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Perceptions of nursing workloads and contributing factors, and their impact on implicit care rationing: A Queensland, Australia study.
- Source :
- Journal of Nursing Management; Mar2019, Vol. 27 Issue 2, p371-380, 10p, 5 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Aims: To explore nurses' perceptions of factors affecting workloads and their impact on patient care. Background: Fiscal restraints and unpredictable patient illness trajectories challenge the provision of care. Cost containment affects the number of staff employed and the skill‐mix for care provision. While organisations may acknowledge explicit rationing of care, implicit rationing takes place at the point of service as nurses are forced to make decisions about what care they can provide. Method: A self‐report cross sectional study was conducted using an on‐line survey with 2,397 nurses in Queensland, Australia. Results: Twenty to forty per cent reported being unable to provide care in the time available; having insufficient staff; and an inadequate skill‐mix. The respondents reported workload and skill‐mix issues leading to implicit care rationing. Over 60% believed that the processes to address workload issues were inadequate. Conclusions: Institutional influences on staffing levels and skill‐mix are resulting in implicit care rationing. Implications for Nurse Managers: Adequate staffing should be based on patient acuity and the skill‐mix required for safe care. Managers should be more assertive about adequate clinical workloads, involve staff in decision‐making, and adopt a systematic planning approach. Failure to do so results in implicit care rationing impacting on patient safety. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CHI-squared test
COMMITTEES
CRITICAL care medicine
FISHER exact test
GERIATRIC nursing
JOB satisfaction
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL quality control
MEDICAL personnel
NURSES' attitudes
PSYCHOLOGY of nurses
NURSE supply & demand
NURSING
PERSONNEL management
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICAL sampling
SELF-evaluation
TIME
EMPLOYEES' workload
PRIVATE sector
PUBLIC sector
PEER relations
THEMATIC analysis
CROSS-sectional method
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09660429
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Nursing Management
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 135110386
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12693