Nursing and the nursing workplace in Queensland, 2001 - 2010: What the nurses think
The purpose of the study was to inform policy for reform in nursing. A survey mailed to members of the Queensland Nurses' Union four times between 2001 and 2010 elicited views on their employment and working conditions, professional development and career opportunities. Results across years and...
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| author | Eley, R. Francis, K. Hegney, Desley |
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| description | The purpose of the study was to inform policy for reform in nursing. A survey mailed to members of the Queensland Nurses' Union four times between 2001 and 2010 elicited views on their employment and working conditions, professional development and career opportunities. Results across years and sectors of nursing consistently showed dissatisfaction in many aspects of employment, particularly by nurses working in aged care. However, views on staffing numbers, skill mix, workload, work stress, pay and staff morale all showed significant improvements over the decade. For example in 2001, 48.8% of nurses believed that their pay was poor, whereas in 2010, this had reduced to 35.2%. Furthermore, there was a significant rise throughout the decade in the opinion of the value of nursing as a good career. In light of the need to address nurse workforce shortages, the trends are encouraging; however, more improvements are required in order to support recruitment and retention. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-106612019-02-19T04:25:52Z Nursing and the nursing workplace in Queensland, 2001 - 2010: What the nurses think Eley, R. Francis, K. Hegney, Desley nurses satisfaction surveys workplace Australia The purpose of the study was to inform policy for reform in nursing. A survey mailed to members of the Queensland Nurses' Union four times between 2001 and 2010 elicited views on their employment and working conditions, professional development and career opportunities. Results across years and sectors of nursing consistently showed dissatisfaction in many aspects of employment, particularly by nurses working in aged care. However, views on staffing numbers, skill mix, workload, work stress, pay and staff morale all showed significant improvements over the decade. For example in 2001, 48.8% of nurses believed that their pay was poor, whereas in 2010, this had reduced to 35.2%. Furthermore, there was a significant rise throughout the decade in the opinion of the value of nursing as a good career. In light of the need to address nurse workforce shortages, the trends are encouraging; however, more improvements are required in order to support recruitment and retention. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10661 10.1111/ijn.12182 Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia restricted |
| spellingShingle | nurses satisfaction surveys workplace Australia Eley, R. Francis, K. Hegney, Desley Nursing and the nursing workplace in Queensland, 2001 - 2010: What the nurses think |
| title | Nursing and the nursing workplace in Queensland, 2001 - 2010: What the nurses think |
| title_full | Nursing and the nursing workplace in Queensland, 2001 - 2010: What the nurses think |
| title_fullStr | Nursing and the nursing workplace in Queensland, 2001 - 2010: What the nurses think |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nursing and the nursing workplace in Queensland, 2001 - 2010: What the nurses think |
| title_short | Nursing and the nursing workplace in Queensland, 2001 - 2010: What the nurses think |
| title_sort | nursing and the nursing workplace in queensland, 2001 - 2010: what the nurses think |
| topic | nurses satisfaction surveys workplace Australia |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10661 |