Organization of nursing care in three Nordic countries: relationships between nurses' workload, level of involvement in direct patient care, job satisfaction, and intention to leave

Health care systems in Finland, Norway and Sweden share many similarities, e.g. full-coverage and tax-financed, with predominately public sector hospitals. Despite similarities, there are differences in the working situations for RNs within these Nordic countries. The aim of this study was to analyz...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMC nursing 2014-10, Vol.13 (1), p.27-27, Article 27
Hauptverfasser: Lindqvist, Rikard, Smeds Alenius, Lisa, Runesdotter, Sara, Ensio, Anneli, Jylhä, Virpi, Kinnunen, Juha, Strømseng Sjetne, Ingeborg, Tvedt, Christine, Wiberg Tjønnfjord, Maria, Tishelman, Carol
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Zusammenfassung:Health care systems in Finland, Norway and Sweden share many similarities, e.g. full-coverage and tax-financed, with predominately public sector hospitals. Despite similarities, there are differences in the working situations for RNs within these Nordic countries. The aim of this study was to analyze associations between RNs' patient workload and level of involvement in direct patient care, their job satisfaction and intention to leave in these countries. A workforce survey was conducted through RN4CAST, an EU 7th framework project. The survey included 118 items derived from validated instruments or tested in prior research. Responses from 1133 RNs at 32 Finnish hospitals, 3752 RNs at 35 Norwegian hospitals, and 11 015 RNs at 71 Swedish hospitals comprise the database, which was analyzed using logistic and odds ratio regressions analyses. We found statistically significant differences in RNs' level of involvement in direct patient care (p 
ISSN:1472-6955
1472-6955
DOI:10.1186/1472-6955-13-27