Nurse job task analysis: a profile of medical and surgical nursing activities.
Objective. We aim to examine the activities undertaken by medical and surgical ward nurses at a major health service in Victoria, Australia, to inform nursing and midwifery strategic workforce planning. Methods. This descriptive, exploratory study was conducted on 17 wards from three acute care hosp...
| Published in: | Australian Health Review Vol. 47; no. 3; pp. 354 - 362 |
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| Format: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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CSIRO Publishing
2023
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