| Nursing Workforce Policy and the Economic Crisis: An Overview |
Journal of Nursing Scholarship |
John Wiley & Sons |
2013 |
Buchan, J; O'May F' Dussault, G |
Purpose: "To assess the impact of the global financial crisis on the nursing workforce and identify appropriate policy responses." |
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| Verbal abuse from nurse colleagues adn work environment of early career nurses |
Journal of Nursing Scholarship |
John Wiley & Sons |
2013 |
Budin WC; Brewer CS; Chao Y-Y; Kovner C |
"This study examined relationships between verbal abuse from nurse colleagues and demographic characteristics, work attributes, and work attitudes of early career registered nurses (RNs)." (extract from abstract) |
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| The global nursing faculty shortage: Status and solutions for change |
Journal of Nursing Scholarship |
John Wiley & Sons |
2013 |
Nardi DA; Gyurko CC; |
"The nursing faculty shortage is due to a confluence of factors, including the global migration of nurses, a seeming persistent devaluation of faculty by academic programs, disincentives, and an overall reduction in full-time equivalent faculty positions" (extract from abstract) |
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| Predicting quality of work life on nurses' intention to leave |
Journal of Nursing Scholarship |
Sigma Theta Tau International |
2013 |
lee Y-W; Dai Y-T; Park C-G; McCreary LL; |
"The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between quality of work life (QWL) and nurses' intention to leave their organization (ITLorg)" (extract from abstract) |
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| Building a healthy work environemnt: A nursing resource team perspective |
Nursing Leadership |
Longwoods Publishing Corporation |
2013 |
Vaugan L; Slinge T |
"... the Building a Healthy Work Environment: A Nursing Resource Team Perspective survey was employed with NRT (Nursing Resource Team) nurses at LHSC (London Health Sciences Centre), and data was collected for use by leadership and staff for creating HWE (Healthy Work Environments) strategies aimed at improving the quality of patient care." (extract from abstract) |
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| From Graduation to Employment: A Guide for the New Nurse Practitioner |
The Journal for Nurse Practitioners |
Elsevier |
2013 |
Dillion, DL; Hoyson PM |
(no abstract available) |
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| Understanding the complex drivers of intrinsic motivation for health workers in Malawi |
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USAID |
2012 |
Goldberg AB; Levey IR |
"The USAID-funded Health Systems 20/20 project conducted a nationally representative study in Malawi and employed both qualitative and quantitative data collection methods to assess statistically significant drivers of intrinsic motivation." (extract from website) |
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| Labor market trends among registered nurses: 2008 - 2011 |
Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice |
SAGE Publications |
2013 |
Benson, A |
"This study uses recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and Registered Nurses (RNs) licensing exam to examine the recession’s effect on the RN labor market. It then reports results of a survey of 518 hospital nursing officers conducted in 2008 and 2010 matched with institutional data from the American Hospital Association (AHA)." (extract from abstract) |
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| A Framework for Inegrating Internationally Educated Nurses into the Healthcare Workforce |
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Nursing Health Services Research Unit |
2013 |
Baumann A; Blythe J; Idriss-Wheeler D; Fung M; Grabham A |
"A Framework for Integrating Internationally Educated Nurses into the Health Care Workforce was an initiative designed to answer the call for proposals by the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration (MCI). The Nursing Health Services Research Unit at McMaster University worked in partnership with the Ontario Hospital Association to enhance
the effective integration of internationally educated nurses (IENs) into the health care workforce through the creation, implementation and evaluation of a web-based leading practice guide targeting employers." |
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| Success and failure in integrated models of nursing for long term conditions: Multiple case studies of whole systems |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2013 |
Procter S; Wilson PM; Brooks F; Kendall S |
Objectives - "To explore, identify and characterise the origins, processes and outcomes of effective chronic disease management models and the nursing contributions to such models." |
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| Exploring the relationship between social identity and workplace jurisdiction for new nursing roles: A case study approach |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2013 |
Maxwell E; Baillie L; Rickard W; McLaren SM |
"The introduction of new healthcare roles internationally has had mixed results with some evidence that variations can be accounted for by the manner of their introduction rather than role content. Explanation may be found partly in the ways in which new roles establish a workplace jurisdiction; that is, recognition in the workplace of a role's legitimate rights to undertake a particular scope of practice." |
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| Understanding the factors influencing health-worker employment in South Africa |
Human Resources for Health |
BioMed Central |
2013 |
George G; Gow J; Bachoo S |
"There is little knowledge about the nonfinancial factors that influence HWs choice of employer (public, private or nongovernmental organization) or their choice of work location (urban, rural or overseas). This area is under-researched and this paper aims to fill these gaps in the literature." (extract from abstract) |
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| Special Issue: Migration |
Nursing Leadership |
Longwoods Publishing Corporation |
2013 |
Various |
"One aspect of nursing human resources that has been understudied is labour mobility and factors that influence nurses to move from one place to another during their careers. It is very timely to examine this poorly understood factor in nursing supply, given projected nursing shortages in the United States and Canada within this decade, and the recent decision to adopt the American NCLEX examination for entry to practice in place of the Canadian CRNE, effective 2015 (NCSBN 2011). We may be moving into a new period of heightened concern about the supply of nurses in Canada." (excerpt from editorial) |
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| Lower Mortality in Magnet Hospitals |
Medical Care |
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
2013 |
McHugh MD; Kelly LA; Smith HL; Wu ES; Vanak JM; Aiken LH |
Objectives - "To determine whether Magnet hospitals have lower risk-adjusted mortality and failure-to-rescue compared with non-Magnet hospitals, and to determine the most likely explanations." (extract from abstract) |
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| The Meaning of Evidence-Based Management to Brazilian Senior Nurse Leaders |
Journal of Nursing Scholarship |
Sigma Theta Tau International |
2013 |
Spiri WC; MacPhee M |
"The study objective was to understand the meaning of evidence-based management for senior nurse leaders in accredited, public hospitals in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil." (extract from abstract) |
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| A literature review: the role of the private sector in the production of nurses in India, Kenya, South Africa and Thailand |
Human Resources for Health |
BioMed Central |
2013 |
Reynolds J; Wisaijohn T; Pudpong N; Watthayu N; Dalliston A; Suphanchaimat R; Putthasri W; Sawaengdee K; |
"This study examines the supply of, demand for, and policy environment of private nurse production in four selected countries." (extract from abstract) |
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| A realist logic model of the links between nurse staffing and the outcomes of nursing |
Journal of Research in Nursing |
SAGE Publications |
2013 |
Subirana M; Long A; Greenhalgh J; Firth J; |
"Arising originally from concerns over potential nurse staffing shortages and nurse retention within the United States, an extensive literature has developed in the acute sector, exploring nurse staffing and its consequences. All of these studies raise the generic question of what potential causal mechanisms might link nurse staffing levels and skill mix to issues of patient safety and outcome." (extract from abstract) |
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| The effect of manager exclusion on nurse turnover intention and care quality |
Western Journal of Nursing Research |
SAGE Publications |
2013 |
Cottingham MD; Erickson RJ; Diefendorff JM; Bromley G |
"This study examines whether managerial exclusion varies by generation, race, and gender, and the extent to which these variables, in turn, relate to turnover intention and perceived patient care among a sample of 747 nurses working in hospitals in a midwestern health system." (extract from abstract) |
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| Through the back door: nurse migration to the UK from Malawi and Nepal, a policy critique |
Health Policy and Planning |
Oxford University Press |
2013 |
Adhikari A; Grigulis A |
" In this article, we present findings from two independent research studies from Malawi and Nepal, which aimed to examine how overseas nurses encountered and overcame the challenges linked to recent recruitment and migration restrictions." (extract from abstract) |
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| Using incentives to attract nurses to remote areas of Tanzania: a contingent valuation study |
Health Policy and Planning |
Oxford University Press |
2013 |
Munga MA; Torsvik G; Maestrad O; |
"This article analyses (1) how financial incentives (salary top-ups) and non-financial incentives (housing and education) affect nurses’ willingness to work in remote areas of Tanzania and (2) how the magnitude of the incentives needed to attract health workers varies with the nurses’ geographic origin and their intrinsic motivation." (extract from abstract) |
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| Moral distress, autonomy and nurse-physician collaboration among intensive care unit nurses in Italy |
Journal of Nursing Management |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2013 |
Karanikola MNK; Albarran JW; Drigo E; Giannakopoulou M; Kalafati M; Mpouzika M; Tsiaousis GZ; Papathanassoglou EDE |
Ai m - "To explore the level of moral distress and potential associations between moral distress indices and (1) nurse–physician collaboration, (2) autonomy, (3) professional satisfaction, (4) intention to resign, and (5) workload among Italian intensive care unit nurses." (extract from abstract) |
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| Scaling up health worker production: The bottlenecks and best buys approach |
Technical Brief 9 |
CapacityPlus Partnership |
2013 |
Tulenko K; Bailey R; Seifman R; |
"The Bottlenecks and Best Buys approach entails reviewing a
health professional school’s current capacity and strengths
in the nine core areas with a view toward suggesting ways
to increase the number of qualified graduates responsive to
national health priorities." (extract from document) |
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| Innovative financing options for the preservice education of health professionals |
Technical Brief 8 |
CapacityPlus Partnership |
2013 |
Tulenko K; Preker A |
