<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Understanding the factors influencing the rationing of nursing care is crucial for any quality control intervention in healthcare services. Occupational factors such as workload, night shifts, management style and organization of work have a potential influence. There are few studies specifically designed to evaluate these factors in relation with nurses’ work. In this study, we investigate several occupational factors influencing the quality of work in a sample of hospital nurses in order to identify the most important influencers of stress at work. The article describes the conceptual framework of the study, the population, the methods and the expected results. We also present a brief review of recent studies related to occupational risk factors and the perceived quality of care provided by Romanian nurse population.</p></abstract>

Understanding the factors influencing the rationing of nursing care is crucial for any quality control intervention in healthcare services. Occupational factors such as workload, night shifts, management style and organization of work have a potential influence. There are few studies specifically designed to evaluate these factors in relation with nurses’ work. In this study, we investigate several occupational factors influencing the quality of work in a sample of hospital nurses in order to identify the most important influencers of stress at work. The article describes the conceptual framework of the study, the population, the methods and the expected results. We also present a brief review of recent studies related to occupational risk factors and the perceived quality of care provided by Romanian nurse population.

Factors influencing the rationing of nursing care in Romania

University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”

University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”

Romanian Journal of Occupational Medicine

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Understanding the factors influencing the rationing of nursing care is crucial for any quality control intervention in healthcare services. Occupational...

Factors influencing the rationing of nursing care in Romania

Published Online: Aug 24, 2019

Page range: 28 - 32

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjom-2019-0004

Keywords
nurses, workload, occupational stress, rationing of nursing care, quality of healthcare

© 2019 Agripina Rașcu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Factors influencing the rationing of nursing care in Romania

Published Online: Aug 24, 2019

Page range: 28 - 32

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjom-2019-0004

Keywordsnurses, workload, occupational stress, rationing of nursing care, quality of healthcare

© 2019 Agripina Rașcu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
nurses, workload, occupational stress, rationing of nursing care, quality of healthcare