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dc.contributor.authorEley, R.
dc.contributor.authorFrancis, K.
dc.contributor.authorHegney, Desley
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:20:16Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:20:16Z
dc.date.created2013-10-02T20:00:43Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationEley, Robert and Francis, Karen and Hegney, Desley. 2013. Nursing and the nursing workplace in Queensland, 2001 - 2010: What the nurses think. International Journal of Nursing Practice. Advance online publication. doi:10.1111/ijn.12182
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10661
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/ijn.12182
dc.description.abstract

The purpose of the study was to inform policy for reform in nursing. A survey mailed to members of the Queensland Nurses' Union four times between 2001 and 2010 elicited views on their employment and working conditions, professional development and career opportunities. Results across years and sectors of nursing consistently showed dissatisfaction in many aspects of employment, particularly by nurses working in aged care. However, views on staffing numbers, skill mix, workload, work stress, pay and staff morale all showed significant improvements over the decade. For example in 2001, 48.8% of nurses believed that their pay was poor, whereas in 2010, this had reduced to 35.2%. Furthermore, there was a significant rise throughout the decade in the opinion of the value of nursing as a good career. In light of the need to address nurse workforce shortages, the trends are encouraging; however, more improvements are required in order to support recruitment and retention.

dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
dc.subjectnurses
dc.subjectsatisfaction
dc.subjectsurveys
dc.subjectworkplace
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.titleNursing and the nursing workplace in Queensland, 2001 - 2010: What the nurses think
dc.typeJournal Article
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dcterms.source.endPage9
dcterms.source.issn1322-7114
dcterms.source.titleInternational Journal of Nursing Practice
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