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Patterns of telephone calls triaged by registered nurses in a urogynecology practice.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18605515     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The volume and time required to manage a nurse telephone triage line in an urogynecology practice can be a concern for staffing, time management, and office patient flow. Therefore, telephone triage logs were retrospectively reviewed for a 12-month period to investigate whether call volume differed on days of the five-day office work week. Results showed Monday to be the busiest telephone triage day, with an average of 32.26 calls per day, and Friday as the second busiest day, with 28.52 calls per day. Based on this review, staffing patterns may need to be adjusted to accommodate the higher call volumes on Mondays and Fridays.
Authors:
Megan O Schimpf; Adam C Steinberg; Paul K Tulikangas; Christine A LaSala
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Urologic nursing     Volume:  28     ISSN:  1053-816X     ISO Abbreviation:  Urol Nurs     Publication Date:  2008 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-07-08     Completed Date:  2008-09-19     Revised Date:  2010-04-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8812256     Medline TA:  Urol Nurs     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  213-6     Citation Subset:  N    
Affiliation:
Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Connecticut
Female Urogenital Diseases / diagnosis,  nursing*
Gynecology
Hotlines / utilization*
Humans
Nurse's Role
Nursing Administration Research
Nursing Assessment / organization & administration*
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
Retrospective Studies
Time Factors
Triage / utilization*
Urology

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