Woodhouse A J
Accid Emerg Nurs. 1995 Oct;3(4):219-20. doi: 10.1016/0965-2302(95)90008-x.
The Accident and Emergency (A & E) department at Harrogate District Hospital in North Yorkshire, UK, serves a population of 142,000 in a catchment area that covers Harrogate, Knaresborough, Ripon, Nidderdale, part of Wetherby, and occasionally Ilkley and Otley. In 1994, 29,884 new patients attended the department, and 6760 return visits were made. There are large fluctuations in the workload of the department that are difficult to predict. This account of a late shift demonstrates particular problems that are associated with a split site hospital, the transfer of acutely ill and injured patients to specialised units, and how the nursing workforce is depleted by 25% if one nurse is absent due to sickness.
英国北约克郡哈罗盖特区医院的 Accident and Emergency（A&E，即急诊）部门，服务于一个涵盖哈罗盖特、克纳斯伯勒、里彭、尼德代尔、韦瑟比部分地区，偶尔还包括伊尔克利和奥特利的集水区内的14.2万人口。1994年，该部门接待了29884名新患者，还有6760人次的复诊。该部门的工作量波动很大，难以预测。这段关于晚班的描述展示了与分院、急重症患者转至专科病房相关的特殊问题，以及如果有一名护士因病缺勤，护理人员数量会减少25%的情况。
