Determining a set of measurable and relevant factors affecting nursing workload in the acute care hospital setting: A cross-sectional study

Myny, Dries; Hecke, Ann Van; Bacquer, Dirk De; Verhaeghe, Sofie; Gobert, Micheline; Defloor, Tom; Goubergen, Dirk Van

doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.10.005

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“…Myny et al identified factors affecting nursing workload by conducting an integrative literature review, and then determining relevance and measurability of these factors through focus groups and a survey [17]. The factor with the highest workload "impact score" was "high number of work interruptions".…”

Section: Workload Considerationsmentioning

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The Impact of Heavy Perceived Nurse Workloads on Patient and Nurse Outcomes

MacPhee

Dahinten

Havaei

2017

Administrative Sciences

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This study investigated the relationships between seven workload factors and patient and nurse outcomes. (1) Background: Health systems researchers are beginning to address nurses' workload demands at different unit, job and task levels; and the types of administrative interventions needed for specific workload demands; (2) Methods: This was a cross-sectional correlational study of 472 acute care nurses from British Columbia, Canada. The workload factors included nurse reports of unit-level RN staffing levels and patient acuity and patient dependency; job-level nurse perceptions of heavy workloads, nursing tasks left undone and compromised standards; and task-level interruptions to work flow. Patient outcomes were nurse-reported frequencies of medication errors, patient falls and urinary tract infections; and nurse outcomes were emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction; (3) Results: Job-level perceptions of heavy workloads and task-level interruptions had significant direct effects on patient and nurse outcomes. Tasks left undone mediated the relationships between heavy workloads and nurse and patient outcomes; and between interruptions and nurse and patient outcomes. Compromised professional nursing standards mediated the relationships between heavy workloads and nurse outcomes; and between interruptions and nurse outcomes; (4) Conclusion: Administrators should work collaboratively with nurses to identify work environment strategies that ameliorate workload demands at different levels.

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Section: Workload Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of Heavy Perceived Nurse Workloads on Patient and Nurse Outcomes

MacPhee

Dahinten

Havaei

2017

Administrative Sciences

154

129

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“…Research on the theme in nursing workers evidenced underreporting in approximately 75-85% of cases (1,27) . Despite advances in information on work-related diseases, it is necessary to bear the different existing challenges in mind, particularly in view of the informality of nursing work social relations, in which cooperative contracts that deprives workers of their social rights are quite usual.…”

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Notificação de problemas de saúde em trabalhadores de enfermagem de hospitais universitário

Guimarães

Felli

2016

Rev. Bras. Enferm.

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Objective: to identify the health problems of nursing workers and describe their consequences. Method: an epidemiological, descriptive study with a quantitative approach. The survey was conducted through the Health Monitoring System for Nursing Workers (SIMOSTE) in three university hospitals in São Paulo within a 12-month period. Results: a total of 970 records related to health problems were identifi ed; most of these were related to sick leave, occupational accidents with leave, absences, and occupational accidents without leave, with a predominance of musculoskeletal and respiratory system diseases, infectious and parasitic diseases, and nervous system diseases, among others. A total of 4,161 days of work were lost because of the mentioned health problems. Conclusion: the results evidence the need to propose preventive strategies to mitigate and reduce health problems in nursing workers.

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“…Generally, nursing workload is characterized by the time allocated to patient care, nursing activities, and skills needed for patient care (7). Research has shown that nursing workload is one of the most important indices to assess the safety and quality of care in intensive care units (ICUs) (6).…”

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Evaluation of Nursing Workload and Efficiency of Staff Allocation in a Trauma Intensive Care Unit

Momennasab¹,

Karimi²,

Dehghanrad³

et al. 2017

Trauma Mon

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Background: Heavy workload is one of the main problems of nurses working in intensive care units (ICUs). It not only decreases the quality and safety of patient care, but also increases human errors in health care, rate of hospitalization, and risk of mortality in patients. Workload evaluation and surveillance of patients enable authorities to allocate adequate staff to ICUs, leading to improved quality of patient care and treatment.

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Determining a set of measurable and relevant factors affecting nursing workload in the acute care hospital setting: A cross-sectional study

Cited by 103 publications

References 40 publications

The Impact of Heavy Perceived Nurse Workloads on Patient and Nurse Outcomes

The Impact of Heavy Perceived Nurse Workloads on Patient and Nurse Outcomes

Notificação de problemas de saúde em trabalhadores de enfermagem de hospitais universitário

Evaluation of Nursing Workload and Efficiency of Staff Allocation in a Trauma Intensive Care Unit

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