Evaluation of Nurses’ Workload in the Intensive Care Unit, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Coronary Care Unit: An Analytical Study
Introduction: The workload on nurses can have adverse effects on the patient, nurse and healthcare system such as reduced quality of care, increased risk of nursing errors, reduced patient satisfaction, increased nurse anxiety, increased nursing job stress, increased risk of infection, increase...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2020-11-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/14181/44824_CE[Ra1]_F(SHU)_PF1(AB_SL)_PFA(AB_SL)_PN(SL).pdf |
| Summary: | Introduction: The workload on nurses can have adverse effects
on the patient, nurse and healthcare system such as reduced
quality of care, increased risk of nursing errors, reduced patient
satisfaction, increased nurse anxiety, increased nursing job
stress, increased risk of infection, increase in the length of
hospital stay and increased risk of death.
Aim: The present study was designed and conducted to compare
nurses’ workload in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and Coronary Care Units (CCU).
Materials and Methods: The present study is a cross sectional
analytical study that was conducted in the ICU, NICU and
CCU of educational hospitals affiliated to Qazvin University
of Medical Sciences. The convenience sampling method was
used. A nursing activity score was used to assess nurses’
workload. The total score in this instrument is between zero and
178. Data were analysed using SPSS 16. Pearson correlation
coefficient, chi-square, independent t-test, one-way analysis of
variance was used.
Results: The mean score of the total workload in nurses was
104.19±25.18. Regarding the primary purpose of the study,
the results of the present study showed that the mean score
of nurses’ workload was significantly higher in nurses working
in the NICU than nurses working in the ICU and CCU (p<0.05).
Among the demographic variables, only the marital status was
significantly associated with nurses’ workload, that married
nurses experienced more workload in some shifts (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Nurses working in NICUs experienced a higher level
of workload compared to the nurses in ICU and CCU. Due to the
high workload of nurses in the NICU and the complications that
this can cause for neonatal patients and nurses, it is necessary to
pay more attention to the distribution of nurses in these wards. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |