Baumann Andrea, Hunsberger Mabel, Crea-Arsenio Mary
Associate Vice President, International Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Director, Nursing Health Services Research Unit (McMaster University Site), Hamilton, ON.
Healthc Policy. 2011 Nov;7(2):47-59.
Historically, economic changes have negatively affected the nursing workforce in Ontario. The trend towards part-time and casual employment emerged from healthcare restructuring in the 1990s. The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003 alerted the Ontario government to the issue of part-time and casual nursing. In 2007, the Nursing Graduate Guarantee (NGG), a health human resources employment policy, was developed as a financial incentive for employers to hire and mentor new graduate nurses for a six-month period. The purpose of this study was to examine facilitators and barriers to policy implementation and assess the impact of the NGG on full-time employment and workforce integration of new graduate nurses in Ontario. A mixed-methods approach was used and included surveys, interviews and focus groups. Results indicated that full-time employment of new graduate nurses increased during the study period and that mentorship facilitated workforce integration of new graduate nurses.
从历史上看,经济变化对安大略省的护理人员队伍产生了负面影响。兼职和临时就业的趋势源于20世纪90年代的医疗保健结构调整。2003年严重急性呼吸综合征(SARS)的爆发使安大略省政府意识到兼职和临时护理的问题。2007年,护理毕业生保障(NGG)这一卫生人力资源就业政策出台,作为一种经济激励措施,促使雇主在六个月内雇佣并指导新毕业护士。本研究的目的是探讨政策实施的促进因素和障碍,并评估NGG对安大略省新毕业护士全职就业和劳动力融入的影响。采用了混合方法,包括调查、访谈和焦点小组。结果表明,在研究期间,新毕业护士的全职就业率有所提高,并且指导促进了新毕业护士的劳动力融入。