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Factors affecting intensive care units nursing workload
Joint Authors
Ravangard, Ramin
Fisharaki, Muhammad Ghulami
Bahadori, Muhammadkarim
Raadabadi, Mahdi
Mosavi, Sayyid Masud
Mehrabian, Fardin
Source
Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 16, Issue 8 (31 Aug. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2014-08-31
Country of Publication
United Arab Emirates
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Background : The nursing workload has a close and strong association with the quality of services provided for the patients.
Therefore, paying careful attention to the factors affecting nursing workload, especially those working in the intensive care units (ICUs), is very important.
Objectives : This study aimed to determine the factors affecting nursing workload in the ICUs of the hospitals affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
Materials and methods : This was a cross-sectional and analytical-descriptive study that has done in Iran.
All nurses (n = 400) who was working in the ICUs of the hospitals affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2014 were selected and studied using census method.
The required data were collected using a researcher–made questionnaire which its validity and reliability were confirmed through getting the opinions of experts and using composite reliability and internal consistency (α = 0.89).
The collected data were analyzed through exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and using SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 18.0.
Results : Twenty-five factors were divided into three major categories through EFA, including structure, process, and activity.
The following factors among the structure, process and activity components had the greatest importance: lack of clear responsibilities and authorities and performing unnecessary tasks (by a coefficient of 0.709), mismatch between the capacity of wards and the number of patients (by a coefficient of 0.639), and helping the students and newly employed staff (by a coefficient of 0.589).
Conclusions : The nursing workload is influenced by many factors.
The clear responsibilities and authorities of nurses, patients' admission according to the capacity of wards, use of the new technologies and equipment, and providing basic training for new nurses can decrease the workload of nurses.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bahadori, Muhammadkarim& Ravangard, Ramin& Raadabadi, Mahdi& Mosavi, Sayyid Masud& Fisharaki, Muhammad Ghulami& Mehrabian, Fardin. 2014. Factors affecting intensive care units nursing workload. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal،Vol. 16, no. 8, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-398107
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bahadori, Muhammadkarim…[et al.]. Factors affecting intensive care units nursing workload. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal Vol. 16, no. 8 (Aug. 2014), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-398107
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bahadori, Muhammadkarim& Ravangard, Ramin& Raadabadi, Mahdi& Mosavi, Sayyid Masud& Fisharaki, Muhammad Ghulami& Mehrabian, Fardin. Factors affecting intensive care units nursing workload. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal. 2014. Vol. 16, no. 8, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-398107
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 6-7
Record ID
BIM-398107