Missed nursing care in acute care hospital settings in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review.

Abdulazeez ImamSopuruchukwu ObiesieDavid GatharaJalemba AluvaalaMichuki MainaMike English

Published in: Human resources for health (2023)

Missed nursing care is reported for all key nursing task areas threatening care quality and safety. Data suggest nurses prioritise technical activities with more non-clinical activities missed, this undermines holistic nursing care. Improving staffing levels seems a key intervention potentially including sharing of less skilled activities. More research on missed nursing care and interventions to tackle it to improve quality and safety is needed in LMIC. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42021286897.

Keyphrases

acute care
healthcare
quality improvement
mental health
physical activity
randomized controlled trial
palliative care
electronic health record
social media
emergency department
pain management
adverse drug