| Hospital and unit characteristics associated with nursing turnover include skill mix but not staffing level: An observational cross-sectional study |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Staggs VS & Dunton N |
"Objective - To explore associations between nursing unit turnover rates and several hospital- and unit-level variables, including staffing level and skill mix." |
Details |
| What are the reasons for high turnover in nursing? A discussion of presumed causal factors and remedies. |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Currie EJ, Carr Hill RA |
"Problems with high turnover in nursing and of maintaining adequate numbers of nurses to supply clinical staffing requirements have a long history and have therefore attracted a commensurate literature with time. An overview and discussion of the situation internationally, ... , finds that job satisfaction is often a consistent underlying determinant interacting with workplace factors and personal reasons in complex ways..." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Professional development model of Portuguese nurses |
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Ordem de Enfermeiros |
2011 |
Board of Nursing |
"The Professional Development Model (PDM), and specifically its Competence Certification (CCS) and Clinical Nursing Specialties Individualization (CNSIS) Systems, are part of these new professional regulatory responses, which are justified by the value they have in ensuring the continued achievement of the fundamental purpose of Ordem dos Enfermeiros, namely to promote the defense of the quality of nursing care rendered to the population, as well as the development, regulation and monitoring of nursing practice." (extract from website) |
Details |
| Building empowering work environments that foster civility and organizational trust: Testing an intervention |
Nursing Research |
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
2012 |
Spence Laschinger HK, Leiter MP, Day A, Gilin-Oore D & Sean P |
" The aim of this study was to examine the impact of a workplace intervention (Civility, Respect, and Engagement in the Workplace [CREW]) on nurses’ empowerment, experiences of supervisor and coworker incivility, and trust in nursing management." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| The African Health Profession Regulatory Collaborative |
Human Resources for Health |
BioMed Central |
2012 |
McCarthy CF & Riley PL |
"This article describes the African Health Regulatory Collaborative for Nurses and Midwives and discusses its importance in implementing and sustaining national, regional, and global workforce initiatives." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Comparison of job stress and obesity in nurses with favourable and unfavourable work schedules |
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
2012 |
Han K, Trinkoff AM, Storr CL, Geiger-Brown J & Johnson KL |
"Objectives: To compare obesity-related factors between female nurses with favorable work schedules (WSs) and unfavorable WSs." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| The association between nurse staffing and hospital outcomes in injured patients |
BMC Health Services Research |
BioMed Central |
2012 |
Glance LG, Dick AW, Osler TM, Mukamel DB, Li Y & Stone P |
"The impact of nurse staffing and skill mix on trauma outcomes has not been previously reported. The goal of this study was to examine whether nurse staffing levels and nursing skill mix are associated with trauma patient outcomes." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Organiztional climate in primary care settings: Implications for nurse practitioner practice |
Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners |
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners |
2012 |
Poghosyan L, Nannini A, Clarke S |
"The purpose of this review is to investigate literature related to organizational climate, define organizational climate, and identify its domains for nurse practitioner (NP) practice in primary care settings." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Job strain and family well-being among public health nurses in Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Thailand |
Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health |
SAGE Publications |
2012 |
Jirapongsuwan A, Likitpornswan O, Triamchaisri SK & Chamdanasotthi P |
"This study aimed to examine job strain and family well-being among public health nurses. A total of 239 public health nurses participated in the study. Data were collected using a questionnaire. " (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Migration of health workers in the Pacific Islands: A bottleneck to health development |
Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health |
SAGE Publications |
2012 |
Yamamoto TS, Sunguya BF, Shiao LW, Amiya RM, Saw YM & Jimba M |
"The objective of this study was thus to explore the current HRH situation in the Pacific Island region, focusing particularly on the issue of health workforce migration. HRH trends and gaps differ by country, with some showing increases in HRH density over the past 20 years whereas others have made negligible progress." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Innovative financing for preservice education |
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USAID/Capacity Plus |
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USAID/Capacity Plus |
"Clearly, if the world is to meet its health worker needs, new sources of funding for health worker education must be found. Below is a brief summary of some innovative forms of financing for health professional schools to consider." |
Details |