"..., the USAID-funded CapacityPlus project, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank, and the Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA) brought together technical experts and stakeholders to discuss and agree on innovative solutions for the financing of preservice education. In addition, the IFC and the World Bank wrote an analysis paper on the issue. Below is a summary of the innovative forms of financing proposed or documented through this process." (extract from document) |
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| Job-related stress, emotional labor, and depressive symptoms among Korean nurses |
Journal of Nursing Scholarship |
Sigma Theta Tau International |
2013 |
Yoon SL; Kim J-H |
Purpose - "The purpose was to examine the relationship between job-related stress, emotional labor, and depressive symptoms among South Korean nurses in order to suggest practical methods for their management, prevention, and reduction." (extract from abstract) |
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| Hospital staff nurses' shift length associated with safety and quality of care |
Nursing Care Quality |
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
2013 |
Stimpfel AW; Aiken LH |
"The objective of this study was to analyze hospital staff nurses' shift length, scheduling characteristics, and nurse reported safety and quality." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Health workforce remuneration: comparing wage levels, ranking, and dispersion of 16 occupational groups in 20 countries |
Human Resources for Health |
BioMed Central |
2013 |
Tijdens K, de Vries DH and Steinmetz S |
"This article represents the first attempt to explore remuneration in Human Resources for Health (HRH), comparing wage levels, ranking and dispersion of 16 HRH occupational groups in 20 countries (Argentina, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, Republic of South Africa (RSA), Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom (UK), and United States of America (USA)). The main aim is to examine to what extent the wage rankings, standardized wage levels, and wage dispersion are similar between the 16 occupational groups and across the selected countries and what factors can be shown to be related to the differences that emerge." (extract from abstract) |
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| The Aged Care Workforce: Final Report 2012 |
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Commonwealth of Australia |
2012 |
King D, Mavromaras K, Wei Z, He Bryan, Healy J, Macaitis K. Moskos M and Smith L |
"This report provides detailed information about the workforce that delivers aged care to older Australians in both residential and community care. ... The report focuses primarily on direct care workers who are PAYG employees in residential facilities and community outlets, including Nurse Practitioners (NP), Registered Nurses (RN), Enrolled Nurses (EN), Personal Care Attendants (PCA) / Community Care workers (CCW), Allied Health Professionals (AHP) and Allied Health Assistants
(AHA)" (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| A comparison of the effects of fixed- and rotating-shift schedules on nursing staff attention levels: A randomized trial |
Biological research for nursing |
SAGE Publications |
2012 |
Niu S-F, Chu H, Chen C-H, Chang Y-S, Liao Y-M and Chou K-R |
"Sleep deficit affects neurobehavioral functioning, reduces attention and cognitive function, and negatively impacts occupational safety. This study investigated selective attention levels of nursing staff on different shifts." (extract from abstract) |
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| State of science: The relationship between nursing staffing and patient outcomes |
Western Journal of Nursing Research |
SAGE Publications |
2013 |
Brennan CW, Daly BJ and Jones KR |
"Over a decade of research on the relationship between nurse staffing and patient outcomes has demonstrated the important role of nurses in the provision of high-quality, safe care, yet currently, no evidence-based nurse staffing guidelines exist. A systematic review of reviews was conducted to explore reasons why this is the case and recommend directions for future research to improve upon this gap" (extract from abstract" |
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| Measuring health workers' motivation in rural health facilities: baseline results from three study districts in Zambia |
Human Resources for Health |
BioMed Central |
2013 |
Mutale W, Aylea H, Bond V, Mwanamwenge T and Balabanova D |
"We assessed health worker motivation as part of the baseline assessment for a health system strengthening intervention in three rural districts in Zambia. The intervention (Better Health Outcomes Through Mentoring and Assessment (BHOMA)) aims to increase health worker motivation through training, mentoring and support." (extract from abstract) |
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| Human Resource Management Assessment Approach |
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USAID/Capacity Plus |
2013 |
Marsden P, Caffrey M and McCaffrey J |
"The CapacityPlus partnership has developed this human resources
management (HRM) assessment approach to guide policy-makers,
managers, and human resources (HR) practitioners toward better
understanding and responding to HRM challenges facing their
health systems." (extract from document) |
Details |
| Nursing shortage: The Facts and Strategies in Macao Society |
Online Journal of Issues in Nursing |
American Nurses Association |
2013 |
Liu M, Lam B, Fong P and Yuan HB |
" In this article, the authors describe the nursing shortage in Macao SAR, discuss factors contributing to the shortage, and present strategies used to manage the shortage." (extract from abstract) |
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| A preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses: A study of preceptees' perceptions |
Nurse Education Today |
Elsevier |
2013 |
Marks-Maran D, Ooms A, Tapping J, Muir J, Phillips S and Burke L |
