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Table 6 Additional activities and activity standards for nurses

From: An assessment of existing surge capacity of tertiary healthcare system of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan using workload indicators for staffing need method

Activity

Appropriate cadre

Activity standard (medical and allied and surgical and allied)

Activity standard emergency department

Weekly medicine indent creation receiving and arranging

1 Charge nurse

120 min/week

60 min/week

Indent article daily

1 Charge nurse

60 min/day

60 min/day

Daily expanse

1 Charge nurse

60 min/day

60 min/day

Bedside teaching

1 Charge nurse

60 min/week

NA

Ward report

1 Charge nurse

90 min/day

NA

Administrative work

1 Charge nurse

60 min/day

30 min/day

Record keeping

1 Charge nurse

30 min/day

30 min/day

Resuscitation/emergency and on demand care

1 Charge nurse

60 min/week

180 min/day

Appraisals

Nursing superintendent

60 min/month

60 min/month

Duty roster

Nursing superintendent

120 min/month

NA