| Transformative scale up of health professional education |
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World Health Organization |
2011 |
World Health Organization |
"While the imperative to strengthen health systems and increase access to health services is gaining greater international attention, the gap between what can be done and the reality on the ground continues to widen. The transformative scale-up of health professional education aims to support and advance the performance of country health systems so as to meet the needs of individuals and populations in an equitable and efficient manner." (extract from document) |
Details |
| Ensuring a positive practice environment: Occupational safety and health for heath worker productivity (Technical Brief 4) |
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CapacityPlus Intrahealth International |
2012 |
Deussom R, Jaskiewicz W, Adams E & Tulenko K |
"Providing high-quality health care should not be hazardous to the health worker. Historically, the focus on improving health service delivery quality and ensuring patients’ rights has superseded attention to the personal safety and health of the provider (NIOSH 2009). But if health workers are not protected, how can the wellness of their patients be assured?" (extract from document) |
Details |
| Commission staff working document on an Action Plan for the EU Health Workforce |
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European Commission |
2012 |
European Commission |
"This Commission Staff Working Document describes the contribution of the EU's health workforce to meet the 2020 employment target of 75% for women and men aged 20-64. It provides the rationale for measures proposed in the action plan, annexed to the accompanying
Communication "Towards a job rich recovery", to assist Member States to address the shortages of the EU health workforce and boost job creation in the sector." (extract from document) |
Details |
| EU level collaboration on forecasting health workforce needs, workforce planning and health workforce trends - A feasibility study; Revised Final Report |
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European Commission |
2012 |
Matrix Insight |
"The study aimed to identify EU level actions that could support the
Member States in assessing, forecasting and planning their health workforce needs" (extract from document) |
Details |
| Development of an interactive model for planning the care workforce for A;berta: Case study |
Human Resources for Health |
BioMed Central |
2012 |
Bloom J, Duckett S & Robertson A |
"A workforce planning model was developed to test the effect of different assumptions (for instance about vacancy rates or retirement) and different policy choices (for example about the size of intakes into universities and colleges, different composition of the workforce). This case study describes the choices involved in designing the model." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| The destinatin of Pacific Island health professional graduates from a New Zealand University |
Human Resources for Health |
BioMed Central |
2012 |
Nair SM, Mishra PR, Norris PT & Paul C |
"A cross-sectional postal survey was conducted to investigate retention of Pacific graduates. All graduates of Pacific ethnicity or nationality from the University of Otago in the years 1994 to 2004 in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, physiotherapy and medical laboratory science were included." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| A narratie review on the effect of economic downturns on the nursing labour market: Implications for policy and planning |
Human Resources for Health |
BioMed Central |
2012 |
Alameddine M, Baumann A, Laporte A & Deber R |
" The objectives of this manuscript are to provide an overview of the potential short- and long-run impact of economic downturns on the supply and demand of nurses, and present healthcare decision makers with a framework to enhance their ability to strategically manage their human resources through economic cycles." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Global standards for the initial education of professional nurses and midwives |
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World Health Organization |
2009 |
World Health Organization |
"This document describes the context and process followed in developing the global standards, and presents the standards with their respective goals." (extract from document) |
Details |
| So many, yet few: Human resources for health in India |
Human Resources for Health |
BioMed Central |
2012 |
Rao KD, Bhatnagar A & Berman P |
"In many developing countries, such as India, information on human resources in the health sector is incomplete and unreliable. This prevents effective workforce planning and management. This paper aims to address this deficit by producing a more complete picture of India's health workforce." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| GAVI, The Global Fund and World Bank Support for human resources for health in developing countries |
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The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank |
2011 |
Vujicic M, Wener SE, Nikoloc IA, Atun R & Kumar R |
"In this paper we analyze the HRH-related activities of three multilateral agencies—the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI); the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (the Global Fund); and the World Bank." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Human resources for health: Issues and challenges in 13 Pacific islands countries |
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University of New South Wales |
2011 |
