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Table 3 Amount of forms completed and time spent completing forms per shift

From: Examining the role of information exchange in residential aged care work practices-a survey of residential aged care facilities

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Median number of forms completed per shift Mean (range)

Median time spent completing forms per shift (minutes) Mean (range)

Ā 

RNs

6

60

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10.7

107.4

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(2.5-35)

(30ā€“36)

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Nā€‰=ā€‰21/23

Nā€‰=ā€‰23/23

Staff type

ENs and AINs

6

30

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9.2

44.2

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(1ā€“50)

(2ā€“300)

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Nā€‰=ā€‰85/87

Nā€‰=ā€‰83/87

Ā 

Managers and HIOs

9

360

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10.9

272.5

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(2ā€“24)

(20ā€“390)

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Nā€‰=ā€‰8/9

Nā€‰=ā€‰8/9

Ā 

Mainly Paper

11

30

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14.3

54.7

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(4ā€“50)

(10ā€“215)

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Nā€‰=ā€‰32/33

Nā€‰=ā€‰33/34

Facility documentation system

Mostly computers

5

30

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9.1

84.7

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(3ā€“30)

(10ā€“390)

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Nā€‰=ā€‰31/34

Nā€‰=ā€‰33/34

Ā 

Nearly paperless

6

37.5

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6.9

77.4

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(1ā€“24)

(2ā€“360)

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Nā€‰=ā€‰51/52

Nā€‰=ā€‰48/52

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6

30

Total - all participants

Ā 

9.6

73.0

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(1ā€“50)

(2ā€“390)

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Nā€‰=ā€‰114/119

Nā€‰=ā€‰114/119