"This paper presents the evaluation of a preceptorship programme for newly-qualified nurses (NQNs) to determine preceptee engagement with the preceptorship programme, and the impact, value and sustainability of the programme from the preceptees' perspectives." (extract from abstract) |
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| Patient and visitor assault on nurse and midwives: An exploratory study of employer 'protective' factors |
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing |
John Wiley & Sons |
2012 |
Farrell GA, Shafiei T and Chan S-P |
"The present study is part of a larger survey that explored nurses' and midwives' experiences of PVA using the Department of Human Services, Victoria (2007) definition of occupational violence and bullying. Participants were asked about the presence of ‘protective’ factors in their workplace and the importance of having these factors to prevent and manage workplace aggression. " (extract from abstract) |
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| Work demands, social support, and job satisfaction in eating disorder inpatient settings: A qualitative study |
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing |
John Wiley & Sons |
2013 |
Davey A, Arcelus J and Munir F |
"In this qualitative study, we aimed to investigate work demands experienced by health-care workers in an adult eating disorder inpatient service. We also aimed to investigate the use of social support and job satisfaction in this setting." (extract from abstract) |
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| Moral distress and its correlates among mental health nurses in Jordan |
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing |
John Wiley & Sons |
2013 |
Hamaideh SH |
"The aims of this study were to examine the intensity level of moral distress, to identify the best predictors of moral distress, and to examine relationships of moral distress with burnout, job satisfaction, intention to leave the current job, and both demographic and work-related variables of that group." (extract from abstract) |
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| Well-being, satisfaction and commitment: the substitutable natuer of resources for maternity hospital nurses |
Journal of Advanced Nursing |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2013 |
Rodwell J and Munro L |
Aim - "To investigate the relationship between three types of organizational resources (job control, social support and organizational justice) and the impact of job demands on nurse's well-being and attitudes towards their work." (extract from abstract) |
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| Nursing stress and patient care: real-time investigation of the effect of nursing tasks and demands on psychological stress, physiological stress, and job performance: study protocol |
Journal of Advanced Nursing |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2013 |
Farquharson B, Bell C, Johnston D, Jones M, Schofield P, Allan J, Ricketts I, Morrison K and Johnston M |
" In this study, we will investigate theoretical models of stress and use multiple methods, including real-time data collection, to assess the relationship between stress and different nursing tasks in general medical and surgical ward nurses." (extract from abstract) |
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| Job demands and personal resources in their relations to indicators of job strain among nurses for older people |
Journal of Advanced Nursing |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2013 |
Schmidt K-H and Diestel S |
Aims - "To examine the role of two personal resources (active, problem-focused coping; self-efficacy beliefs) in the relation between job demands and strain." (extract from abstract) |
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| Work engagement supports nurse workforce stability and quality of care: nursing team-level analysis in psychiatric hospitals |
Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2012 |
Van Bogaert P, Wouters K, Willems R, Mondelaers M and Clarke S |
"The current study investigated the relationship of nurse practice environment aspects and work engagement (vigour, dedication and absorption) to job outcomes and nurse-reported quality of care variables within teams using a multilevel design in psychiatric inpatient settings." (extract from abstract) |
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| Violence experienced by nurses at six university hospitals in Turkey |
Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2012 |
Atan SU, Arabaci LB, Sirin A, Isler A, Donmez A, Guler MU, Oflaz U, Ozdemir GY and Tasbasi FY |
"This research was conducted to analyse the violence experienced by nurses employed at six university hospitals. A descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted." (extract from abstract) |
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| Human resource governance: what does governance mean for the health workforce in low- and middle-income countries? |
Human Resources for Health |
BioMed Central |
2013 |
Kaplan AD, Dominis S, Palen JGH and Quain EE |
"A qualitative analysis of Health System Assessment (HSA) data, a rapid indicator-based methodology that determines the key strengths and weaknesses of a health system using a set of internationally recognized indicators, was completed to determine how 20 low- and middle-income countries are operationalizing health governance to improve health workforce performance" (extract from abstract) |
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| Strengthening Health Systems in North and Central America: What role for Migration |
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Regional Migration Study Group |
2013 |
Squires A and Beltran-Sanchez H |
" Using a comparative case study, this report looks at health care services and human resources in all five countries* to identify constraints on health care capacity. Nursing personnel are the focus of the report." (extract from Executiev Summary).