Doyle J, Asante A & Roberts G |
"This paper considers current HRH issues within PICs from the perspectives of people who manage HRH within their country health ministry. The aim of this paper is to document and highlight their key areas of common concern." (extract from document) |
Details |
| Caring in crisis: The impact of the financial crisis on nurses and nursing |
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European Federation of Nurses Associations |
2012 |
European Federation of Nurses Associations |
"The following is a country-by-country account of the impact of the economic crisis on nurses and nursing in Europe. It is based on input received from the European Federation of Nurses Association’s (EFN) members at Tour de Table discussions during the EFN General Assemblies in 2009, 2010, and 2011." (extract from document) |
Details |
| Rebuilding human resources for health: a case study from Liberia |
Human Resources for Health |
BioMed Central |
2011 |
Varpilah ST, Safer M, Frenkel E, Baba D, Massaquoi M & Barrow G |
"This paper illustrates the process, successes, ongoing challenges and current strategies Liberia has used to increase and improve HRH since 2006, particularly the nursing workforce." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| A technical framework for costing health workforce retention schemes in remote and rural areas |
Human Resources for Health |
BioMed Central |
2011 |
Zurn P, Vujicic M, Lemiére C, Juquios M, Stormont L, Campbell J, Rutten M & Braichet J-M |
"This paper proposes a framework for carrying out a costing analysis of interventions to increase the availability of health workers in rural and remote areas with the aim to help policy decision makers. It also underlines the importance of identifying key sources of financing and of assessing financial sustainability." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Human resources for health and decentralization policy in the Brazilian health system |
Human Resources for Health |
BioMed Central |
2011 |
Pierantoni CR & Garcia ACP |
"This paper assesses whether the process of decentralizing human resources for health (HRH) management and organization to the level of the state and municipal health departments has involved investments in technical, political and financial resources at the national level." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Improving the implementation of health workforce policies through governance: a review of case studies |
Human Resources for Health |
BioMed Central |
2011 |
Dieleman M, Dhaw DMP & Zwanikken P |
"This article aims to describe how governance issues have influenced HRH policy development and to identify governance strategies that have been used, successfully or not, to improve HRH policy implementation in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC)." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Guidelines for forming and sustaining human resources for health stakeholder leadership groups |
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CapacityPlus Intrahealth International |
2011 |
Gormley WJ & McCaffery J |
"These stakeholder leadership group (SLG) guidelines are intended to
provide a practical, clear, and user-friendly set of actions that human
resources for health (HRH) leaders at the country level can take to
successfully launch and sustain SLGs." (extract from document) |
Details |
| Impact and determinants of nurse turnover: a pan-Canadian study |
Journal of Nursing Management |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2010 |
O'Brien-Pallas L, Murphy GT, Shamian J, Li X & Hayes LJ |
"As part of a large study of nursing turnover in Canadian hospitals, the present study focuses on the impact and key determinants of nurse turnover and implications for management strategies in nursing units." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Job satisfaction and motivation of health workers in public and prive sectors: cross-sectional analysis from two Indian states |
Human Resources for Health |
BioMed Central |
2010 |
Peters DH, Chakraborty S, Mahapatra P & Steinhardt L |
"The objectives of the paper are to identify important aspects of health worker satisfaction and motivation in two Indian states working in public and private sectors." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Motivation and job satisfaction among medical staff in a Cyprus public general hospital |
Human Resources for Health |
BioMed Central |
2010 |
Lambrou P & Kontodimopolous N |
"The objective of this study was to investigate how medical and nursing staff of the Nicosia General Hospital is affected by specific motivation factors, and the association between job satisfaction and motivation." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Mandatory overtime regulations and nurse overtime |
Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice |
SAGE Publications |
2010 |
Bae S-H & Brewer C |
"A descriptive study used data from the 2004 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses to examine the nature and occurrence of RN mandatory, voluntary overtime, paid on-call, and total work hours and their association with mandatory overtime regulations in United States." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Relationships among social support, professional empowerment, and nursing career development of male nurses: A cross-sectional analysis |
Western Journal of Nursing Research |
SAGE Publications |
2010 |
Chen S-H, Fu C-M, Li R-H, Lou J-H & Yo H-Y |
"The purpose of this study is to explore the relationships among social support, professional empowerment, and nursing career development and to identify the significant factors that affect nursing career development among male nurses." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| The impact of teamwork on missed nursing care |
