2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Visualizing Nursing Work Process using Time and Motion Study
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23710168
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Social systems engineering/Safety system
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| Research Institution | Osaka University |
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Principal Investigator |
SHIMIZU Sachiko 大阪大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 研究員 (50432498)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 看護業務 / タイムスタディ / 経営工学 / オブジェクト指向 |
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| Research Abstract |
A nurse is an autonomous, decentralized worker who recognizes goals, his or her environment, the conditions and actions of patients and other staff members, and determines his or her own actions.In this study, using time and motion study techniques, a method used to measure jobs, we clarify the structure of the work of transporting patients by nurses. We also attempt to visualize it. We use objected-oriented modeling to express the operation visually.
The study suggests that the work of transporting patients has great differences in the objects, the process, and time efficiency depending on the conditions of the patients, type of exam, and occurrence of the work. Also, because many work occurrences were irregular and required quick responses, we learned that nurses must make adjustments with other tasks while at the same time accomplishing the task of transporting patients.
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