TITLE:
Methods Used for Determining Nurse Downsizing: An Integrative Review
AUTHORS:
Kamyla Lameira Vieira, Janete de Souza Urbanetto, Ana Elizabeth Figueiredo
KEYWORDS:
Downsizing Staff, Workload, Nursing
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Nursing,
Vol.5 No.2,
February
13,
2015
ABSTRACT: The study aimed to look for available evidence in the literature regarding tools and methods used for determining nurse staffing levels. It is an integrative literature review whose data search was performed electronically between September and October 2013. The integrative review consisted of 13 articles that responded to the inclusion criteria proposed in the study. Several tools and methods were identified that determine staffing numbers, however, implementation of the calculated required workforce is not yet effective in the institutions surveyed.