| The effects of perceived stress and ways of coping in a sample of Portuguese health workers |
Journal of Clinical Nursing |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2011 |
Laranjeira |
"The goal of this study is to clarify the association between perceived stress in work and the types of coping strategies used by Portuguese nurses." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Better Care: An Analysis of Nursing and Healthcare System Outcomes |
CNA/CHSRF series of reports to inform the CNA National Expert CommissionThe Health of Our Nation – The Future of Our Health System: Paper 2 |
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation |
2012 |
Brown G, Birch S & Thabane L |
"The purpose of this review of nursing intervention literature was to document the comparative effects and costs of models of nursing intervention on patient outcomes, such as morbidity and mortality, and on system outcomes, such as health resource use." (extract) |
Details |
| Administrative stressors and nursing job outcomes in Australian public and non-profit health care organisations |
Journal of Clinical Nursing |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2012 |
Teo, STT, Yeung M & Chang E |
"Aims and objectives.? The main aim of this study is to develop a path model to examine the effect of administrative stressors on nursing work outcomes in a sample of Australian public and non-profit nurses." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Nurse practitioners in Taiwan: Today and tomorrow |
Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners |
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners |
2012 |
Wei C-H, Tung H-H, Tsay S-L, Lin C-W |
"Purpose: To describe the barriers that nurse practitioners (NPs) face and their hopes for the future." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| An educational intervention to increase "speaking-up" behaviours in nurses and improve patient safety |
Journal of Nursing Care Quality |
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
2012 |
Sayre MM, McNeese-Smith D, Leach LS & Phillips LR |
"The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to determine whether an educational intervention using scenarios, personal reflection, and peer support in small groups could improve speaking-up behaviors in registered nurses." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Supporting nurses through critical practice incidents: The nurse advocate role |
Nurse Leader |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Marshall J & Zolnierek C |
"A variety of options for mitigating nurses' workplace stress are available to nurse leaders (given their availability in the respective setting), including critical incident stress management, therapeutic support groups, employee assistance programs, and psychological debriefing." (extract for abstract) |
Details |
| Supporting nurses through critical practice incidents: The nurse advocate role |
Nurse Leader |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Marshall J & Zolnierek C |
"A variety of options for mitigating nurses' workplace stress are available to nurse leaders (given their availability in the respective setting), including critical incident stress management, therapeutic support groups, employee assistance programs, and psychological debriefing." (extract for abstract) |
Details |
| Attaining Employee Empowerment |
Nurse Leader |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Sanchez L & Cralle L |
"Midland Memorial Hospital, a 220 operating bed, acute care facility has been on the journey to achieve Pathway to Excellence™ and Magnet™ designation in a quest to provide excellence in patient outcomes....This facility achieved employee empowerment through shared governance, engagement, education, leadership at the bedside, and retention." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Building the business case for acuity-based staffing |
Nurse Leader |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Dent RL & Bradshaw P |
"This article addresses how nurse leaders may build the business case for acuity-based staffing by leveraging existing technologies." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Human resources for mental health care: Current situation and strategies for action |
The Lancet |
Elsevier |
2011 |
Kakuma R, Minas H, van Ginneken N, Dal Poz MR, Desiraju K, Morris JE, Saxena S & Scheffler RM |
"Here, we review the current state of human resources for mental health, needs, and strategies for action. At present, human resources for mental health in countries of low and middle income show a serious shortfall that is likely to grow unless effective steps are taken." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Labor mobility of the direct care workforce: Implications for the provision of long-term care |
Health Economics |
John Wiley & Sons |
2011 |
Baughman RA & Smith KE |
"This study provides the first comprehensive analysis of the dynamics of labor supply of direct care workers, the lower-skill nursing workers who provide the bulk of long-term care for the elderly in the USA." |
Details |
| A study of relationship between jon stress, quality of working life and turnover intention among hospital employees |
Health Services Management Research |
The Royal Society of Medicine Press |
2011 |
Mosadeghrad AM, Ferlie E & Rosenberg D |
"The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of the relationships between job stress and QWL of employees, and their impact on turnover intention at Isfahan hospitals, Iran." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Well-structured teams and the buffering of hospital employees from stress |
Health Services Management Research |
The Royal Society of Medicine Press |
2011 |
Buttigieg SC, West MA & Dawson JF |
"This study examined how membership of well-structured teams was associated with lower levels of strain, when testing a work stressors-to-strains relationship model across the three levels of team structure, namely well-structured, poorly structured (do not fulfill all the criteria of well-structured teams) and no team." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Tanzanian lessons in using non-physician clinicians to scale up comprehensive emergency obstetric care in remote and rural areas |
Human Resources for Health |
BioMed Central |
2011 |