Nursing Outlook |
Elsevier |
2010 |
Kalisch BJ & Lee KY |
"The purpose of this study was to determine if the level of nursing teamwork impacts the extent and nature of missed nursing care." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Nursing shortage in China: State, causes and strategy |
Nursing Outlook |
Elsevier |
2010 |
Yun H, Jie S & Anli J |
"...this article discusses the solutions China has implemented to address its nursing shortage, and the challenges that it is currently facing." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Mentoring women faculty of color in nursing academia: Creating an environment that supports scholarly growth and retention |
Nursing Outlook |
Elsevier |
2010 |
Mkandawire-Valhmu L, Kako PM & Stevens PE |
"Drawing from our own experiences as mentees and mentors, and bringing in literature to substantiate our argument, we examine racism and its ramifications for academic nursing and recommend strategies for opposing racism and encouraging collaborative mentorship." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Generational differences among newly licensed registered nurses |
Nursing Outlook |
Elsevier |
2010 |
Keepnews DM, Brewer CS. Koyner CT & Shin JH |
"Responses of 2369 newly licensed registered nurses from 3 generational cohorts—Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y—were studied to identify differences in their characteristics, work-related experiences, and attitudes. " (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Lifestyle health promotion interventions for the nursing workforce: a systematic review |
Journal of Clinical Nursing |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2012 |
Chan CW & Perry L |
" Study aims were to identify the efficacy of lifestyle health promotion interventions intended to improve behavioural health risk factors and/or behavioural or clinical outcomes of working-age nurses." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Emotional intelligence as a moderator in the stress-burnout relationship: a questionnaire study on nurses |
Journal of Clinical Nursing |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2012 |
Gorgens-Ekermans G & Brand T |
"Aims and objectives.? To investigate inter-relationships between emotional intelligence (EI), work stress and burnout in a group of nurses in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. The moderating effect of EI in the stress–burnout relationship and group differences (nurses working in different wards) in burnout were also investigated." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Oppression and exposure as differentiating predictors of types of workplace violence for nurses |
Journal of Clinical Nursing |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2012 |
Rodwell J & Demire D |
"Aims and objectives.? To extend a model of the antecedents of workplace bullying to apply to a wider range of types of workplace aggression, including bullying and several types of violence, among nurses." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| The relationship between social skills and early resignation in Japanese novice nurses |
Journal of Nursing Management |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2011 |
Nitsuma M, Katsuki T, Sakuma Y & Sato C |
"The aim of this study was to reveal the relationship between social skills and early resignation in Japanese novice nurses." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| 'Struggling to be an insider': a phenomenological design of new nurses' transition |
Journal of Clinical Nursing |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2012 |
Lee HY, Hsu M-T, Li P-L & Sloan RS |
"Aims and objectives - To obtain a comprehensive understanding of the transition process of new nurses in Taiwan." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Psychological consequences of bullying for hospital and aged care nurses |
International Nursing Review |
International Nursing Review & International Council of Nurses |
2012 |
Rodwell J & Demir D |
"Aim:? This study examines the psychological consequences of workplace bullying by negative affectivity (NA) and demographics for hospital and aged care nurses." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Nurse educator simulation: Preparing faculty for clinical nurse educator roles |
Clinical Simulation in Nursing |
International Nursing Assocition for Clinical Simulation and Learning |
2012 |
Shellenbarger T & Edwards T |
"This manuscript provides ideas for planning, implementation, and suggestions for simulation technology use in the training of nurse educators for their role in clinical teaching." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Preferences for working in rural clinics among trainee health professionals in Uganda: a discrete choice experiment |
BMC Health Services Research |
BioMed Central |
2012 |
Rockers PC, Jaskiewicz W, Wurts L, Kruk ME, Mgomella GS, Ntalazi F & Tulenko K |
"We investigated preferences for job characteristics among final year medical, nursing, pharmacy, and laboratory students at select universities in Uganda." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| The transition of newly licensed nurses into the Workforce: Implementing a designated transition unit in a community hospital healthcare system |
Nurse Leader |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Ready RWm Fater K, Conley C, Rebello L & Cordeira S |
