What Is Clinical Science?
Clinical Science is a software solution that allocates patient care resources based on the patient's level of illness and how much time it takes to perform the care that a patient requires.
Clinical Science is compatible with electronic health record systems that transmit data about a patient's condition. When the data is received, Clinical Science scores the patient in terms of how many working hours are required to meet the patient's care needs during a day part. These care needs quantify hours of care required of the nurse.
- Fatigue and delay factors: Such things as the distance of a patient's bed from the nurse's station can increase a nurse's workload.
- Adjustment factors. Adjustment factors attempt to account for unexpected occurrences during a day part.
The combination of these factors and direct and indirect care contribute to the workload calculation and helps ensure that nurse workloads are distributed equitably.
Clinical Science calculations are based on GRASP, a methodology developed over many years of research on the relationship between nurse workloads and patient outcomes.