Nyamtema AS, Pemba SK, Mbaruku G, Rutasha FD & van Roosemalen J |
"Competency-based curricula for assistant medical officers' (AMOs) training in CEmOC, and for nurses, midwives and clinical officers in anaesthesia and operation theatre etiquette were developed and implemented in Ifakara, Tanzania. The required key competencies were identified, taught and objectively assessed." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Estudio comparativo: Condiciones de trabajo y salud de trabajadores de la salud Argentina Brasil Costa Rica Perú (Conditions of work and health workers' health in Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica and Peru) |
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Organización Panamericana de la Salud & Organización Mundial de le Salud |
2012 |
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"La investigación “Condiciones de Trabajo y Salud de los Trabajadores de la Salud, en Argentina, Brasil, Costa Rica y Perú”, tenía como objetivo analizar los determinantes de la situación de trabajo y salud de los trabajadores de la salud, así como generar indicadores para monitoreo y evaluación de la situación de trabajo y salud de los trabajadores de la salud." |
Details |
| Professional autonomy, collaboration with physicians, and moral distress among european intensive care nurses |
Americal Journal of Critical Care |
American Associatio of Critical-Care Nurses |
2012 |
Papathanassoglou EDE, Karanikola MNK, Kalafati M, Giannakopoulou M, Lemonidou C & Albarran JW |
"Objectives To explore levels of autonomy among European critical care nurses and potential associations of autonomy with nurse-physician collaboration, moral distress, and nurses’ characteristics." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Sleep disorder in Taiwanese nurses: A random sample survey |
Nursing & Health Sciences |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2011 |
Hsieh M-L, Li Y-M, Chang E-T, lai H-L, Wang W-H & Wang S-C |
"This study determined the prevalence of and factors associated with insomnia in rotating-shift nurses. A two-stage, cross-sectional, hospital-based study was conducted in eastern Taiwan." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Comparing nurses' intent to leave or stay: Differences of practice environment perceptions |
Nursing & Health Sciences |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2011 |
Lin S-Y, Chiang H-Y & Chen I-L |
"This study compared the differences between Taiwanese nurses' intent to leave or stay in employment and nursing, as related to their perceptions of the practice environment. " (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Nurses in Mauritius motivated by extrinsic rewards: A qualitative study of factors determining recruitment and career choices |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Hollup O |
"Objective: To describe and analyze those factors and conditions influencing the decision to choose nursing as a career among men and women nurses in Mauritius." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Using scenarios to assess the future supply of NHS nursing staff in England |
Human Resources for Health |
BioMed Central |
2012 |
Buchan J & Seccombe I |
"This paper examines issues related to the future supply of registered nursing staff, midwives and health visitors in the National Health Service (NHS) in England at a time when there are major public sector funding constraints and as more of these staff are reaching retirement age." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Stress in hospice at home nurses: a qualitative study fo their experiences of their work and wellbeing |
International Journal of Palliative Nursing |
MA Healthcare |
2012 |
Tunnah K, Jones A & Johnstone R |
"The literature has evaluated studies of hospice nurses and stress but very few studies have focused on community hospice nurses. This study explored hospice at home nurses' experiences of caring for palliative and dying patients." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Impact of nurse staffing mandates on safety-net hospitals: Lessons from California |
The Milbank Quarterly |
John Wiley & Sons |
2012 |
McHugh MD, Carthon MB, Sloane DM, Wu E, Kelly L & Aiken LH |
"We used a time-series design with Annual Hospital Disclosure data files from the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) for the years 1998 to 2007 to assess differences in the effect of California's mandate on staffing outcomes in safety-net and non-safety-net hospitals" (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Making the transition: Staff nurse to front-line nurse leader |
Nursing Leadership |
Longwoods |
2003 |
Stevenson-Dykstra K |
"This paper discusses the challenges that staff nurses face when moving into formal leadership positions. Current transition strategies for nurses are presented, including a critical analysis of organizational and individual factors that enhance or impede the transition to front-line nurse leadership positions." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Using common work environment metrics to improve performance in healthcare organisations |
HealthcarePapers |
Longwoods |
2010 |
Lowe G & Chan B |
"This article proposes a comprehensive framework for assessing, reporting and improving the quality of work environments in healthcare organizations across Canada. Healthy work environments (HWEs) contribute to positive outcomes for healthcare employees and physicians. The same HWE ingredients also can reduce operating costs, improve human resources utilization and ultimately lead to higher-quality patient care." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| A nursing call to action |
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Canadian Nurses Association |
2012 |
National Expert Commission |
"Guided by the motto "Better Health, Better Care, Better Value, Best Nursing" ... we set out to discover the most efficient, effective and sustainable ways to meet the changing and pressing health needs of Canadians in the 21st century." (extract from document) |
Details |
| Long working hours and alcohol risk among Australian and New Zealand Nurses and midwives: A cross-sectional study |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Shluter PJ, Turner C & Benefer C |
"The relationship between long working hours and harmful alcohol consumption reported in the literature is equivocal...
