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The nursing workforce in critical care units in university and private hospitals in Turkey

dc.contributor.departmentSchool of Nursing
dc.contributor.kuauthorİlhan, Marziye
dc.contributor.kuauthorSevinç, Selvet
dc.contributor.kuauthorTürkmen, Emine
dc.contributor.schoolcollegeinstituteSCHOOL OF NURSING
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-09T23:26:55Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractObjective: The purpose of this study was to assess the present status of the nursing workforce in Turkish university and private hospital intensive care units. Material and Methods: This study was a descriptive survey. a total of 1416 nursing staff members in the intensive care units of 144 Turkish hospitals participated in this study. Data were collected by mail and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: in this study, 89.4% of nursing staff members were nurses; 66% had a bachelor's degree and 0.5% had a master's degree. of the participants, 48.6% had not received any critical care-related training, 68.9% had been in the workforce between 0.1 to 5 years, and 30.2% had worked in the intensive care unit for 1 year or less. according to calculations based on data provided by the ICUs that responded to the relevant questions, the average turnover rate was 31.3% in the first year and 100% over the 5 years preceding the survey. the nurse-to-patient ratio was 1: 4 in university hospitals and 1: 2 in private hospitals. Daily working hours varied from unit to unit, with 89.6% of participants working for more than 8 hours per day. Conclusion: the findings indicate that the quality and quantity of nursing staff in Turkish university and private hospital intensive care units fall short of the minimum national or international standards.
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dc.description.indexedbyScopus
dc.description.issue1
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dc.description.publisherscopeNational
dc.description.sponsoredbyTubitakEuN/A
dc.description.volume5
dc.identifier.doi10.5152/dcbybd.2014.408
dc.identifier.eissn1309-6222
dc.identifier.issn1309-1689
dc.identifier.quartileN/A
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84922793207
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5152/dcbybd.2014.408
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14288/11632
dc.identifier.wos219092800002
dc.keywordsCritical care
dc.keywordsNurses
dc.keywordsWorkforce
dc.keywordsIntensive care unit
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisheraves
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Medical and Surgical intensive Care Medicine
dc.subjectCritical care medicine
dc.titleThe nursing workforce in critical care units in university and private hospitals in Turkey
dc.typeJournal Article
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local.contributor.kuauthorSevinç, Selvet
local.contributor.kuauthorTürkmen, Emine
local.contributor.kuauthorİlhan, Marziye
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