Author Affiliations : Managing Director and Senior Research Partner (Dr Virkstis), Senior Consultant (Ms Herleth), Consultant (Ms Langr), Senior Analyst (Ms Rewers), and Analyst (Ms Fennell), Nursing Executive Center, Advisory Board, Washington, DC.
J Nurs Adm. 2021 Apr 1;51(4):177-178. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000000993.
The COVID-19 pandemic exhausted the nursing workforce, casting doubt that future supply will meet demand. To preserve their workforces, nursing leaders are offering emotional support to the frontline. Although these efforts are essential, leaders are overlooking an untapped opportunity to safeguard staffing levels: creating a more flexible nursing workforce. In this article, the authors discuss flexible nurse staffing and suggest 4 key opportunities for improvement.
新冠疫情耗尽了护理劳动力,让人对未来的供应能否满足需求产生怀疑。为了保持他们的劳动力,护理领导者正在为前线提供情感支持。虽然这些努力是必要的,但领导者忽略了一个未被开发的机会来保障人员配置水平:创建一个更灵活的护理劳动力。在这篇文章中,作者讨论了灵活的护士人员配置,并提出了 4 个改进的关键机会。