| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8568662 | Collegian | 2017 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
This paper, as part of a larger critical ethnographic doctoral study, describes the influence of workplace regulation, nursing culture and a lack of role boundaries on nursing workload. Nursing workload is of keen interest in a climate where shortages of staff and limited funding constrain the number of registered nurses available to provide direct clinical care. Contemporary nursing work is subject to 'measurement' using a raft of workload measurement tools which qualify and quantify a range of tasks which nurses perform. However, such tools do not recognise the 'other' work which nurses do related to workplace culture and climate.
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Authors
Cheryl Ross, Cath Rogers,