2022
DOI: 10.1111/nuf.12834
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Nurses are every bit of the flow:” Emergency department nurses' conceptualization of patient flow management

Abstract: Aim To validate and refine Benjamin and Jacelon's 2021 definition of patient flow management using the experience and knowledge of practicing emergency department nurses. Background Patient flow requires complex, real‐time decision‐making to match patients to limited resources and facilitate their movement through care processes. A literature‐based concept analysis of patient flow management was first performed in 2021, but the voice of nurses is largely absent from existing patient flow research. Design This … Show more

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“…In practice, this often means managing patient admissions from EDs, operating theatres and outpatient clinics [9] and doing so while factoring in the unique needs of patients and the 2 characteristics of available bed stock [8]. Notwithstanding their central role in a hospital's functioning, until recently, relatively little was known about the roles of clinicians charged with maintaining patient flow, and the factors driving their decision-making [10]. The extant literature on this topic is predominantly focused on the roles of specialist nursing staff designated as Patient Flow Managers (PFMs) [10].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…In practice, this often means managing patient admissions from EDs, operating theatres and outpatient clinics [9] and doing so while factoring in the unique needs of patients and the 2 characteristics of available bed stock [8]. Notwithstanding their central role in a hospital's functioning, until recently, relatively little was known about the roles of clinicians charged with maintaining patient flow, and the factors driving their decision-making [10]. The extant literature on this topic is predominantly focused on the roles of specialist nursing staff designated as Patient Flow Managers (PFMs) [10].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Notwithstanding their central role in a hospital's functioning, until recently, relatively little was known about the roles of clinicians charged with maintaining patient flow, and the factors driving their decision-making [10]. The extant literature on this topic is predominantly focused on the roles of specialist nursing staff designated as Patient Flow Managers (PFMs) [10]. Given that flow management requires the cooperation of multiple professions in a number of intertwined activities and interactions [11], there is impetus to learn more about the contribution of other clinicians (e.g., ED doctors, surgeons) towards patient flow.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%