Nursing and midwifery workforce readiness during a global pandemic: A survey of the experience of one hospital group in the Republic of Ireland.
education
leadership
management
mobilization
nursing
survey
Journal
Journal of nursing management
ISSN: 1365-2834
Titre abrégé: J Nurs Manag
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9306050
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2022
Jan 2022
Historique:
revised:
08
07
2021
received:
29
05
2021
accepted:
23
08
2021
pubmed:
3
9
2021
medline:
21
1
2022
entrez:
2
9
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To explore the mobilization of nurses/midwives in a designated hospital group in Ireland during a global pandemic. The recent global pandemic has resulted in the large-scale worldwide mobilization of registered nurses and midwives working in the acute care sector. There is a dearth of literature reporting the mobilization of this professional workforce. Mixed-methods design using an electronic survey and facilitated discussion across one Irish hospital group. Eight of 11 hospitals responded to the survey. There was a 2% vacancy rate prior to the pandemic. Mobilization included reconfiguration of clinical areas and redeployment of 9% of the nursing/midwifery workforce within 2 weeks of the pandemic. A total of 11% (n = 343) of nurses/midwives were redeployed in 3 months. Nurses/midwives required re-skilling in infection prevention control, enhancement of critical care skills and documentation. Three key areas were identified to enable the nursing workforce readiness. These are referred to as the three 'R's': Reconfiguration of specific resources, Redeployment of nurses to dedicated specialist areas and Re-skilling of nurses to safely care for the patients during the pandemic. A centralized approach to reconfiguration of clinical areas. Redeployment is enabled by closing non-essential departments. Hands-on re-skilling and reorientating staff are essential.
Sections du résumé
AIM
OBJECTIVE
To explore the mobilization of nurses/midwives in a designated hospital group in Ireland during a global pandemic.
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The recent global pandemic has resulted in the large-scale worldwide mobilization of registered nurses and midwives working in the acute care sector. There is a dearth of literature reporting the mobilization of this professional workforce.
METHOD
METHODS
Mixed-methods design using an electronic survey and facilitated discussion across one Irish hospital group.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Eight of 11 hospitals responded to the survey. There was a 2% vacancy rate prior to the pandemic. Mobilization included reconfiguration of clinical areas and redeployment of 9% of the nursing/midwifery workforce within 2 weeks of the pandemic. A total of 11% (n = 343) of nurses/midwives were redeployed in 3 months. Nurses/midwives required re-skilling in infection prevention control, enhancement of critical care skills and documentation.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Three key areas were identified to enable the nursing workforce readiness. These are referred to as the three 'R's': Reconfiguration of specific resources, Redeployment of nurses to dedicated specialist areas and Re-skilling of nurses to safely care for the patients during the pandemic.
IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT
CONCLUSIONS
A centralized approach to reconfiguration of clinical areas. Redeployment is enabled by closing non-essential departments. Hands-on re-skilling and reorientating staff are essential.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34473868
doi: 10.1111/jonm.13461
pmc: PMC8646494
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
25-32Informations de copyright
© 2021 The Authors. Journal of Nursing Management published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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