During November, 2012,
the Flinders University
After Hours Nurse Staffing,
Work Intensity and Quality
of Care project team, in
collaboration with the
Australian Nursing and
Midwifery Federation,
SA Branch (ANMFSA),
administered the MISSCARE
survey to a sample of 354
nurse/midwife members of
ANMFSA.
The survey contained 13
demographic questions,
28 questions that explored
working conditions, 96
questions concerning
missed nursing care (defined
as care that is omitted,
postponed, or incomplete)
and 17 questions concerning
perceived reasons care is
omitted in the settings in
which the nurse/midwives
practice.
In addition, respondents
were asked to add
comments of their own
concerning nursing care that
is missed and why
