Applying system dynamics and systems thinking methods to the development of robust workforce policies for the health and social care system in England

Cave, Siôn; Willis, Graham Denyer

doi:10.1504/ijass.2016.079093

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“…Furthermore, safe nursing care and its dimensions were directly correlated with systems thinking. The results of several studies in different countries supported the current results related to systems thinking (Carey et al, 2015; Cave & Willis, 2016; Gleason et al, 2016; Tetuan et al, 2017). Such high scores might be due to similar data collection (self‐reporting) method and application of the same questionnaire in these studies.…”

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Nurses’ perceptions of systems thinking and safe nursing care: A cross‐sectional study

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Aim To assess nurses’ perceptions of systems thinking, safe nursing care and the correlation between them. Background Systems thinking and safe nursing care are the key elements of quality improvement approaches, such as accreditation and patient safety programmes. However, these two variables have not been well studied in different health care settings. Methods In this cross‐sectional study, 300 nurses were selected using the stratified random sampling method. The data were collected using a demographic data form, systems thinking scale and assessment of safe nursing care questionnaire. Results The scores of nurses’ perceptions of systems thinking (63.25 ± 9.20) and safe nursing care (4.13 ± 0.60) were above average. A positive correlation was found between systems thinking and safe nursing care (r = .66, p < .001), and its dimensions: nursing skills (r = .61, p < .001), psychological needs (r = .56, p < .001), physical needs (r = .51, p < .001) and teamwork (r = .56, p < .001). Conclusion Regarding the correlation between systems thinking and safe nursing care, nurses and other medical professionals, especially novices, are recommended to strengthen their systems thinking skills to improve the safe nursing care. Implications for Nursing Management Nurse managers should deal with organisational condition and factors affecting some poor aspects of systems thinking and safe nursing care. They must lead, support and allocate resources to the foundations of systems thinking to achieve safe nursing care.

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Nurses’ perceptions of systems thinking and safe nursing care: A cross‐sectional study

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“…As a result, nurse directors may create a culture that not only encourages, supports, and values systems thinking, but also offers the necessary framework for getting nurses involved in it. Contrarily, Cave and Willis (2016) told that participants had a low level of systems thinking and noted that systems thinking is a critical component of nursing education that promotes quality and safety as well as the occurrence and reporting of undesirable outcomes.…”

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Head Nurses' Professionalism, Systems Thinking and its Relation to Safe Nursing Care

Ahmed

Ibrahim

2023

Port Said Scientific Journal of Nursing

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Background: Professionalism and systems thinking play an important role in any health care institution as they shape and affect the nature of head nurses' knowledge, behaviors, skills and attitudes that contribute to deliver safe nursing care within the rapidly altering work environment. Aim: The present study aims to investigate head nurses' professionalism, systems thinking and its relation to safe nursing care at Oncology Center. Design: A descriptive correlational design. Setting: All Oncology Center's inpatient units. Subjects: 110 head nurses for study sample. Tools: Data were collected by the use of nurses' professionalism inventory, systems thinking scale, and safe nursing care questionnaire. Results: The highest percent of head nurses showed high level of professionalism, systems thinking and safe nursing care (53.6%, 43.6%, and 55.5%) respectively. There was highly statistically significant positive correlation between safe nursing care with both head nurses' professionalism and systems thinking. Conclusion:There was highly statistically significant positive correlation between safe nursing care with both head nurses' professionalism and systems thinking. Recommendations:Provide safe environment that enhances head nurses' professionalism and systems thinking to enhance safe nursing care. Developing of training programs to increase head nurses' knowledge and skills related to systems thinking. Meeting regularly with head nurses in order to listen to them as well as foster their responsibility and accountability to provide safe nursing care.

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“…9 On the other hand, based on the present research team's experience indicating the use of system dynamics modelling in previous studies to predict health behaviors 10,11 and the preference of this technique to estimate the size of the health service labor force, it is recommended that a model of system dynamics be established in Iran, so as to predict the suitable number and composition of the oral health workforce in the country. It must be mentioned that many countries are currently using this type of modelling to estimate labor force composition [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] as a solution to reduce the costs of field testing the policies, given the large number of variables influencing the composition of oral health teams. These variables include the level of oral health in the region, the ratio of dentists to the population in rural and urban areas, the number of visits to the dentist, the number of dentists in rural and urban areas, the number of hygienists in rural and urban areas, the number of students, the number of colleges, per capita treatment costs, and the distribution of dentists across the country.…”

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The necessity of a comprehensive response to the number and composition of oral healthcare teams in Iran using the system dynamics approach

Sadeghipour

Malek-Mohammadi

Shariatpanahi

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Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology

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Background: Considering the limitations of analytical models, it is recommended that modelling methods be used to solve complex social issues. Dynamic modelling helps policymakers to have a better understanding of system behavior. In health systems, considering the available resources and impact of decisions plays a key role in improving health. The lack of a dynamic and systematic attitude sometimes ignores the impacts, and the results are not desirable despite the cost. Considering the current situation, in this article, it is strongly recommended that a system dynamics approach be adopted to improve the health of society. Methods: Using different articles, the use of modelling with a system dynamics approach has been introduced and emphasized. Results: Studies indicate the promising role of modelling with a system dynamics approach in the cost-effective improvement of oral health. Conclusion: It is suggested that oral health decision-makers should focus on applying existing data and using them in system dynamics modelling to forecast and predict new policies before implementing them at the community level.

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Applying system dynamics and systems thinking methods to the development of robust workforce policies for the health and social care system in England

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Nurses’ perceptions of systems thinking and safe nursing care: A cross‐sectional study

Nurses’ perceptions of systems thinking and safe nursing care: A cross‐sectional study

Head Nurses' Professionalism, Systems Thinking and its Relation to Safe Nursing Care

The necessity of a comprehensive response to the number and composition of oral healthcare teams in Iran using the system dynamics approach

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