"We had a goal to lower our turnover rate (9.1%), and as a result, we were in a perpetual orientation mode. National registered nurse (RN) attrition rates for RNs in their first year of employment are reported at an even higher rate of 30%.1 It became clear that innovative solutions were needed." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Empowering staff nurses though unit-level shared governance: The nurse executive's role for success |
Nurse Leader |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Brandt JA, Edwards DR, Cox-Sullivan S & Zehler JK |
"The nurse executive has a significant role, through active participation and leadership, in implementing and sustaining unit-level shared governance (ULSG). Additionally, the nurse executive's participation promotes the enculturation of the shared decision-making process for the front-line staff." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Nurse staffing, burnout, and health care-associated infection |
American Journal of Infection Control |
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology |
2012 |
Cimiotti JP, Aiken LH, Sloane DM & Wu ES |
"Linear regression was used to estimate the effect of nurse and hospital characteristics on health care–associated infections." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Survey of nurse employers in California |
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University of California |
2012 |
Bates T, Keane D, Spetz J |
"This report summarizes the findings of a survey conducted in spring 2012 of Chief Nursing Officers at general acute care hospitals in California, to evaluate the overall demand for RNs in the state." (extract from document) |
Details |
| How nursing managers respond to intraprofessional aggression: Novel strategies to an ongoing challenge |
Health Care Manager |
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
2012 |
St-Pierre I |
" Twenty-three semistructured interviews were conducted in both a university-affiliated psychiatric hospital and a community hospital located in a large metropolitan city in Ontario. The study aimed at broadening the understanding of how nurse managers respond to intraprofessional and interprofessional workplace aggression." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Migration: a concept analysis from a nursing perspective |
Journal of Advanced Nursing |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2011 |
Freeman M, Baumann A, Blythe J, Fisher A & Akhtar-Danesh N |
" International migration is increasing and nurse migrants are active participants in this movement. Migration is a complex term and can be examined from a range of perspectives. Analysis of nurse migration is needed to guide policy, practice and research." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Case study methodology in nurse migration research: An integrative review |
Applied Nursing Researcg |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Freeman M, baumann A, Fisher A, Blythe J, Akhtar-Danesh N |
"The purpose of this article was to conduct an integrative review of case study methodology (CSM) in nurse migration research. Findings identify where studies using CSM have been conducted, by whom, and the themes explored." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Nurses with disabilities: A pilot test of the nurses' attitides toward nurses with disabilities scale |
Journal of Research in Nursing |
SAGE Publications |
2012 |
Matt SB |
"The aims of this pilot study were to describe registered nurses’ attitudes toward nurses with disabilities in the hospital nursing work force, explore factors contributing to these attitudes and explore the concept of disability climate in the hospital workplace." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Professorial roles: a study of the professorial populations within nursing and midwifery, social work and allied health professions |
Journal of Research in Nursing |
SAGE Publications |
2012 |
Jackson CS, Callinan C & Cowell A |
"A survey was undertaken from sample populations in each of the three professorial groups in order to obtain qualitative and quantitative data on professorial roles and activities, career pathway information and support mechanisms for professorial positions." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Regional differences in job satisfaction for mainland Chinese nurses |
Nursing Outlook |
Elsevier |
2011 |
Tao H, Zhang A, Hu J & Zhang Y |
"Purpose: To compare the differences between northern and southern hospitals in Mainland China with respect to nurses’ job satisfaction." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Workplace aggression, including bullying in nursing and midwifery: A descriptive survey (the SWAB study) |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Farrell, GA & Shafiei T |
"Objectives - To report on the nature and extent of workplace aggression, including bullying experienced by nurses and midwives in Victoria, Australia." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Staying the course: Factors influencing pre-registration nursing student progression into year 2 - A retrospective cohort study |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Wray J, Barrett D, Aspland J & Gardiner E |
"This paper is a report of a study that aimed to examine factors connected to progression and attrition by mapping student characteristics against Year 1 progression data." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| The influence of authentic leadership on newly graduated nurses' experiences of workplace bullying, burnout and retention outcomes: A cross-sectional study |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Laschinger HKS, Wong CA & grau AL |