...This study aimed to investigate this relationship in a methodologically rigorous fashion." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| A cross-sectional analysis of patterns of obesity in a cohort of working nurses and midwives in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Bogossian FE, Hepworth J, Leong GM, Flaws DF, Gibbons KS, benefer CA, Turner CT |
"The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of overweight and obesity and the association with demographic, reproductive work variables in a representative cohort of working nurses and midwives." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Impact of diseasse-specific orientation on new graduate nurse satisfaction and knowledge retention |
Journal of Neuroscience Nursing |
American Association on Neuroscience Nurses |
2012 |
Ballard J, Mead C, Richardson D & Lotz A |
"Using a convenience sample and both qualitative and quantitative data, this study implements a disease-specific orientation track for new graduate nurses to spotlight the most common neurological diagnoses and disorders while concentrating on building an understanding of how to provide the best care possible to these patients." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Cognitive dissonance experienced by nurse practitioner faculty |
Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners |
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners |
2012 |
Fontenot HB, Hawkins JW & Weiss JA |
"...The respondents detailed their experiences with cognitive dissonance, citing differences between expectations for which they are rewarded and those for which they are paid." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Evaluation of a training program for nurse supervisors who monitor nurses in an alternative-to-discipline program |
Advances in Nursing Science |
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
2012 |
Cadiz D, Tuxillo D & O'Neill C |
"We evaluate a supervisory training called “Fit to Perform” for nurse managers to help them monitor and manage nurses enrolled in an alternative-to-discipline program." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Applied Workplace Solutions for Nurses (Vol. 25 Special Issue 2012) |
Nursing Leadership |
Canadian Federation of Nursing Unions and partners |
2012 |
Various |
"Health Canada provided $4.7 million to the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) over three years to support the Research to Action: Applied Workplace Solutions for Nurses (RTA) initiative, which chose evidence-based strategies to improve the work life of nurses and applied them to the practice environment." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Does maintaining or changing shift types affect BMI? A longitudinal study |
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
2012 |
Zhao I, Bogossian F, Turner C |
"Objectives: To examine the impact of maintaining or changing shift work status on body mass index (BMI) among female nurses and midwives." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Patient turnover and the relationship between nurse staffing and patient outcomes |
Research in Nursing & Health |
Wiley Periodicals, Inc |
2012 |
Park SH, Blegen MA, Spetz J, Chapman SA & de Groot H |
"We examined how the relationship between registered nurse (RN) staffing and failure-to-rescue (FTR) varied with patient turnover levels by analyzing quarterly data from the University HealthSystem Consortium. The data included 42 hospitals, representing 759 nursing units and about 1 million inpatients." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Nurses' practice environments, error interception practices, and inpatient medication errors |
Journal of Nursing Scholarship |
Sigma Theta Tau International |
2012 |
Flynn L, Liang Y, Dickson GL, Xie M & Suh D-C |
"... the purpose of this study was to determine the relationships among characteristics of the nursing practice environment, nurse staffing levels, nurses’ error interception practices, and rates of nonintercepted medication errors in acute care hospitals." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| West Africa's regional approach to strengthening health workforce information (Technical brief 2) |
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CapacityPlus |
2012 |
Odusote K, Bales C, Dwyer S & Settle D |
"The West African Health Organization (WAHO) is implementing a regional approach to strengthening HRIS... .
