Ebbinghaus measured the strength of memory by the savings that occurred between the first and second learning periods. If it took 10 trials to learn a list to the criterion of two perfect recalls the first time and 5 trials the second time, he called this 50% savings.
Where Nurses Call the Shots. Good Bedside Manners Make a Difference. With health care employers increasingly measuring patient satisfaction levels and rewarding their employees for providing high-quality customer service, health professionals are realizing a good bedside manner is more important than ever.
Bedside nursing IS direct patient care. Non-bedside is administration, research, and teaching, and probably others I've overlooked(although all go to the bedside sometimes). Jun 20, '09. Most of what you say is right, bedside nurses work in direct pt care in hospitals or long term care. We do assessments, personal care such as bathing and toileting, give oral and IV meds, take vital signs. That is just a snippet of our day.