Mathematica Policy Research, Princeton, NJ 08543-2393, USA.
Nurs Outlook. 2011 Sep-Oct;59(5):259-265.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2011.01.002. Epub 2011 Apr 17.
Although it is hypothesized that workload is a causative factor of the nurse faculty shortage and that nurse faculty workload is not equitable with that of faculty from other academic disciplines, it is not known whether evidence supports this assertion. This paper has three objectives: (1) to identify what is known about nurse faculty workload and its relationship to the nurse faculty shortage, (2) to determine whether evidence supports the assertion that nurse faculty workload is not equitable with faculty workload in other disciplines, and (3) to discuss policy and research implications for addressing workload and the nurse faculty shortage. Science Direct, medline, CINAHL, HealthSTAR databases, and the web were searched using combinations of nurse faculty, workload, academia, and equity. Findings suggest that the majority of research on nurse faculty workload has been limited to a single institution or region. Further, the literature lacks a comparison of nurse faculty workload with that of faculty from other disciplines. A study comparing workload across disciplines would shed light on the workload inequity hypothesis. More importantly, a systematic analysis of nurse faculty workload would facilitate the prioritization of strategies to address the shortage.
虽然有人假设工作量是造成护理教师短缺的一个因素，而且护理教师的工作量与其他学术学科的教师不平等，但目前尚不清楚这一说法是否有证据支持。本文有三个目标：（1）确定已知的关于护理教师工作量及其与护理教师短缺之间的关系；（2）确定是否有证据支持护理教师工作量与其他学科教师工作量不平等的说法；（3）讨论解决工作量和护理教师短缺问题的政策和研究意义。使用了护理教师、工作量、学术界和公平等组合，在 Science Direct、medline、CINAHL、HealthSTAR 数据库和网络上进行了搜索。研究结果表明，大多数关于护理教师工作量的研究都局限于单个机构或地区。此外，文献中缺乏护理教师工作量与其他学科教师工作量的比较。一项跨学科比较工作量的研究将有助于验证工作量不公平假设。更重要的是，对护理教师工作量进行系统分析将有助于确定解决短缺问题的优先策略。