"The purpose of this study is to test a model linking authentic leadership to new graduate nurses’ experiences of workplace bullying and burnout, and subsequently, job satisfaction and intentions to leave their jobs." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Emotional exhaustion and workarounds in acute care: Cross-sectional tests of a theoretical framework |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Rathert C, Williams ES, Lawrence ER & Halbesleben JRB |
"Underpinned by Conservation of Resources theory, we examined a conceptual model linking the work environment with workarounds in acute care nurses and other clinicians, and hypothesized that burnout, specifically emotional exhaustion, would mediate these relationships." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Does clinical incident seriousness and receipt of work-based support influence mood experienced by nurses at work? A behavioural diary study |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Jones MC & Johnston DW |
"This study examines the effect of incident seriousness and receipt of work-based support in the worst event of a shift from managers and colleagues on the Negative and Positive Affect experienced by nurses at work." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Burnout during nursing education predicts lower occupational preparedness and future clinical performance: A longitudinal study |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Rudman A & Gustavsson JP |
"Objectives - To prospectively monitor study burnout for a national sample of nursing students during their years in higher education and at follow-up 1year post graduation. Further, to relate the possible development of study burnout to prospective health and life outcomes, as well as student and occupational outcomes." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Job satisfaction among hospital nurses revisited: A systematic review |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Lu H, Barriball KL, Zhang X & While AE |
"This paper analyses 100 papers relating to job satisfaction among hospital nurses derived from systematic searches of seven databases covering English and Chinese language publications 1966–2011 (updating the original paper with 46 additional studies published 2004–2011)." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| A cross-sectional analysis of the association between night-only or rotating shift work and overweight/obesity among female nurses and midwives |
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
2012 |
Zhao I, Bogossian F & Turner C |
"Objective - To examine the associations between shift work types and overweight/obesity among female nurses and midwives" (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| The effects of shift work and interaction between shift work and overwweight/obesity on low back pain in nurses: Results from a longitudinal study |
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
2012 |
Zhao I, Bogossian F & Turner C |
"Objective- To examine whether shift work is a risk factor for low back pain (LBP) and the interaction effects of shift work and overweight/obesity on LBP over time among nurses." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| A systematic literature review of nurse shortage and the intention to leave |
Journal of Nursing Management |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2012 |
Chan ZCY, Tam WS, Lung MKY, Wong WY & Chau CW |
"Aim?- To present the findings of a literature review regarding nurses’ intention to leave their employment or the profession." (exrtact from abstract) |
Details |
| Professional identity and nursing: contemporary theoretical developments and future research challenges |
International Nursing Review |
The Authors, International Nursing Review, International Council of Nurses |
2012 |
Johnson M, Cowin LS, Wilson I & Young H |
" We propose that the conceptual orientation of professional identity is a logical consequence of self-concept development by focusing on career and its meaning and presents a measurable set of concepts that can be manipulated to improve retention of student and registered nurses within health service." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| A qualitative study of the work environments of Mexican nurses |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Squires A & Juárez A |
"Objectives - To study the perspectives of Mexican nurses about their work environments to determine similarities and differences to results from developed world studies." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| The moderating role of decision authority and coworker- and supervisor support of the impact of job demands in nursing homes: A cross-sectional study |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Willemse BM, Jonge J de, Smit D, depla MFIA & Pot AM |
"Objectives - The present study tests the moderating (i.e. buffering and activating) effects of decision authority and coworker- and supervisor support that are assumed by the hypotheses of the DCS Model." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Transformational mentorship models for nurse educators |
Nursing Science Quarterly |
SAGE Publications |
2012 |
Jacobsen SL & Sherrod DR |
"The authors of this article discuss current nursing mentorship models and propose a new one for consideration." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Sharps injuries and job burnout: A cross-sectional study among nurses in China |
Nursing & Health Sciences |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2012 |
Wang S, Yao L, Li S, Lui Y, Wang H & Sun Y |
"The present study investigated the relationship between sharps injuries and job burnout in nurses. Sharps injury questionnaires and the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) questionnaires were used to investigate and analyze job burnout among 468 nurses..." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Work-related empowerment of nurse managers: A systematic review |
