2 On average, the time nurses spend with patients is only 31% of their total time. In a study, it was shown that the largest fraction of the nurses’ time (75% of the elapsed time) is allocated to activities related to nursing measures, while the rest of the elapsed effective time is devoted to patient care activities, documentation, and the coordination of patient care, respectively. Nurses are an important group that provides healthcare services in hospitals. Different groups play a role in hospital waste, including nurses, doctors, and so on. Hospital wastage comprises various types and has different causes, which includes not only financial costs but also time and dissipated energy. Indeed, due to large contribution of the healthcare and treatment costs of the hospitals, as well as the importance of hospitals in the healthcare system, an investigation on the kinds and hospital wastes (treatment and non-treatment) has attracted the attention of scientists. Therefore, identifying the causes of such wastage and proposals for solutions to prevent it is highly desirable. Apparently, no wastage of money or time-which is, of course, convertible to money-is acceptable. 1 With regard to limitation in national budget, the relevant authorities of healthcare and treatment throughout the globe are seeking the use of available resources in an efficient way. The aforementioned costs are known as the sixth factor for healthcare costs of a family (7.7%). According to the latest study of the National Health Accounts (NHA) by Ministry of Health (MOH) and Statistical Center of Iran (SCI), 24.1% of the total health expenditures (THEs) corresponding to healthcare and treatment were related to hospital costs. Hospitals are important treatment service providers. All subjects Allied Health Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine Dentistry Emergency Medicine & Critical Care Endocrinology & Metabolism Environmental Science General Medicine Geriatrics Infectious Diseases Medico-legal Neurology Nursing Nutrition Obstetrics & Gynecology Oncology Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Otolaryngology Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care Pediatrics Pharmacology & Toxicology Psychiatry & Psychology Public Health Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine Radiology Research Methods & Evaluation Rheumatology Surgery Tropical Medicine Veterinary Medicine Cell Biology Clinical Biochemistry Environmental Science Life Sciences Neuroscience Pharmacology & Toxicology Biomedical Engineering Engineering & Computing Environmental Engineering Materials Science Anthropology & Archaeology Communication & Media Studies Criminology & Criminal Justice Cultural Studies Economics & Development Education Environmental Studies Ethnic Studies Family Studies Gender Studies Geography Gerontology & Aging Group Studies History Information Science Interpersonal Violence Language & Linguistics Law Management & Organization Studies Marketing & Hospitality Music Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Philosophy Politics & International Relations Psychoanalysis Psychology & Counseling Public Administration Regional Studies Religion Research Methods & Evaluation Science & Society Studies Social Work & Social Policy Sociology Special Education Urban Studies & Planning BROWSE JOURNALS
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