According to Fitzgerald, Pearson, Walsh, Long, and Heinrich's (2003) study on nursing time distribution, how much nursing time is spent on other activities such as looking for personnel or equipment, and professional reading?
a. 8%
b. 34%
c. 13%
d. 7%
D
Fitzgerald, Pearson, Walsh, Long, and Heinrich's (2003) study on how professional nursing time is distributed noted that the majority of time (38%) was spent on indirect care activities. 34% was spent on direct care activities; 7% on other activities such as looking for personnel or equipment, and professional reading; 13% on personal time for breaks, personal conversations, or reading; and 8% on unit activities such as cleaning and tidying.
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