592. Assessment of Time Spent in the Room by Nurses and Nursing Assistants on a Pediatric Ward by Patient Isolation Status and Demographics

摘要

BackgroundPublished reports have raised concern that RNs spend less time in hospital rooms of patients requiring isolation precautions. Other patient-related factors including race/ethnicity, primary language, and socio-economic factors reportedly influence the mean time spent in the room by RNs and certified nursing assistants (CNAs). At a children’s hospital the automated hand hygiene monitoring system (AHHMS) has motion sensors that detect patient room entry and exit and sensors that detect hand hygiene events. Time spent in patient rooms by RNs and CNAs was examined using AHHMS data captured for patients on a 24-bed pediatric hospital ward for multiple patient characteristics to evaluate factors influencing the duration of visits.