* El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and United States |
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| Migration and mobility of skilled health workers from selected pacific island countries |
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Human Resources for Health Knowledg Hub, University of New South Wales |
2013 |
Doyle, J and Roberts G |
"This report examines international and internal migration of skilled health workers (SHWs) from six Pacific Island countries (PICs) – Cook Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Samoa, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu (referred to here as ‘selected PICs’)." (extract from Executive Summary) |
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| Levels and correlates of implicit rationing of nursing care in acute care hospitals - A cross sectional study |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Schubert M, Ausserhofer D, desmedt M, Schwendimann R, Lesaffre E, Baoyue L and De Geest S |
Objectives: "(1) To describe the levels of implicit rationing of nursing care in Swiss acute care hospitals; (2) to explore the association between nine selected potential rationing predictors and implicit rationing of nursing care." |
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| Relationship between life satisfaction and quality of life in Turkish nursing school students |
Nursing & Health Sciences |
Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd |
2013 |
Yildrim Y, Kilic SP and Akyol AD |
"The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between life satisfaction and quality of life of nursing students." |
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| The impact of the work environment of nurses on patient safety outcomes: A multi-level modelling approach |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Kirwan M, Matthews A and Scott PA |
"This study sought to explore the relationship between the ward environment in which nurses practice and specific patient safety outcomes, using ward level variables as well as nurse level variables." |
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| Changes in hospital nurse work environments and nurse job outcomes: An analysis of panel data |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2013 |
Kutney-Lee A, Wu ES, Sloane DM and Aiken LH |
Objectives - "To demonstrate how rates of burnout, intention to leave, and job dissatisfaction changed in a panel of hospitals over time, and to explore whether these outcomes were associated with changes in nurse work environments." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Nurses' reports of working conditions and hospital quality of care in 12 countries in Europe |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2013 |
Aiken LH, Sloane DM, Bruyneel L, Van den Heede K and Sermeus W |
Objective: "To obtain a snapshot of European nurses’ assessments of their hospital work environments and quality of care in order to identify promising strategies to retain nurses in hospital practice and to avoid quality of care erosions related to cost containment." (extract from abstract) |
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| A tale of two systems - Nurse practice environment, well being, perceived quality of care and patient safety in private and public hospitals in South Africa: A questionnaire survey |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2013 |
Coetzee SK, Klopper HC, Ellis SM and Aiken LH |
Objective - "To examine the practice environment, nurse reported quality of care and patient safety, and nurse workforce outcomes in medical and surgical units in private and public hospitals in South Africa (SA), and determine the association of modifiable features of the hospital such as the practice environment and patient to nurse workloads on these outcomes." (extract from abstract) |
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| A nulti-country perspective on nurses' tasks below their skill level: Reports from domestically trained nurses and foreign trained nurses from developing countries |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Bruyneel L, Li B, Aiken L, Lesaffre E, Van den heede K and Sermeus W |
Objectives - "First, to describe nurses’ reports on tasks below their skill level. Second, to examine the association between nurses’ migratory status (domestically trained nurse or foreign trained nurse from a developing country) and reports on these tasks." (extract from abstract) |
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| Nurse migration in Europe - Can expectations really be met? Combining qualitative and quantitatie data from Germany and eight of its destination and source countries |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2013 |
Zander B, Blumel M and Busse R |
Objectives - "To test whether the combination of qualitative and quantitative data on motives to migrate and to leave the current hospital, respectively, provides sufficient information (1) to analyse working conditions in Germany compared to five destination and three source countries, (2) to verify or falsify the assumption that working conditions in destination countries are better than in source countries, and (3) to identify sound strategies for workforce planning." (extract from abstract) |
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| Validation of the Spanish version of the questionnaire Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Fuentelsaz-Gallego C, Moreno-Casbas MT and Gonzales-Maria E |
Objective - "To evaluate the validity and reliability of the Spanish version of the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI), determining the content validity, test–retest reliability, internal consistency and construct validity." (excerpt from abstract) |
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| Group-level impact of work environment dimensions on burnout experiences among nurses: A multivariate multilevel probit model |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Li B, Bruyneel L, Sermeus W, Vam den Heede K, Matawie K, Aiken l and Lesaffre E |
Objectives - "First, to explore and investigate the effect of the nursing unit, hospital, and country level variability on the relationship between dimensions of nurses’ work environment and dimensions of burnout. Second, to explore the significance of the nursing unit, hospital, and country level variability among the burnout dimensions." (extract from abstract) |
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| Labour migration, gender, and sexual and reproductive health and rights |
Arrow for change |
Asia-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) |
2013 |
Marin ML (ed.) |
"ARROW for Change (AFC) is a peer-reviewed thematic
bulletin that aims to contribute a Southern/Asia-Pacific,
rights-based and women-centred analyses and perspectives
to global discourses on emerging and persistent issues
related to health, sexuality and rights." (extract from document) |
Details |
| Advancing the future of nursing: A report by the Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity (BAGNC) Alumni Policy Leadership Committee |
Nursing Outlook |
Elsevier |
2013 |
Bellot J, Carthron DL, O'Connor M, Rose K, Shillam C, Van Cleave JH and Vogelsmeier A |
"...at the 2011 Council for Advancement of Nursing Science's Special Topics Meeting, the BAGNC Alumni presented their ongoing and completed projects that relate to the Institute of Medicine (2011) (IOM) report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. Summaries of the individual presentations from this panel addressed the four key IOM messages and are presented in this article to highlight the action of these scholars and fellows." (extract from abstract) |
