (486) | 10 (77.8) | 1‘078 (2.2) | 34.3 (5.8) | 8 (2.2) | 298 (61.3) | 0.75 | 6 (1–40) | 85.2 | 58 (11.9) | 71 (18–99) |
Surg 8 | 20 (445) | 10.5 (83.3) | 1‘152 (2.6) | 33.5 (6.1) | 7 (2.1) | 319 (71.7) | 0.43 | 6 (1–83) | 88.6 | 97 (21.8) | 70 (17–99) |
Med 1 | 15 (119) | 10.5 (83.3) | 385 (2.9) | 38.7 (3.4) | 8 (3.2) | 69 (58) | 0.3 | 27 (2-136) | 97.9 | 15 (12.6) | 55 (19–79) |
Med 2 | 9 (435) | 8.75 (63.9) | 1‘207 (2.8) | 38.8 (2.9) | 2 (1.2) | 127 (29.2) | 1 | 3 (1–20) | 103.1 | 17 (3.9) | 58 (18–96) |
Med 3 | 48 (1‘016) | 10.25 (80.6) | 2‘619 (2.6) | 34.9 (3.4) | 77 (8.7) | 599 (59) | 0.34 | 7 (1–75) | 100.4 | 225 (22.2) | 68 (17–99) |
Med 4 | 44 (957) | 10.75 (86.1) | 2‘875 (3.0) | 34.7 (6.9) | 48 (6.1) | 599 (62.6) | 0.65 | 7 (1–62) | 97.5 | 210 (21.9) | 72 (16–97) |
Med 5 | 47 (813) | 10.25 (80.6) | 2‘196 (2.7) | 36.3 (6.9) | 41 (5.0) | 478 (58.8) | 0.59 | 8 (1-180) | 94.9 | 155 (19.1) | 68 (16–93) |
Med 6 | 44 (827) | 11.25 (91.7) | 2‘283 (2.8) | 35.1 (5.8) | 80 (10.2) | 517 (62.5) | 0.5 | 8 (1–77) | 97.1 | 177 (21.4) | 70 (17–96) |
Med 7 | 30 (603) | 10.75 (86.1) | 1‘627 (2.7) | 33 (7.1) | 28 (6.1) | 454 (75.3) | 0.21 | 7 (1–55) | 83.5 | 155 (25.7) | 70 (16–102) |
Spec 1 | 25 (495) | 10.5 (83.3) | 1‘340 (2.7) | 36.3 (6.7) | 33 (8.1) | 240 (48.5) | 0.61 | 7 (1-103) | 88.1 | 72 (14.6) | 70 (19–103) |
Spec 2 | 24 (649) | 10 (77.8) | 1‘435 (2.2) | 37.8 (6) | 6 (2.0) | 169 (26) | 0.17 | 3 (1–38) | 69.3 | 21 (3.2) | 48 (16–94) |
Spec 3 | 25 (826) | 9.75 (75.0) | 2‘364 (2.9) | 38.1 (3.7) | 11 (2.7) | 239 (28.9) | 0.27 | 3 (1–71) | 88.8 | 36 (4.4) | 53 (16–97) |
Spec 4 | 9 (348) | 9 (66.7) | 751 (2.2) | 39.2 (8.2) | 6 (5.0) | 192 (55.2) | 0.83 | 3 (1–17) | 72.9 | 10 (2.9) | 69 (18–98) |
Total | 587 (11’827) | - | 32‘744 | - | 491 (5.1) | 6‘827 (57.7) | - | NA | 88.8 | 1‘892 (16) | - |
Median | 34 (669) | 10.3 (80.6) | 1‘627 (2.6) | 39 (2.4) | 23 (4.5) | 344 (59) | 0.4 | 7 | 88.8 | 95 (14.5) | 68 |
Min | 9 (119) | 8.8 (63.9) | 385 (2.2) | 30.4 | 2 (1.2) | 69 (26) | 0.1 | 3 | 59.3 | 10 (2.9) | 48 |
Max | 48 (1‘064) | 11.3 (91.7) | 2‘875 (3.2) | 39.2 | 80 (10.2) | 599 (82.4) | 1 | 27 | 103.1 | 225 (27) | 72 |