This technical brief provides an overview of this regional approach, highlights lessons learned, and provides recommendations for other regions and countries to adopt the approach." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| The education of nurses in China and Egypt |
Nursing Outlook |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Ma C, Fouly H, Li J & D'Antonio P |
" ... individual nations also maintain alternative ways of educating nurses that are rooted in strong traditions. This paper explores the systems in China and Egypt. These countries have important differences." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Graduate nursing education in China |
Nursing Outlook |
Elsevier |
2011 |
Zou H, Li Z & Arthur D |
"This article presents a comprehensive description on the current status, problems, and strategies used in graduate nursing education in mainland China." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| The effects of midwives' job satisfaction on burnout, intention to quit and turnover: a longitudinal study in Senegal |
Human Resources for Health |
BioMed Central Ltd |
2012 |
Rouleau D, Fournier P, Philibert A, Mbengue B & Dumont A |
"Despite working in a challenging environment plagued by persistent personnel shortages, public sector midwives in Senegal play a key role in tackling maternal mortality. ... This study aims to explore their job satisfaction and its effects on their burnout, intention to quit and professional mobility." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Information systems on human resources for health: a global review |
Human Resources for Health |
BioMed Central Ltd |
2012 |
Riley PL, Zuber A, Vindigni SM, Gupta N, Verani A, Sunderland NL, Friedman M, Zurn P, Okoro C, Patrick H & Campbell J |
"While HRIS are increasingly recognized as integral to health system performance assessment, baseline information regarding their scope and capability around the world has been limited. We conducted a review of the available literature on HRIS implementation processes in order to draw this baseline." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Neonatal nurse staffing and delivery of clinical care in the SSBS Newborn Network |
Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition |
BMJ Publishing Group & Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health |
2011 |
Pillay T, Nightingale P, Owen S, Kirby D & Spencer A |
"Objective To measure nursing workload and timely completion of essential tasks in relation to the staffing levels recommended by the British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM) in Staffordshire, Shropshire and Black CountryNewborn Network." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Work stress and well-being in oncology settings: a multidisciplinary study of health care professionals |
Psycho-Oncology |
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
2011 |
Jones MC, Wells M, Gao C, Cassidy B & Davie J |
"This comparative study investigated the correlates of work stress in a multidisciplinary group of staff and the associations between staff perceptions of the work environment, emotional distress, job satisfaction and work-based social support." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| 'Walking a tight rope: an investigation of nurse managers' work stressors and coping experiences |
Journal of Research in Nursing |
Sage Publications |
2012 |
Udod SA & Care WD |
"The aim of this study examined the stress experiences and coping strategies of nurse managers in an acute care setting. Semi-structured interviews of five nurse managers were included in this pilot study. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyse the transcribed text." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Influence of unit-level staffing on medication errors and falls in military hospitals |
Western Journal of Nursing Research |
Sage journals |
2011 |
Breckenridge-Sproat S, Johantgen M & Patrician P |
"This study examined unit-level associations of nurse staffing and workload, and the effect of the practice environment on adverse patient events." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| A review of the knowledge base on healthy worksite culture |
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
2012 |
Aldana SG, Anderson DR, Adams TB, Troy B, Whitmer RW, Merril RM, George V & Noyce J |
"Objective: To identify the need for worksite cultures of health, the organizational factors that support worksite cultures of health, the tools that have been used to measure worksite cultures of health, and the research needs related to healthy worksite culture." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Leadership initiatives to Disseminate the Institute of Medicine's Future of Nursing report |
Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice |
Sage journals |
2012 |
Folan P, Tarraza M, Delaney M, Fardellone C, Leners C, Ross E & Fitzpatrick J |
"This article discusses the critical role professional nurses will play and the tremendous impact nursing education and leadership development will have on the future of health care, as outlined in the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine’s report ... Six doctorate of nursing practice students from Case Western Reserve University analyzed the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report and developed projects to disseminate key components to selected organizations." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Exploring the links between macro-level contextual factors and their influence on nursing workforce composition. |
Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice |
Sage journals |
2011 |
Squires A & Beltrán-Sánchez |
"The purpose of this study was to explore the links between nonnursing factors and nursing workforce composition through a secondary, descriptive analysis of year 2000, publicly available national nursing human resources data from Mexico." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Incivility in nursing education: A review of the literature |