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| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars Program: An opportunity for junior nurse faculty |
Nursing Outlook |
Elsevier |
2013 |
Coffman MJ, Goodman JH, Thomas TL and Roberson D |
"The Nurse Faculty Scholars program, which admitted its first cohort in 2008, is designed to address the nursing faculty shortage by enhancing leadership, educational, and research skills in junior nursing faculty. This article provides an overview of the program, its purpose, and its eligibility requirements." (extract from abstract) |
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| Workplace empowerment and nurses' job satisfaction: a systematic literature review |
Journal of Nursing Management |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2013 |
Cicolinia G, Comparchini D, and Simonetti V |
"This systematic review aimed to synthesize and analyse the studies that examined the relationship between nurse empowerment and job satisfaction in the nursing work environment." (excerpt from abstract) |
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| Equality of employment opportunities for nurses at the point of qualification: An exploratory study |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2013 |
Harris R, Ooms A, Grant R, Marshall-Lucette S, Chu CSF, Sayer J and Burke L |
"The study aimed to describe the first post gained after qualification in terms of setting, nature of employment contract and geographical distribution and explore the relationship between a range of factors (including ethnicity) and employment at the point of qualification." (extract from abstract) |
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| Factors associated with intended and effective settlement of nursing students and newly graduated nurse in a rural setting after graduation: A mixed-methods review |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2013 |
Trépanier A, Gagnon M-P, Mbemba GIC, Coté J, Paré G, Fortin J-P, Dupláa E and Courcy F |
"Objectives - To identify factors that influence the initial plan and final decision to choose a rural area as first employment location in final-year nursing students or newly graduated nurses." (extract from abstract) |
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| Best practices of formal new graduate nurse transition programs: An integrative review |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2013 |
Rush KL, Adamack M, Gordon J, Lilly M and Janke R |
"Objectives
The aim of this review was to identify best practices of formal new graduate nurse transition programs. This information would be useful for organizations in their support and development of formal transition programs for newly hired nurses." (extract from abstract) |
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| Impacts of unit-level nurse practice environment, workload and burnout of nurse-reported outcomes in psychiatric hospitals: A multi-level modelling approach |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2013 |
Bogaert PV, Clarke S, Wouters K, Franck E, Willems R and Mondelaers M |
"Aim -To investigate impacts of practice environment factors, nurse perceptions of workload and self-reported burnout at the unit-level on job outcomes and nurse-assessed quality of care in psychiatric hospitals." (extract from abstract) |
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| Personal and team morale in health services: Distinct and measurable concepts |
Journal of Health Management |
SAGE Publications |
2012 |
Wood S and Johnson S |
"This article has two aims: to assess whether personal and team morale are distinctive concepts and to develop valid single-item measures of both on the assumption that they are ordinary language, singular concepts." (extract from abstract) |
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| Strengthening the health worker pipeline through gender-transformative strategies |
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CapacityPlus Intrahealth International |
2012 |
Newman C, Ng C, Pacque-Margolis and Intrahealth International |
"Using the results of the systematic review, the authors of this technical brief
provide an overview of how gender discrimination affects health professional
students and faculty as well as intervention options that the expert panel
identified as having potential to counter gender discrimination. In addition, we
offer recommendations for PSE institutions and other stakeholders to address
these challenges" (extract from abstract) |
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| Occupational stress and coping among nurses in a super specialty hospital |
Journal of Health Management |
SAGE Publications |
2012 |
Roopalekha J, Latha K and Prabhu S |
"his article examines stress among nurses working in different units and their coping abilities in a super specialty hospital in Kerala." (extract from abstract) |
Details |
| Effect of role ambiguity, confluct and overload in private hospitals' nurses' burnout and mediation through self efficacy |
Journal of Health Management |
SAGE Publications |
2012 |
Dasgupta P |
"The motivation of this study was to investigate how role overload, role conflict and role ambiguity of nurses relate to burnout and the relationship of nurses’ efficacy to these three stressors and burnout in private hospitals." (extract from abstract) |
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| Effect of role ambiguity, confluct and overload in private hospitals' nurses' burnout and mediation through self efficacy |
Journal of Health Management |
SAGE Publications |
2012 |
Dasgupta P |
"The motivation of this study was to investigate how role overload, role conflict and role ambiguity of nurses relate to burnout and the relationship of nurses’ efficacy to these three stressors and burnout in private hospitals." (extract from abstract) |
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| Shaping clinical academic careers for nurses and allied health professionals: the role of the educator |
Journal of Research in Nursing |
SAGE Publications |
2013 |
Girot (Rosser) E |
"This paper reports part of a larger qualitative study and focuses on exploring the educator role in shaping clinical academic careers for nurses and allied health professionals." (extract from abstract) |
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| Factors related to burnout among Chinese female hospital nurses: cross-sectional survey in Liaoning Province of China |
Journal of Nursing Management |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2012 |
Wu J, Liu L, Sun W Zhao X, Wang J and Wang L |
Aim - "To explore the factors associated with burnout among female hospital nurses in China." |
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| Pilot-testing an applied competency-based approach to health human resources planning |
Health Policy and Planning |
Oxford University Press |
2012 |
Murphy GT, MacKenzie A, Alder R, Langley J, Mickey M and Cook A |
"A competency-based approach to health human resources (HHR) planning is one that explicitly considers the spectrum of knowledge, skills and judgement (competencies) required for the health workforce based on the health needs of the relevant population in some specific circumstances....
