Factors that guide nurse managers regarding the staffing of agency nurses in intensive care units at private hospitals in Pretoria.
| dc.contributor.author | Jooste, Karien | |
| dc.contributor.author | Prinsloo, Carine | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-11-24T09:35:15Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-11-24T09:35:15Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Staffing needs affect the nursing department’s budget, staff productivity, the quality of care provided to patients and even the retention of nurses. It is unclear how the role players (the nursing agency manager, the nurse manager and the agency nurse) perceive the staffing of agency nurses in intensive care units (ICUs). The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the factors that guide nurse managers regarding the staffing of agency nurses in ICUs at private hospitals in Pretoria. A quantitative exploratory and descriptive design was used. A survey by means of a structured questionnaire was carried out. Probability sampling was implemented to obtain a study sample (n = 124). One similar self-administered 5-point scale instrument was completed by the participants. Data was analysed by means of descriptive and inferential statistics. The principles of validity and reliability were adhered to and ethical considerations were also taken into account. The results indicated limitations in the determining of posts, recruitment and advertising, as well as the selection and appointment of agency nurses in ICUs at private hospitals in Pretoria. Recommendations on staffing are made to nurse managers in ICUs. | en_US |
| dc.description.accreditation | Department of HE and Training approved list | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Jooste, K. & Prinsloo, C. (2013). Factors that guide nurse managers regarding the staffing of agency nurses in intensive care units at private hospitals in Pretoria, Curationis 36:1-10 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0379-8577 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10566/1307 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.privacy.showsubmitter | false | |
| dc.publisher | AOSIS OpenJournals | en_US |
| dc.rights | ||
| dc.rights | © 2013 Jooste, Karien & Prinsloo Carine; licensee AOSIS OpenJournals. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | |
| dc.source.uri | ||
| dc.source.uri | http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.4102/curationis.v36i1.115 | |
| dc.status.ispeerreviewed | true | |
| dc.subject | Intensive care unit | en_US |
| dc.subject | Staffing needs | en_US |
| dc.subject | Nurse managers | en_US |
| dc.title | Factors that guide nurse managers regarding the staffing of agency nurses in intensive care units at private hospitals in Pretoria. | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |