Questionnaire: Staffing Patterns in Operating Rooms

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"Staffing Patterns in the Operating Room"

Answer the questionaire and return to:-, M.

(.iacqueline

AORN

Warren. RN

Research Committee 7401 E 54th St

Indianapolis, Ind 46226

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AOR.Noperathg room1 N u r s i n g R e s e a r c h Comlmit t ee Questionaire: Staffing patterns in operating rooms. Please help us b y answering the following questions. You don't have to be a supervisor, or even head nurse. If there are duplications, we will spot them by the name of the hospital and city. W e won't use the name of your hospital in our published results, but it is important to know the name of your hospital in order to add this information to the information we gathered in the first questionnaire. W e sincerely appreciate your help! When completed, tear out this sheet and mail to: Jacqueline M. Warren, RN, AORN Research Committee, 7401 E 54th St, Indianapolis, Ind 46226, by Nov 30, 1971. name of hospital where you work: .~~ .............~~~~~~~~.~~ . . . . . . . . . . ~.~~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... city: ~ .. ~ ........ . . . . . . .~ ~. _ ~ ~ ~ state: . ~. . . ~ . . . . . ~ ~. ~ ...-. . ... . _ ~ ... ~ .. ~ ..... ~ .... ~ _.. . . ~ .. . .._ ~ . ~.. ~ ... ~ 1. number of rooms (all types) in your OR:.--...number of cysto/minor rooms:.. 2. average number of cases done per month: ....................................................... 3. number of staff on day shift: RNs~.~..~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .L...V .. N . . . /.ORTs LPN ... s_........ number of staff on eve. shift: RNs.- ..........LVN/LPNs .........--.ORTs.-- ...... number of staff on night shift: RNs ..-. ....-LVN/LPNs.--. . . . . . . . . ORTs ..._.___.... 4. method used to staff (check the appropriate methods for your OR): evening shift night shift ....._ ~ .._ . . ~ . . ~ ~ rotation of day staff .~~ ..-. ~~~~.~~~ . ..... ~.~ rotation of day staff permanent night staff ...................... permanent evening staff ...~~ . . . . . on call assignment ........~ ...~ .. .. . ... ... ~ .. on call assignment ...... . ~. other, please specify ..........._...._ other, please specify .._........ ..~..~ ~~~

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