"..A pilot application of this approach using the context of an influenza pandemic is described" (extract from abstract) |
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| Special Issue: Nursing Workforce and Outcomes Research from RN4CAST and Beyond |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Elsevier |
2013 |
Van den Heede K and Aiken LH (editors) |
"This special issue will include articles that explain methodological and content aspects (e.g. intention to leave, burnout, patient safety, nurse migration) of this large nursing workforce study both from European countries as from countries outside Europe that participated in the RN4CAST-project. These papers are complemented with articles from similar research conducted outside the RN4CAST-project." (extract from editorial) |
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| Workplace violence against physicians and nurses in Palestinian public hospitals: a cross-sectional study |
BMC Health Services Research |
BioMed Central |
2012 |
Kitaneh M and Hamdan M |
" The aim of this study was to assess the incidence, magnitude, consequences and possible risk factors for workplace violence against nurses and physicians working in public Palestinian hospitals." (extract from abstract) |
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| Safe lifting programs at long-term care facilities and their impact on workers' compensation costs |
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
2012 |
Retrepo TE, Schmid FA, Gucer PW, Shuford HL, Shyong CJ and McDiarmid MA |
"In this national study, we find that a comprehensive safe lift program, endorsed and promoted by directors of nursing, reduces caregiver injury as measured by workers' compensation claims frequency and costs." (extract from abstract) |
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| What Nurses Want: Analysis of the First National Survey on Nurses' Attitudes to Work and Work Conditions in Australia |
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Monash University |
2012 |
Holland P, Allen BC and Cooper BK |
"Despite research indicating increasing stress and pressure in the work of nurses and the evidence in relation to the increasing shortfall of nurses, nation-wide studies of nurses' attitudes to their work have not previously been undertaken in Australia. This study attempts to address this issue through a comprehensive national survey covering the intrinsic and extrinsic aspects of nursing work in Australia today, and what nurses perceive are the shortfalls in their working conditions." (extract from document) |
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| Retaining RPNs: Impact on Quality Care |
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Nursing Health Services Research Unit |
2012 |
Martin D and Weeres A |
"A paucity of research on the work experiences of registered practical nurses (RPNs) in Ontario prompted the Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario (RPNAO) to conduct a province-wide study of RPNs in 2010. The research study used a mixed methods design that included surveys and interviews with a select number of survey respondents. This report presents the results of the interview phase of the study. Five focus groups were held with 31 RPNs across Ontario. Nurses were interviewed about their work experiences and asked to identify key factors that affect their ability to provide high-quality care." (extract from document) |
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| Review of Undergraduate Nursing and Midwifery Degree Programmes (Ireland) |
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An Roinn Slainte (Department of Health) |
2012 |
An Roinn Slainte (Department of Health) |
"The Review commissioned by the Minister for Health was to examine the efficiency and effectiveness of the programmes in preparing nurses and midwives to practice in the healthcare system now and into the future. The Review chaired by Professor Martin Bradley started its work in November 2011; and committed itself to a wide consultation process with a broad range of professional groups, across education, service delivery, management, students and patient/client interest groups." (extract from document) |
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| Factors impacting membership and non-membership in nursing associations: A qualitative study |
Nursing & Health Sciences |
Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd |
2012 |
Esmaeili M, Dehghan-Nayeri N and Negarandeh R |
"In this study, the factors impacting membership and non-membership of nurses in nursing associations were identified and described." (extract from abstract) |
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| Staff engagement as a target for managing work environments in psychiatric hospitals: implications for workforce stability and quality of care |
Journal of Clinical Nursing |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2012 |
Van Bogaert P, Clarke S, Willems R and Mondalaers M |
"Aims and Objectives - To examine relationships between practice environment ratings, workload, work engagement, job outcomes and assessments of quality of care in nursing personnel in psychiatric hospitals." (extract from abstract) |
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| Pressure ulcers in the intensive care unit: the relationship between nursing workload, illness severity and pressure ulcer tisk |
Journal of Clinical Nursing |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
2012 |
Cremasco MF, Wenzel F, Zanei SSV and Whitaker IY |
" To verify association between PU development with nursing workload and illness severity and to verify whether nursing workload and illness severity are related with Braden Scale scores." (extract from abstract) |