Teaching and Learning in Nursing |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Gallo VJ |
"This literature review defines incivility in nursing, describes different methodologies used to study incivility in nursing, synthesizes perceptions of uncivil behaviors in nursing students and faculty, and discusses gaps in the literature and needs for future research." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Appreciating age diversity and German nurse well-being and commitment: Co-worker trust as the mediator |
Nursing & Health Sciences |
Blackwell Publishing |
2012 |
Lehmann-Willenbrock N, Lei Z & Kauffeld S |
"...Specifically, we suggest that age diversity appreciation is positively related to nurses' well-being (stress and work–life balance), and also positively related to their team commitment. We further hypothesize that nurses' trust in co-workers mediates the hypothesized relationships. Our survey data of 138 nurses in a large hospital in Germany supported our hypotheses. We discuss both theoretical and managerial implications of our findings in the context of age diversity and nursing work outcomes in hospitals." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| The role of nursing leadership in integrating clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners in healthcare delivery in Canada |
Nursing Leadership |
Longwoods |
2010 |
Carter N, Martin-Misener R, Kilpatrick K, Kaasalainen S, Donald F, Bryant-Lukosius D, Harbman P, Bourgeault I & Di Censo A |
"For this paper, we drew on pertinent sections of a scoping review of the literature and key informant interviews conducted for a decision support synthesis on advanced practice nursing to describe and explore organizational leadership in planning and implementing advanced practice nursing roles." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Bullying in the workplace: Reversing a culture |
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American Nurses Association |
2012 |
American Nurses Association |
"Bullying in the Workplace will enable nurses to understand and deal with bullying and its perpetrators and to counter the culture of bullying in their work environments." (extract from website) |
Details |
| Job conditions, job satisfaction, somatic complaints and burnout among East African nurses |
Journal of Clinical Nursing |
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
2012 |
van der Doef M, Mbazzi FB & Verhoeven C |
"Aims.? To describe job conditions, job satisfaction, somatic complaints and burnout of female East African nurses working in public and private hospitals and to determine how these well-being outcomes are associated with job conditions" (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| What makes a healthier nurse, workplace or leisure physical activity? Informed by the Australian and New Zealand e-Cohort study |
Journal of Clinical Nursing |
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
2012 |
Henwood T, Tuckett A & Turner C |
"Aim and objective.? To investigate health differences between nurses who report meeting the daily physical activity recommendations in or away from the workplace." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Strategies for nursing faculty to promote a healthy work environment for nursing students |
Teaching and Learning in Nursing |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Decker JL 7 Shellenbarger T |
"Following a brief review of the literature related to hostile work environments, this article offers suggestions for associate degree nursing faculty to effectively deal with the work environment issues affecting nursing students." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| The costs and benefits of nurse migration on families: A Lesotho experience |
Curationis |
AOSIS Openjournals |
2011 |
Ntlale ME & Duma SE |
"The purpose of this study ... was to investigate and describe the experiences of family members, of migrant nurses, from the Maseru district of Lesotho, about the costs and benefits of nurse migration. The objectives were to explore and describe the disadvantageous costs and the benefits gained by the families of migrant nurses." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Perceived ethical values by Iranian nurses |
Nursing Ethics |
SAGE Publications |
2012 |
Shahriari M, Mohammadi E, Abbaszadeh A, Bahrami M & Fooladi MM |
"In 2009–10, 28 nurses were purposely selected and interviewed using a semi-structured format in focus groups and individually. Thematic Content Analysis helped explore the perception of Iranian nurses on ethical values in patient care." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Enhancing leadership and governance competencies to strengthen health systems in Nigeria: Assessment of organizational human resources development |
Healthcare Policy |
Longwoods Publishing Corporation |
2012 |
Uneke CJ, Ezeoha AE, Ndukwe CD, Oyibo PG & Onwe FD |
"In this cross-sectional intervention study, leadership and governance competencies of policy makers were enhanced through a training workshop, and an assessment was conducted of organizational activities designed to promote evidence-informed leadership and governance to improve human resources for health (HRH)." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Human resources for health care delivery in Tanzania: a multifaceted problem |
Human Resources for Health |
BioMed Central |
2012 |
Manzi F, Schellenberg JA, Hutton G, Wyss K, Mbuya C, Shirima K, Mshinda H, Tanner M & Schellenberg D |
"Recent years have seen an unprecedented increase in funds for procurement of health commodities in developing countries. A major challenge now is the efficient delivery of commodities and services to improve population health. With this in mind, we documented staffing levels and productivity in peripheral health facilities in southern Tanzania." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| A worksite vitality intervention to improve older workers' lifestyle and vitality-related outcomes: results of a randomised controlled trial |
Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health |
BMJ Publishing Group |
2011 |
Strikj JE, Proper KI, van der Beek AJ & van Mechelen W |
"Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of a worksite vitality intervention on vigorous physical activity (VPA), fruit intake, aerobic capacity, mental health and need for recovery after work among older hospital workers (ie, 45?years and older)." |
Details |
| Developing and sustaining nursing leadership for health work environments |
Nursing Leadership |
Longwoods Publishing Corporation |
2012 |
Lefebre N, DeCicco J & Ray K |
"This case study illustrates how one community healthcare organization successfully implemented healthy workplace strategies using the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) Healthy Work Environments Best Practice Guideline, Developing and Sustaining Nursing Leadership." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Will they stay or will they go? Putting theory into practive to guide effective workforce retention mechanisms |
World Health & Population |
Longwoods Publishing Corporation |
2011 |
Stilwell, B |
"This paper explores the reasons why it may be so difficult to come up with strategies that guarantee success and looks at what we do know about attracting, retaining and motivating health workers to get them and keep them working productively where they are most needed." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Using staffing ratios for workforce planning: evidence on nine allied health professions |
Human Resources for Health |
BioMed Central |
2012 |
Cartmill L, Comans TA, Clark MJ, Ash S & Sheppard L |
"The aim of this study was to identify workforce ratios in nine allied health professions and to identify whether these measures are useful for planning allied health workforce requirements." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Making non-discrimination and equal opportunity a reality in Kenya's health provider education system: Results of a gender analysis |
World Health & Population |
Longwoods Publishing Corporation |
2011 |
Newman C, Kimeu A, Shamblin L, Penders C, McQuide PA & Bwonya J |
"IntraHealth International's USAID-funded Capacity Kenya project conducted a performance needs assessment of the Kenya health provider education system in 2010. Various stakeholders shared their understandings of the role played by gender and identified opportunities to improve gender equality in health provider education." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Toward development of a rural retention strategy in Lao People's democrativ Republic: Understanding health worker preferences |
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CapacityPlus Intrahealth International |
2012 |
Jaskiewicz W, Phathammavong O, Vangkonevilay P, Paphassarang C, Phachanh IT, Wurts L |
" ... The DCE* surveyed health professional students and health workers practicing in rural provinces to investigate their motivational preferences for potential strategies to increase attraction and retention in the country’s rural and remote settings. This report presents the results of this survey ... " (extract from abstract)
* Discrete Choice Experiment |
Details |
| Acheiving quality improvement in the nursing home: influence of nursing leadership on communication and teamwork. |
Journal of Nursing Care Quality |
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
2011 |
Vogelsmeier A & Scott-Cawiezell J |
" In this comparative case study, nursing leadership who facilitated open communication and teamwork achieved improvement while nursing leadership who impeded open communication and teamwork did not." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| The human resource for health situation in Zambia: deficit and maldistribution |
Human Resources for Health |
BioMed Central |
2011 |
Ferrinho P, Siziya S, Goma F & Dussault G |
" In this paper we describe the way the HRH establishment is distributed in the different provinces of Zambia, with a view to assess the dimension of shortages and of imbalances in the distribution of health workers by province and by level of care." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Health workers at the core of the health system: Framework and research issues |
Health Policy |
Elsevier |
2011 |
Anand S & Barninghausen T |
"This paper presents a framework for the health system with health workers at the core. We review existing health-system frameworks and the role they assign to health workers. Earlier frameworks either do not include health workers as a central feature of system functioning or treat them as one among several components of equal importance. As every function of the health system is either undertaken by or mediated through the health worker, we place the health worker at the center of the health system." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| The crisis in human resource for health care and the potential of a 'retired' workforce: Case study of the independent midwifery sector in Tanzania |
Health Policy and Planning |
Oxford University Press |
2008 |
Rolfe B, Leshabari S, Rutta F 7 Murray SF |
"This article examines one new element of non-government provision in Tanzania: small-scale independent midwifery practices. A multiple case study analysis over nine districts explored their characteristics, and the drivers and inhibitors acting upon their development since permitted by legislative change." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| The relationship between hospital work environment and nurse outcomes in Guangdong, China: a nurse questionnaire survey |
Journal of Clinical Nursing |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2012 |
Lui Km, You L-M, Chen S-X, Hao Y-T, Zhu X-W, Zhang L-F & Aiken LH |
"This study examines the relationship between hospital work environments and job satisfaction, job-related burnout and intention to leave among nurses in Guangdong province, China." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| The differences in spiritual health between non-depressed and depressed nurses |
