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The reality of nursing time: how nurses spend their shifts
Alex Walsby,
Sharon Williams,
John Gammon 
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Stephanie Best
,
Stephanie Best
British Journal of Nursing, Volume: 33, Issue: 20, Pages: 968 - 974
Swansea University Authors:
Sharon Williams, John Gammon
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DOI (Published version): 10.12968/bjon.2024.0050
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Background:Nurse staffing levels are increasingly challenged while pressures on healthcare systems are rising. There is a clear need to optimise efficiency in healthcare delivery in order to deliver safe, effective and quality health care.Aim:To understand how nurses working shifts spend their time...
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