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Table 4 List of category allowance factors

From: The design of an estimation norm to assess nurses required for educational and non-educational hospitals using workload indicators of staffing need in Iran

Row

Additional activities

Supportive activities

1

Checking the emergency trolley, controlling the ward equipment and alternative for deficiencies

Answering the various questions of patients and his/her family

2

Controlling the medicine shelf and replacing deficiencies

Answering the colleagues’ questions

3

Requesting goods from the warehouse and controlling received items

Teaching the colleagues and students of different disciplines

4

Carrying out interface patient training

Helping colleagues in the ward

5

Carrying out interface training activities for colleague

Answering the phone

6

Performing interface infection control activities

Registering specific information and statistics

7

Performing accreditation interface activities

8

Clinical round with supervisor

9

Other (division of patients between nurses of the ward, supervision of work of nurses and other workers, registration of leave in attendance and absence system, etc.)