Exploring nursing managers’ perceptions of nursing workforce management during the outbreak of COVID-19: a content analysis study
Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic is a serious threat to public health worldwide. Therefore, a coordinated global response is needed to prepare health care systems to face this unprecedented challenge. Proper human resource management can increase nurses’ productivity and quality of care. Th...
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| description | Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic is a serious threat to public health worldwide. Therefore, a coordinated global response is needed to prepare health care systems to face this unprecedented challenge. Proper human resource management can increase nurses’ productivity and quality of care. Therefore, the present study aims to explore the nursing managers’ perception of nursing workforce management during the outbreak of COVID-19. Methods This is a qualitative study with conventional content analysis using Granheim and Landman approach. In this study, 15 nursing managers were selected by purposeful sampling method. Data were collected using in-depth semi-structured interviews. Ethical considerations were applied to all stages of the study. In this study, MAXQDA software version 10 was used to help manage the data. Results 66% of the participants (10/5) were female. The mean age of participants was 44 years, mean work experience of 19 years, and mean management experience of 9 years. Three categories and seven sub-categories emerged from the data analysis: 1) management of workforce recruitment (volunteer workforces, non-volunteer workforces), 2) management of workforce arrangement (flexible work schedule, rearrangement of the workforce), and 3) management of workforce retention (preventive measures, motivational measures, and psychological support). Conclusion Management in critical situations requires the use of flexible and situational management principles to recruit, arrange and retain workforce, and also to compensate for the lack of manpower. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d4f16b7e7b9f44478999000578586a5a2022-12-21T20:02:53ZengBMCBMC Nursing1472-69552021-01-0120111010.1186/s12912-021-00546-xExploring nursing managers’ perceptions of nursing workforce management during the outbreak of COVID-19: a content analysis studySarieh Poortaghi0Mehraban Shahmari1Akram Ghobadi2PhD of Nursing Education, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Community Health Nursing DepartmentSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical ScienceSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical ScienceAbstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic is a serious threat to public health worldwide. Therefore, a coordinated global response is needed to prepare health care systems to face this unprecedented challenge. Proper human resource management can increase nurses’ productivity and quality of care. Therefore, the present study aims to explore the nursing managers’ perception of nursing workforce management during the outbreak of COVID-19. Methods This is a qualitative study with conventional content analysis using Granheim and Landman approach. In this study, 15 nursing managers were selected by purposeful sampling method. Data were collected using in-depth semi-structured interviews. Ethical considerations were applied to all stages of the study. In this study, MAXQDA software version 10 was used to help manage the data. Results 66% of the participants (10/5) were female. The mean age of participants was 44 years, mean work experience of 19 years, and mean management experience of 9 years. Three categories and seven sub-categories emerged from the data analysis: 1) management of workforce recruitment (volunteer workforces, non-volunteer workforces), 2) management of workforce arrangement (flexible work schedule, rearrangement of the workforce), and 3) management of workforce retention (preventive measures, motivational measures, and psychological support). Conclusion Management in critical situations requires the use of flexible and situational management principles to recruit, arrange and retain workforce, and also to compensate for the lack of manpower.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-021-00546-xNursingManagementCOVID-19Qualitative researchWorkforce recruitment |
| spellingShingle | Sarieh Poortaghi Mehraban Shahmari Akram Ghobadi Exploring nursing managers’ perceptions of nursing workforce management during the outbreak of COVID-19: a content analysis study BMC Nursing Nursing Management COVID-19 Qualitative research Workforce recruitment |
| title | Exploring nursing managers’ perceptions of nursing workforce management during the outbreak of COVID-19: a content analysis study |
| title_full | Exploring nursing managers’ perceptions of nursing workforce management during the outbreak of COVID-19: a content analysis study |
| title_fullStr | Exploring nursing managers’ perceptions of nursing workforce management during the outbreak of COVID-19: a content analysis study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring nursing managers’ perceptions of nursing workforce management during the outbreak of COVID-19: a content analysis study |
| title_short | Exploring nursing managers’ perceptions of nursing workforce management during the outbreak of COVID-19: a content analysis study |
| title_sort | exploring nursing managers perceptions of nursing workforce management during the outbreak of covid 19 a content analysis study |
| topic | Nursing Management COVID-19 Qualitative research Workforce recruitment |
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