Toward evidence‐based policy decisions: a case study of nursing health human resources in Ontario, Canada

O’Brien‐Pallas, Linda; Baumann, Andrea

doi:10.1046/j.1440-1800.2000.00072.x

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“…One of the most frequently used methods to analyze the phenomenon of tiredness is a subjective evaluation of its intensity [24]. O'Breien-Pallas, in his discussion of nursing workload, suggested that every research method was appropriate if it took into consideration such characteristics as: the patient's condition, the number of nursing interventions, the level of demand for nursing care and environmental factors [25]. A lot more studies on workload originate from Finland.…”

Section: Intensive Care Unit Work Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Selected methods of measuring workload among intensive care nursing staff

Kościelska‐Kasprzak¹,

Wujtewicz²,

Mędrzycka‐Dąbrowska³

2012

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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Intensive care units and well-qualified medical staff are indispensable for the proper functioning of every hospital facility. Due to demographic changes and technological progress having extended the average life expectancy, the number of patients hospitalized in intensive care units increases every year [9,10]. Global shortages of nursing staff (including changes in their age structure) have triggered a debate on the working environment and workload the nursing staff are exposed to while performing their duties. This paper provides a critical review of selected methods for the measurement of the workload of intensive care nurses and points out their practical uses. The paper reviews Polish and foreign literature on workload and the measurement tools used to evaluate workload indicators.

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Section: Intensive Care Unit Work Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Selected methods of measuring workload among intensive care nursing staff

Kościelska‐Kasprzak¹,

Wujtewicz²,

Mędrzycka‐Dąbrowska³

2012

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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“…Existing research on nursing work and time largely focuses on task analysis studies addressing the nature and amount of time spent on patient care (O'Brien‐Pallas & Baumann , Chan et al . ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The relationships between communication, care and time are intertwined: a narrative inquiry exploring the impact of time on registered nurses' work

Chan

Jones

Wong

2013

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Aim. To report a qualitative study which explores registered nurses' views on the issue of time in the workplace. Background. There is a worldwide shortage of healthcare workers, subsequently time as a healthcare resource is both finite and scarce. As a result, increased attention is being paid to the restructuring of nursing work. However, the experience of time passing is a subjective one and there exists little research which, over a prolonged period of time, describes nurses' experiences of working in time-pressurized environments. Design. A narrative inquiry. Method. Five registered nurses were individually interviewed a total of three times over a period of 12 months, amounting to a total of 15 interviews and 30 hours of data. Data were collected and analysed following a narrative enquiry approach during the period 2008-2010. Findings. Participants describe how attempts to work more effectively sometimes resulted in unintended negative consequences for patient care and how time pressure encourages collegiality amongst nurses. Furthermore, the registered nurses' account of how they opportunistically create time for communication with patients compels us to re-evaluate the nature of communication during procedural nursing care. Conclusion. Increasingly nursing work is translated into quantitative data or metrics. This is an inescapable development which seeks to enhance understanding of nursing work. However, qualitative research may also offer a useful approach which captures the otherwise hidden, subjective experiences associated with time and work. Such data can exist alongside nursing metrics, and together these can build a better and more nuanced consideration of nursing practice.

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“…Pharmaceutical care practice is an example of innovative practice philosophy 11,12 that could have wide reaching impact on pharmacy service provision 13,14 , but which has proven difficult to evaluate [14][15][16] . It has been acknowledged that health service research is best served by collaboration between researchers and practitioners 7,9,17,18 . In this paper we discuss the evaluation undertaken of a new healthcare practice model, the role of a specialist menopause pharmacist (SMP), focusing specifically on the research methodology utilised.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%