Swiger Pauline A, Vance David E, Patrician Patricia A
Department of Family, Community Health, and Systems, School of Nursing, The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL.
Department of Family, Community Health, and Systems, School of Nursing, The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL.
Nurs Outlook. 2016 May-Jun;64(3):244-54. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2016.01.003. Epub 2016 Feb 12.
A pressing need in the field of nursing is the identification of optimal staffing levels to ensure patient safety. Effective staffing requires comprehensive measurement of nursing workload to determine staffing needs. Issues surrounding nursing workload are complex, and the volume of workload is growing; however, many workload systems do not consider the numerous workload factors that impact nursing today.
The purpose of this concept analysis was to better understand and define nursing workload as it relates to the acute-care setting.
Rogers' evolutionary method was used for this literature-based concept analysis.
Nursing workload is influenced by more than patient care. The proposed definition of nursing workload may help leaders identify workload that is unnoticed and unmeasured.
These findings could help leaders consider and identify workload that is unnecessary, redundant, or more appropriate for assignment to other members of the health care team.
护理领域的一项迫切需求是确定最佳人员配备水平以确保患者安全。有效的人员配备需要对护理工作量进行全面衡量，以确定人员需求。围绕护理工作量的问题很复杂，而且工作量在不断增加；然而，许多工作量系统并未考虑到当今影响护理工作的众多工作量因素。
本概念分析的目的是更好地理解和界定与急性护理环境相关的护理工作量。
采用罗杰斯的演进方法进行基于文献的概念分析。
护理工作量受到的影响不止患者护理这一方面。所提出的护理工作量定义可能有助于领导者识别未被注意和未被衡量的工作量。
这些发现有助于领导者思考和识别不必要、多余或更适合分配给医疗团队其他成员的工作量。
