Table 2 Fifty-seven most crucial information needs of ICU shift leaders (n = 353) found under the six dimensions
Crucial information needs of ICU shift leaders under six dimensions | n (%) | Dif. % | p-value | Factor loadings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Admission (n = 10) | ||||
Need to isolate the patient | 341 (97) | 8.2 | <0.001 | 0.60 |
Patient’s need for mechanical ventilation | 297 (84) | 11.1 | NS | 0.58 |
Method of patient isolation | 287 (81) | 10.1 | NS | 0.48 |
Number of planned patients | 247 (70) | 11.7 | NS | 0.32 |
Urgency of the patient’s condition | 245 (69) | 4.8 | NS | 0.36 |
Patient’s personal identity code | 231 (65) | 22.6 | <0.001 | 0.44 |
Emergency operations | 222 (63) | 12.0 | NS | 0.45 |
Patient’s scheduled time of arrival at the ICU | 218 (62) | 37.6 | <0.001 | 0.52 |
Patient’s diagnosis | 213 (60) | 11.6 | NS | 0.45 |
Criterion/criteria for patient’s admission to the ICU | 204 (58) | 29.4 | <0.001 | 0.46 |
Organisation & management (n = 24) | ||||
Patient’s death | 309 (88) | 1.5 | NS | 0.31 |
Number of patients on the unit | 298 (84) | 23.0 | <0.001 | 0.53 |
Special treatments given to patients | 293 (83) | 11.0 | NS | 0.59 |
Removal of a patient from isolation | 278 (79) | 18.0 | <0.001 | 0.65 |
Patients admitted to ICU | 273 (77) | 16.1 | <0.001 | 0.65 |
A significant change in the patient’s condition during one’s shift | 270 (76) | 12.1 | NS | 0.63 |
Staff skills and knowledge | 269 (76) | 40.3 | <0.001 | 0.61 |
Scheduled examinations that will require patient transfer | 259 (73) | 36.3 | <0.001 | 0.58 |
Normal staffing levels for each shift | 257 (73) | 34.2 | <0.001 | 0.53 |
Staff sick leave | 248 (71) | 54.0 | <0.001 | 0.52 |
Number of patients per room | 244 (69) | 44.9 | <0.001 | 0.42 |
Staff on duty | 239 (68) | 50.1 | <0.001 | 0.64 |
Patient medication that requires intensive monitoring | 238 (67) | 1.0 | NS | 0.54 |
Compulsory infection samples | 236 (67) | 23.2 | <0.001 | 0.53 |
Real-time workloads at the unit | 228 (65) | 22.9 | <0.001 | 0.43 |
Special skills of nursing staff | 220 (62) | 48.4 | <0.001 | 0.59 |
Staff induction needs | 216 (61) | 54.0 | <0.001 | 0.53 |
Patients presented for admission to ICU | 198 (56) | 3.1 | NS | 0.47 |
Complications arising during intensive care | 193 (55) | 6.5 | NS | 0.44 |
Patient’s will to live | 192 (54) | 14.0 | NS | 0.53 |
Nursing staff skill mixes | 191 (54) | 58.6 | <0.001 | 0.53 |
Roster plans | 185 (52) | 42.0 | <0.001 | 0.55 |
Patient’s care intensity | 179 (51) | 41.0 | <0.001 | 0.52 |
Allocation of staff resources (n = 9) | ||||
Nurse in charge/physician in charge of the unit | 270 (76) | 29.2 | <0.001 | 0.58 |
Staffing level on current shift | 258 (73) | 50.3 | <0.001 | 0.77 |
Staff resources that can be released (e.g. for transport) | 253 (72) | 45.5 | <0.001 | 0.77 |
Number of nursing staff per patient | 248 (71) | 39.3 | <0.001 | 0.71 |
Staffing levels for scheduled rosters | 239 (68) | 42.9 | <0.001 | 0.76 |
Number of nursing staff per patient room | 236 (67) | 41.8 | <0.001 | 0.71 |
Staff working on next shift | 231 (65) | 58.4 | <0.001 | 0.85 |
Skill mix on current shift | 230 (65) | 56.6 | <0.001 | 0.82 |
Patient’s nurse on each shift | 212 (60) | 42.4 | <0.001 | 0.71 |
Special treatments (n = 5) | ||||
Planned special treatments | 310 (88) | 11.9 | 0.002 | 0.56 |
Scheduled dates for surgery or procedures | 284 (80) | 11.8 | NS | 0.58 |
Start time of special treatments | 240 (68) | 20.4 | <0.001 | 0.50 |
End time of special treatments | 195 (55) | 12.9 | NS | 0.38 |
Special treatment consultation responses | 186 (53) | 9.2 | NS | 0.49 |
Allocation of material resources (n = 3) | ||||
Vacant beds at the unit | 276 (78) | 15.8 | <0.001 | 0.30 |
Products needed for special treatments | 219 (62) | 23.7 | <0.001 | 0.42 |
Fixed equipment around each bed on the unit | 178 (50) | 33.5 | <0.001 | 0.54 |
Discharge (n = 6) | ||||
Patient being discharged | 277 (78) | 26.2 | <0.001 | 0.59 |
Transport cancellations | 256 (73) | 26.6 | <0.001 | 0.50 |
Patient’s time of discharge | 240 (68) | 37.6 | <0.001 | 0.64 |
Planned time of transport | 217 (61) | 44.4 | <0.001 | 0.68 |
Staff resources available for transport | 154 (44) | 34.9 | <0.001 | 0.62 |
Ward where the patient is going to be/has been notified | 191 (54) | 14.2 | NS | 0.44 |