Nursing Workload

This has an end date. Can we take it out of the listing of indicators for its reports, and turn the page into legacy documentation? Julie, if you are OK with that just comment here, I can do the cleanup.Ttenbergen 10:40, 2021 December 15 (CST)

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Average TISS28 score per patient

Indicators
Indicator:	Nursing Workload
Created/Raw:	Created
Program:	Critical Care
Start Date:	2013-01-01
End Date:	2020-10-01
Reports:	Critical Care Program Quality Indicator Report

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Usually used in aggregate form as "per location" and/or "per timeframe", e.g. by day/month/quarter/year x Ward/Unit x Hospital.

Starting Oct 1, 2020, the Daily TISS Score which is based on all TISS 28 elements was no longer calculated since collection of all TISS28 elements was stopped (i.e. only a subset of it has continued).

QI domain

• Safe
• Staff workload

Significance

TISS28 score reflects nursing workload. Average TISS scores per patient can be used to plan staffing requirements.

Sampling Plan / Procedure

Inclusion Criteria

100% all admissions

Exclusion Criteria

None

Frequency

Monthly, quarterly or yearly based on calendar dates

Definition and Derivation

Each element in TISS28 has a point if present.

Daily TISS Score is the sum of the individual element points for each day of ICU stay.

Each patient has a Daily TISS Score.

Numerator

Num = Sum of the Daily TISS Score of all patients in a given time frame

Denominator

Denom = Number of calendar days * Average Daily Bed Occupancy (Bed occupancy) on the same time frame

Formula

Average TISS Score per patient per day= Num / Denom

Data Sources

TISS28

Admit DtTm, Dispo DtTm

SAS Program

• S:\MED\MED_CCMED\Julie\SAS_CFE\CFE_macros\all_bed_occupancy.sas
• S:\MED\MED_CCMED\Julie\SAS_CFE\CFE_macros\Prep_TISSandCCI.sas

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