Nursing Workload
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 |
Usually used in aggregate form as "per location" and/or "per timeframe", e.g. by day/month/quarter/year x Ward/Unit x Hospital.
Indicator Discontinued
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).
The indicator is still listed here and on its reports because the reports contain it for the last 24 months.
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
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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