Nursing & Health Sciences |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2012 |
Trus M, Razbadauskas A, Doran D & Suominen T |
"The present study discusses how nurse managers' work-related empowerment has been investigated, in order to determine the level and relationships of empowerment among them. A systematic review was carried out, and a literature search was conducted with certain electronic databases for the period 1990–2009..." |
Details |
| Issue Brief 6: Health Worker Education |
|
CapacityPlus Partnership |
2012 |
CapacityPlus Partnership |
"... Health professional schools are a key element in addressing the health workforce crisis—they are the main channel through which health workers enter the labor market. But many health professional schools are underfunded and not operating as efficiently as they could..." (extract from document) |
Details |
| Issue Brief 6: Health Worker Education |
|
CapacityPlus Partnership |
2012 |
CapacityPlus Partnership |
"... Health professional schools are a key element in addressing the health workforce crisis—they are the main channel through which health workers enter the labor market. But many health professional schools are underfunded and not operating as efficiently as they could..." (extract from document) |
Details |
| Issue Brief 6: Health Worker Education |
|
CapacityPlus Partnership |
2012 |
CapacityPlus Partnership |
"... Health professional schools are a key element in addressing the health workforce crisis—they are the main channel through which health workers enter the labor market. But many health professional schools are underfunded and not operating as efficiently as they could..." (extract from document) |
Details |
| Registered nurse retention strategies in nursing homes: A two-factor perspective |
Health Care Managment Review |
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
2012 |
Hunt, SR, Probst JC, Haddock KS, Moran R, Baker SL, Anderson RA & Corazzini K |
"In this study, the relationships between retention strategies, employee benefits, features of the practice environment, and RN retention were explored. Further, the utility of Herzberg’s two-factor theory of motivation as a framework for nursing home retention studies was evaluated." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Registered nurse retention strategies in nursing homes: A two-factor perspective |
Health Care Managment Review |
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
2012 |
Hunt, SR, Probst JC, Haddock KS, Moran R, Baker SL, Anderson RA & Corazzini K |
"In this study, the relationships between retention strategies, employee benefits, features of the practice environment, and RN retention were explored. Further, the utility of Herzberg’s two-factor theory of motivation as a framework for nursing home retention studies was evaluated." (extract from abstract) |
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| Full-time work for nurses: employers; perspectives |
Journal of Nursing Management |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2012 |
Baumann A, Hunsberger M & Crea-Arsenio M |
"To examine an employer response to a government employment policy, the Nursing Graduate Guarantee (NGG), over a 2-year period (2008–2009 and 2009–2010)." (extract from abstract) |
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| Understanding unassisted falls: Effects of nurse staffing level and nursing staff characteristics |
Journal of Nursing Care Quality |
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
2012 |
Staggs VS, Knight JE & Dunton N |
"Hierarchical Poisson modeling was used to explore hospital and nursing unit characteristics as predictors of the unassisted fall rate." (extract from abstract) |
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| How employee engagement matters for hospital performance |
Healthcare Quarterly |
Longwoods Publishing Corporation |
2012 |
Lowe G |
"This article examines how job, work environment, management and organizational factors influence levels of engagement among healthcare employees." (extract from abstract) |
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| Bullying as workgroup manipulation: a model for understanding patterns of victimization and contagion within the workgroup |
Journal of Nursing Management |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2012 |
Hutchinson M |
"The aim of the present synthesis was to review the literature on bullying in the nursing workplace and develop an explanatory model for patterns of victimization and contagion within the workgroup." (extract from abstract) |
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| Structural empowerment and anticipated turnover among behavioural heath nurses |
Journal of Nursing Management |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2012 |
Smith T, Capitulo KL, griffin MTQ & Fitzpatrick JJ |
"The aim of this pilot study was to examine the relationship between structural empowerment and anticipated turnover among behavioural health nurses." (extract from abstract) |
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| Occupational stress and implementation of information technology among nurses working on acute phychiatric wards |
Perspectives in Psychiatric Care |
Wiley Periodicals Inc. |
2012 |
Koivunen M, Kontio R, Pitkánen A, Katajisto J & Válimáki M |
"The study describes nurses' occupational stress and implementation of information technology on acute psychiatric wards." (extract from abstract) |
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| Generation-specific incentives and disincentives for nurses to remain employed in acute care hospitals |