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| Managing health worker migration: a qualitative study of the Philippine response to nurse brain drain |
Human Resources for Health |
BioMed Central |
2012 |
Dimaya RM, MxcEwen MK, Curry LA and Bradley EH |
"This study examines how the development of brain drain-responsive policies is driven by the effects of nurse migration and how such efforts aim to achieve mind-shifts among nurses, governing and regulatory bodies, and public and private institutions in the Philippines and worldwide." (extract from abstract) |
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| Bringing a European perspective to the health human resources debate: A scoping study |
Health Policy |
Elsevier |
2012 |
Kuhlmann E, Batenburg R, Groenewegen PP and Larsen C |
"This scoping study seeks to contribute to the debates by providing an overview of existing HHR research, and by exploring the challenges of a European approach with a focus on workforce planning." (extract from abstract) |
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| Job satisfaction among immigrant nurses in Israel and the United States of America |
International Nursing Review |
International Council of Nurses |
2012 |
Itzhaki M, Ea E, Ehrenfeld M and Fitzpatrick JJ |
"Aim:? The aim of this study is to examine perceptions of job satisfaction among immigrant registered nurses (RNs) in Israel and the USA." (extract from abstract) |
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| The prevalence of employed nurses identified or enrolled in substance use monitoring programs |
Nursing Research |
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
2012 |
Monroe T, Kenaga H, Dietrich MS, Carter MA and Cowan RL |
"The aims of this study were to estimate the 1-year prevalence of employed nurses requiring an intervention for substance use problems in the United States and the 1-year prevalence of nurses enrolled in substance abuse monitoring programs and to compare the sum total of nurses identified in disciplinary and alternative programs with the general population." (extract from abstract) |
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| Stopping the culture of workplaec incivility in nursing |
Clinical Journal of Oncolocy Nursing |
Oncology Nursing Society |
2012 |
Khadjehturian RE |
"This article provides an exemplar of WI experienced by a new nurse when a more seasoned nurse uses humiliation, intimidation, and angry verbal abuse to accuse the novice nurse in the presence of coworkers and patients that she failed to provide essential nursing care to a challenging patient. " (extract from abstract) |
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| Professional burnout and social support in the workplace among hospice nurses and midwives in Poland |
International Journal of Nursing Practice |
Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd |
2012 |
Kalicinska M, Chylinska J and Wilczek-Rozyczka E |
"This study was conducted to determine the relationship between burnout and social support received at work among hospice nurses and midwives in Poland to reveal the connection in working conditions differing in terms of exposure to death and dying situation." (extract from abstract) |
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| Conflict management styles used by nurses in Jordan |
Journal of Research in Nursing |
SAGE Publications |
2012 |
Norrie P, Al-Hamdan Z and Anthony D |
"There are five main styles used to deal with conflict. At present research into their utilisation is dominated by reports from Western countries. This research is the second to investigate their use by nurses in an Arab country and it illustrates similarities with the earlier work, allowing an initial profile to be constructed which may be applicable to the larger Arab world of healthcare." (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 |
Aim: "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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| A narrative 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) |
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| Impact of public policy on nursing employment: Providing the evidence |
Canadian Public Policy |
University of Toronto Press |
2012 |
Baumann A, Hunsberger M & Crea-Arsenio M |
"Due to economic instability, employment status has been shifting over time. Organizations have been moving toward a flexible contingent workforce. An early study of employment patterns demonstrated a significant rise in part-time and casual employment in the Ontario nursing workforce" (extract from abstract) |
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| Predictors and outcomes of nurse leader job stress experienced by AWHONN members |
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing |
AWHONN, the Association of Women's Helath, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses |
2012 |
Kath, LM, Stichler JF, Ehrrhart TAS |
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| Predictors and outcomes of nurse leader job stress experienced by AWHONN members |
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing |
AWHONN, the Association of Women's Helath, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses |
2012 |
Kath, LM, Stichler JF, Ehrhart MG and Schultz TA |
Objective -"To measure the relationships among stressors (personal factors, job/role factors, hospital factors), job stress, and outcomes experienced by nurse leaders and examine moderation of autonomy and leadership style on outcomes of job stress." (extract from abstract) |
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Socio-Economic Welfare 
