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Census Stablization

This literature review concerning the topic of census stabilization addresses the following areas relevant to this study: nurse communication affects operations; computers enhance operations; early studies of operations management; later studies of operations management; strategies for optimal operations; and conclusion.

Census stabilization is a term that describes the process of improving patient access management, patient flow, or patient transport systems. Patients must be transported within the facility and to other acute care institutions (Stahl, 1998). Studies presented focus on the need for increased communication between nurses and the need to include computers to enhance all communication. Following these topics a review of early and later studies of operations management of census stabilization are presented along with strategies for optimal operations.

Nurse Communication Affects Operations

Clow,áGale, and Saberá(1996) reported on an early patient placement approach, which noted the importance of involving nurses and adequate communication. For this approach a team was formed that included representatives from each unit. The team agreed that communication was the primary cause of most problems and a new plan was devised that consisted of nurses from each unit writing on erasable marker boards: census, discharges and transfers, and available beds. The boards were on rolling carts so that they could be moved to the meeting room daily (all nurses met daily to discuss patient flow and placement).

Haack and Shawá(1996) presented a nurse-driven patient placement system.á For this study a multidisciplinary group investigated patient placement practices in two pediatric units at the Penn State University ChildrenÆs Hospital, an academic medical center. Two nursing units included a 35 bed general pediatric and a 26 bed pediatric intensive care unit/intermediate unit (PICU/IMC); each of these units s...

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