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Table 2 Comparison of common standard activities of nurses for performing specialized services by hospitals

From: Applying the workload indicators of staffing needs method in nursing health workforce planning: evidences from four hospitals in Vietnam

Activities

Unit

Provincial general hospital

Bac Giang

Thanh Hoa

Can Tho

Dong Thap

Monitoring patient with ICU levels

Mins/patient

15/30

15/20/30

15/30

15/30

Medical procedures

Mins/patient

30–100

15/30

5/30/120

10/30/60

Preparation of patients before and after surgery

Mins/patient

30

25/30

10/15/20

10,15

Measuring survival indicators

Mins/time

5

5

3

3

Taking additional blood

Mins/time

5

3

5

5

Infusion/Transfusion

Mins/time

5

5

6,7

7

Intravenous injection

Mins/time

5

5

3–4

3–4

Intramuscular injection

Mins/time

3

3

2

2

Subcutaneously injection

Mins/time

3

2

2

2

Blood transfusion

Mins/time

15

30

30

30/40

Sonde fastrique

Mins/time

5

5

5/6

8–10

Sonde Urinaire

Mins/time

7

5

5–7

8–10

Dressing

Mins/time

10

10

6–9

8