Volume : VI, Issue : VIII, August - 2017

ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF LACTATING MOTHER IN RURAL AREA

Bithumol V. S, Junior Sundresh N

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 Aim: The present study sought to survey the perception of healthcare professionals towards the bed utilization in a Tertiary Care

Methods: The data were collected using a researcher-made structured questionnaire. The responses were quantified on 3-point Likert type scale where 3 was taken for �Agree�, 2 for �Can�t say�, and 1 for �Disagree�.

Results: The majority of the doctors (83%) believed that patient stay in the hospital is longer than standard. The agreement on such factors as complete satisfaction of patients� needs, large number of beds, inability of family members to take care of patients, and uncooperative attitude of patients contributing to bed over-utilization was low (11- 39%).

Conclusion: According to our results, implementation of quality assurance system in ward management, revising admission and discharge policy, improving hospital information system, use of modern technology, providing clear-cut job description, and providing the clinicians with appropriate training may help alleviate the patient overstay and suboptimal utilization of resources in hospital.

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Geethu K.G, N. Junior Sundresh, A STUDY ON HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITALS, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : VOLUME-6, ISSUE-8, AUGUST-2017

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