Decoding Nursing Job Demands: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study Assessing Nursing Workload in Hospital Medical-Surgical Wards.

Dhurata IvzikuRaffaella GualandiFederica Maria Pia FerramoscaMarzia LommiMaria Ymelda Tolentino DiazBarbara RaffaeleGraziella MontiniBarbara PorcelliAlessandro StievanoGennaro RoccoIppolito NotarnicolaRoberto LatinaAnna De BenedictisDaniela Tartaglini

Published in: SAGE open nursing (2024)

In summary, certain variables consistently correlate with nursing workload across settings, while others are specific to the context of care. It is imperative for nurses and nurse managers to measure the nursing workload in various dimensions, enabling the prompt implementation of improvement actions.

Keyphrases

healthcare
quality improvement
mental health
cross sectional
primary care
palliative care
emergency department
social support
depressive symptoms
affordable care act