Table 4 Table showing nursing dimensions of care, individual nurse task rank within study, overall rank across primary studies and relative position of activities for studies which used the original MISSCARE survey

Assessments

IV/central line site care and assessments

24

20

22

24

7

21

21

17

19

15

19

20

19

20

22nd

Bedside glucose monitoring as ordered

17

24

24

21

21

24

23

23

21

24

24

22

23

23

24th

Focused reassessments according to patient condition

5

14

18

8

7

16

19

16

14

13

14

15

19

14

14th

Monitoring intake/output

18

12

18

20

17

18

10

11

9

21

11

10

6

12

11th

Vital signs assessed as ordered

23

22

23

23

23

21

24

19

21

21

22

22

24

22

23rd

Patient assessments performed each shift

22

15

18

14

4

18

17

17

11

11

18

12

22

17

18th

Assess effectiveness of medications

16

10

12

12

21

12

12

9

8

6

16

9

18

12

11th

Emotional support

Emotional support to patient and/or family

8

6

7

11

2

8

3

7

3

5

10

3

16

7

6th

Medical needs

Response to call light is initiated within 5 min

4

17

15

17

4

14

14

6

14

10

4

15

8

14

14th

PRN medication request acted on within 15 min

14

15

17

15

13

16

15

14

18

4

7

19

14

15

16th

Wound care

20

23

16

16

19

18

15

24

21

20

13

22

8

19

21st

Medications administered within 30 min before or after scheduled time

15

13

14

19

7

12

20

13

7

6

12

8

11

12

11th

Physical needs

Setting up meals for patients who can feed themselves

12

10

8

13

23

8

17

10

6

15

3

7

8

10

8th

Turning patient every 2 h

6

4

5

9

7

5

5

4

4

6

5

4

2

5

3rd

Mouth care

12

5

4

4

7

2

6

8

14

17

6

15

1

6

4th

Feeding patient when the food is still warm

8

7

3

6

19

2

10

20

11

19

19

12

3

10

8th

Ambulation 3 times per day or as ordered

1

3

1

2

13

1

2

2

2

1

2

2

7

2

2nd

Assist with toileting needs within 5 min of request

10

8

6

9

7

8

8

15

9

6

8

9

3

8

7th

Patient bathing/skin care

7

17

11

3

17

8

22

21

19

21

19

20

12

17

18th

Planning

Attending family/interdisciplinary conferences

2

1

2

1

3

2

1

1

1

3

1

1

5

1

1st

Teaching

Teach patient about plans for their care after discharge and when to call after discharge

3

9

9

7

1

5

13

3

5

2

9

6

13

6

4th

Patient teaching about procedures, tests, and other diagnostic studies

11

2

10

5

4

7

4

12

14

11

17

15

15

11

10th

Undefined

Hand washing

18

21

13

18

16

14

7

22

21

17

23

22

19

18

20th

Full documentation of all necessary data

20

19

21

22

13

21

9

5

13

13

15

14

16

15

16th