Nurses’ perceptions on the effects of high nursing workload on patient care in an intensive care unit of a referral hospital in Malawi: a qualitative study

Nurses’ perceptions on the effects of high nursing workload on patient care in an intensive care unit of a referral hospital in Malawi: a qualitative study

Abstract Background The Malawi health system has taken numerous actions to reduce high nurse workloads, despite this, shortage of nurses especially in critical care settings still persists due to lack of prioritisation of critical care. Therefore, it is important to understand the effects of high nu...

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Main Authors: Zione Banda, Mirriam Simbota, Chimwemwe Mula
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:BMC Nursing
Subjects:
Nursing workload
Patient safety
Quality of care
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-022-00918-x

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