Journal of Nursing Management |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2012 |
Tourangeau AE, Thomson H, Cummings G & Cranley LA |
"This is a report on generation-specific incentives and disincentives selected by acute care nurses that promote and discourage them to remain employed in hospitals." (extract from abstract) |
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| Depression in hospital-employed nurses |
Clinical Nurse Specialist |
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
2012 |
Letvak S, Ruhm CJ & McCoy TMS |
"...the purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of depression in a random sample of hospital-employed nurses to determine individual and workplace characteristics that are associated with depression." (extract from abstract) |
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| Turnover intention among hospital-based registered nurses in the Eastern Caribbean |
Journal of Nursing Scholarship |
Sigma Theta Tau International |
2012 |
Lansiquot BA, Tullai-McGuinness S & Madigan E |
"The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics of hospital-based registered nurses (RNs) in the sub-region, their practice environment and turnover intention in two and five years, respectively, and to determine the relationships among practice environment characteristics and turnover intention." (extract from abstract) |
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| Investigating demographic, work-related and job satisfaction variables as predictors of motivation in Greek nurses |
Journal of Nursing Management |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2012 |
Gaki, E, Kontodimopoulos N, Niakas D |
"Aim- To investigate whether demographic variables and work-related factors predict work motivation in Greek nurses." (extract from abstract) |
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| Impact of hospital security programmes and workplace aggression on nurse perceptions of safety |
Journal of Nursing Management |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2012 |
Blando JD, O'Hagan E, Casteel C, Nocera M-A & Peek-Asa C |
"Aim? To assess how nurses’ perception of their safety and risk of violence was affected by their work environment and whether this perception correlated with their actual risk." (extract from abstract) |
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| Effective succession planning in nursing: a review of the literature |
Journal of Nursing Management |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2012 |
Griffith MB |
"Aim? This review summarizes and evaluates succession planning initiatives in nursing and proposes a new, comprehensive succession planning model for nursing." (extract from abstract) |
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| Nursing: Where the jobs are |
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
2012 |
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" In January 2012, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the health care sector, in general, added a robust 312,500 jobs in 2011, but the forecast for nurses varies—quite broadly—depending on region, type of health care facility, and desired working conditions..." (extract from article) |
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| Evidence fro policy and regulation: A model to address developmetn of unqualified faculty |
Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice |
SAGE Publications |
2012 |
Shanta LL, Kalanek CB, Moulton P & Lang T |
"The purpose of the Nurse Faculty Intern (NFI) Pilot Study was to investigate the role development of nurse educators and the mechanism by which graduate students gain competencies related to pedagogy through practical experience and a relationship with mentors." (extract from abstract) |
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| Nursing teamwork and unit size |
Western Journal of Nursing Research |
SAGE Publications |
2012 |
Kalisch BJ, Russel K & Lee KH |
"The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between the team and unit size and level of nursing teamwork. The sample for the study was 2,265 direct care nursing providers from 53 units in four hospitals." (extract from abstract) |
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| Linking nurse characteristics, team member effectiveness, practice environment and medication error incidence |
Nursing Care Quality |
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
2012 |
Fasolino T & Snyder R |
"Clinical unit nurse characteristics, practice environment, and team member effectiveness are assumed to play a critical role in medication safety. This study used a multimethod approach to examine the association of these factors with medication errors." (extract from abstract) |
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| Shift work and vascular events: systematic review and meta-analysis |
BMJ |
BMJ Publishing Group |
2012 |
Vyas MV, Garg AX, Iansavichus AV, Costella J, Donner A, Laugsand LE, Jansky I, Mrkobrada M, Parraga H & Hackam DG |
"Objective To synthesise the association of shift work with major vascular events as reported in the literature." |
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| Our Side of the Story: The lived experience of Ugandan health workers |
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VSO |
2012 |
Thornton P |
"This report documents the experiences and views of 122 nursing
assistants, nurses, midwives, clinical officers and medical doctors,
including facility managers and local government district health
officers" (extract from document |
Details |
Socio-Economic Welfare 
