Managing the Nursing Shortage During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study

Nursing care contributes to the safety and the quality of care of patients. During the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses became frontline care providers. A qualitative study was conducted using an online focus group discussion of eight nurse committee members from six hospitals. After the data were collecte...

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Published in:Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery research 2023-01, Vol.28 (1), p.118-121
Main Authors: Sri Hariyati, Rr Tutik, Handiyani, Hanny, Erwin, Erwin, Widawati, Sri, Riyanto, Welas, Herawati, Rita, Lasmani, Patricia S, Nyoman, I Gusti A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Care and treatment
COVID-19
Epidemics
Indonesia
Labor shortages
Medical care
nurse manager
Nursing
Nursing administration
Pandemics
Patients
Qualitative research
Quality management
Short Communication
staffing and scheduling
Workforce planning
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Summary:Nursing care contributes to the safety and the quality of care of patients. During the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses became frontline care providers. A qualitative study was conducted using an online focus group discussion of eight nurse committee members from six hospitals. After the data were collected, the study continued with inductive thematic analysis. The data were organized and extracted to identify meaningful statements and formulate meanings. Inductive thematic analysis was used, resulting in three themes and six subthemes. The themes related to managing the nursing workforce, schedules, rosters, shifts, goals of re-design staffing, and the nurse-patient ratio. The management of the nursing staffing was modified to protect nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The nurse manager redesigned workforce planning to ensure a safe environment for nurses.
ISSN:1735-9066
2228-5504
DOI:10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_127_21