Journal of Clinical Nursing |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2012 |
Hsiao Y-C, Wu H-F, Chien L-Y, Chiang C-M, Hung Y-H & Peng P-H |
"Previous studies have revealed that spirituality can buffer emotional pressure and maintain health, even in cases of depression. Nurses may have a tendency to develop depression; however, the relationship between depression and spirituality in nurses has been investigated only rarely." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Policy talk: Incentives for rural service among nurses in Ghana |
Health Policy and Planning |
Oxford University Press |
2012 |
Kwansah J, Dzodzomenyo M, Mutumba M, Asabir K, Koomson E, Gyakobo M, Agyeu-Baffour P, Kruk ME & Snow RC |
"As part of a research project on human resources in the Ghanaian health sector, this study was conducted to elicit in-depth views from nursing leaders and practicing nurses in rural and urban Ghana on motivations for urban vs rural practice, job satisfaction and potential rural incentives." (extract from abstract) |
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| Nova Scotia: Late career nurse and new graduate transition |
Nursing Leadership |
Longwoods Publishing Corporation |
2012 |
Bellefontaine P & Eden V |
" The Nova Scotia Research to Action project focused on three retention and recruitment projects: (a) a new-nurse graduate orientation/transition framework, (b) guidelines for nursing mentorship and (c) an online employment tool to assist in the hiring of new nurse graduates..."(extract from abstract) |
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| New Brunswick: Development of a web-based orientation program and enhancing senior nurses' mentoring skills |
Nursing Leadership |
Longwoods Publishing Corporation |
2012 |
Auffrey M, Cormier-Diagle M & Gagnon-Oullette A |
"This project to help new nurse recruits integrate into the hospital work environment had two components: the development of a new web-based orientation tool in French for new recruits and mentor training for more experienced nurses." (extract from abstract) |
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| Nunavut: Building nursing capacity |
Nursing Leadership |
Longwoods Publishing Corporation |
2012 |
Malott M |
" The goals of the project included creating opportunities for front-line nurses to develop new clinical skills and knowledge and expand their competencies; offering enhanced critical care training relevant to the needs of nurses; and providing a smooth transition to entry to practice in a hospital setting for new graduate nurses." (extract from abstract) |
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| Saskatchewan: Improving patient, nursing and organizational outcomes utilizing formal nurse-patient ratios |
Nursing Leadership |
Longwoods Publishing Corporation |
2012 |
Rozdilsky J & Alecxe A |
" The SUN, the Saskatoon Health Region and the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health formed a partnership to engage in the pilot project, which lasted from November 2008 to March 2011. The project involved the creation of a flexible, dynamic and real-time staffing tool to inform day-to-day nurse staffing decisions on a hospital unit and was based on an adaptation of Curley's Synergy Model." |
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| Ontario: Linking nurse outcomes, workload and staffing decisions in the workplace: The dashboard project |
Nursing Leadership |
Longwoods Publishing Corporation |
2012 |
Fram N & Morgan B |
" The Dashboard Project involved the further development and application of an electronic monitoring tool that offers a single source of nursing, patient and organizational information. It is designed to help inform nurse staffing decisions within a hospital setting." (extract from abstract) |
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| Alberta: Evaluation of nursing retention and recruitment programs |
Nursing Leadership |
Longwoods Publishing Corporation |
2012 |
Weidner A, Graham C, Smith J, Aitken J & Odell J |
" This project entailed a retrospective evaluation of the seven programs and differed from the other Research to Action (RTA) projects because it was solely concerned with evaluation of pre-existing initiatives." (extract from abstract) |
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| State madatory overtime regulations and newly licensed nurses' madatory and voluntary overtime and total work hours |
Nursing Outlook |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Bae S-H, Brewer CS & Kovner CT |
"Nurse overtime has been used to handle normal variations in patient census and to control chronic understaffing. By 2010, 16 states had regulations to limit nurse overtime. We examined mandatory overtime regulations and their association with mandatory and voluntary overtime and total hours worked by newly licensed registered nurses (NLRNs)." (extract from abstract) |
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| An analysis of undergraduate and graduate student nurses' moral sensitivity |
Nursing Ethics |
SAGE Publications |
2012 |
Comrie RW |
"This study describes the level of moral sensitivity among nursing students enrolled in a traditional baccalaureate nursing program and a master’s nursing program. Survey responses to the Modified Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire for Student Nurses from 250 junior, senior, and graduate students from one nursing school were analyzed." (extract from abstract) |
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| Paying for performance to improve the delivery of health interventions in low- and middle-income countries |
The Cochrane Library |
John Wiley & Sons |
2012 |
Witter S, Fretheim A, Kessy FL & Lindahl AK |
"The objective of the systematic review is to summarise the current evidence for the effects of paying for performance on the provision of health care and health outcomes in low- and middle-income settings." (extract from review) |
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| Monitoring inequalities in the health workforce: The case study of Brazil 1991 - 2005 |
PLoSOne |
Sousa et al |
2012 |
Sousa A, Dal Poz MR, Carvalho CL |
"Using the case of Brazil, we measure changes in inequities in the distribution of the health workforce and account for the sources on inequalities and sub-national level to identify whether policies have been effective..." (extract from abstract) |
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| Work life and patient safety culture in Canadian healthcare: Connecting the quality dots using national accreditation results |
Healthcare Quarterly |
Longwoods |
2012 |
Mitchell JI |
"Fostering quality work life is paramount to building a strong patient safety culture in healthcare organizations. Data from two patient safety culture and work-life questionnaires used for Accreditation Canada's national program were analyzed. Strong team leadership was reported in that units were doing a good job of identifying, assessing and managing risks to patients." (extract from abstract) |
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| Early retirement among RNs: Estimating the size of the problem in Canada |
Healthcare Quartery |
Longwoods |
2003 |
O'Brien-Pallas L, Alksnis C, Wang S, Birch S, Murphy GT, Roy FA & Sajan P |
"In Canada, nearly one-third of registered nurses (RNs) in the workforce are aged 50 years or older, and will soon reach the typical retirement age of 65 years. Research also indicates that an increasing proportion of RNs are retiring early, many by age 56. This paper examines the impact of RN retirement and death on the future RN supply." (extract from abstract) |
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| British Columbia: Improving retention and recruitment in smaller communities |
Nursing Leadership |
Longwoods |
2012 |
Healey-Ogden M, Wejr P & Farrow C |
"This project set out to demonstrate how a model that promotes professional development opportunities for both new and experienced nurses in one unit will enhance their work experience and leadership capacity, create a positive work environment and lead to better recruitment and retention of nurses." (extract) |
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| Workplace aggression experienced by frontline staff in dementia care |
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John Wiley & Son |
2011 |
Bostrom A-E, Squires JE, Mitchell A, Sales AE & Estabrooks CA |
"Aim:? To describe the frequency of aggressive acts experienced by frontline staff working in two models of dementia care: Residential Alzheimer’s Care Centers and Secured Dementia Units and to explore the associations between aggressive acts experienced by frontline staff and factors related to the work context and care providers." (extract from abstract) |
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| Patient safety, satisfaction, and quality of hospital care: cross sectional surveys of nurses and patients in 12 countries in Europe and the United States |
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BMJ |
2012 |
Aiken LH, Sermeus W, Van den Heede K, Sloane DM, Bruyneel L, Rafferty AM, Griffiths P, Morena-Casbas MT, Tishelman C, Scott A, Brzostek T, Kinnunen J, Schwendimann R, Heinen M, Zikos D, Sjetne IS, Smith HL & Kutney-Lee A |
Objective To determine whether hospitals with a good organisation of care (such as improved nurse staffing and work environments) can affect patient care and nurse workforce stability in European countries." (extract from abstract) |
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| Health Service Planning and Policy-Making: A Toolkit for Nurses and Midwives |
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World Health Organization, Regional Office of the Western Pacific |
2005 |
prepared by Gaston C |
[Excerpt from publisher] The purpose of this toolkit, consisting of 7 booklets, is to provide nurses and midwives with tools to effectively participate in and influence health care planning and policy-making. This tool-kit has been designed for use by any nurse or midwife who has an interest in advocating for change in their work environment. This includes chief nurses and midwives who are in a position to impact policy decision-making at a country level, as well as clinical nurses and midwives advocating for community development or other programmes at the operational level. |
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| Using Individual Patients' Needs for Nursing Human Resources Planning |
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Canadian Health Services Research Foundation |
2003 |
Ritchie J, Power C, Hughes J, Baker C, Coady R , et al. |
[Excerpt from summary] Traditional Human Resource Planning (HR planning) strategies have provided less than satisfactory and only temporary relief to the nursing resource pressures within the health care system. The crisis-management approach has done little to promote an effective, efficient and stable workforce. This study, involving 24 investigators and 23 sites, examined ways to develop a patient needs-based approach to HR planning and used End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) as the example. |
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| Nursing and Midwifery Workforce Management - Annotated Bibliography |
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World Health Organization, Regional Office of South-East Asia |
2003 |
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[Excerpt from Foreward] This annotated bibliography, developed by the Advisory Group on Management of Nursing and Midwifery Workforce, provides information that will be useful in strengthening the nursing and midwifery workforce in the Region. The range of ideas and experiences covered should prove effective in addressing various issues confronting nursing and midwifery workforce in countries of the Region. |
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Socio-Economic Welfare 
