1. Low-value health care, de-implementation, and implications for nursing research: A discussion paper.
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Beks, H., Clayden, S., Wong Shee, A., Manias, E., Versace, V.L., Beauchamp, A., Mc Namara, K.P., and Alston, L.
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NURSE supply & demand , *MEDICAL quality control , *MEDICAL care , *COST analysis , *HEALTH care reform , *FINANCIAL stress , *NURSING research , *EMPLOYEE recruitment , *LABOR supply - Abstract
Globally, the nursing profession constitutes the largest proportion of the health workforce; however, it is challenged by widespread workforce shortages relative to need. Strategies to promote recruitment of the nursing workforce are well-established, with a lesser focus on strategies to alleviate the burden on the existing workforce. This burden may be exacerbated by the impact of low-value health care, characterised as health care that provides little or no benefit for patients, or has the potential to cause harm. Low-value health care is a global problem, a major contributor to the waste of healthcare resources, and a key focus of health system reform. Evidence of variation in low-value health care has been identified across countries and system levels. Research on low-value health care has largely focused on the medical profession, with a paucity of research examining either low-value health care or the de-implementation of low-value health care from a nursing perspective. The objective of this paper is to provide a scholarly discussion of the literature around low-value health care and de-implementation, with the purpose of identifying implications for nursing research. With increasing pressures on the global nursing workforce, research identifying low-value health care and developing approaches to de-implement this care, is crucial. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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