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A flexible nursing workforce: realities and fallouts.

Doris Grinspun

    Hospital Quarterly
    |January 1, 2003
    PubMed
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    Many Canadian nurses work part-time or casually, not full-time, despite looming shortages. This study analyzes flexible nursing employment and its impact on care, patients, and the healthcare system.

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    Area of Science:

    • Healthcare Management
    • Nursing Workforce Studies
    • Labor Economics

    Background:

    • Growing concern over potential nursing shortages in Canada.
    • Prevalence of part-time and casual employment among Canadian nurses.
    • Limited academic discussion on flexible work arrangements in nursing.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze flexible employment arrangements in Canadian nursing.
    • To investigate reasons behind nurses' part-time/casual work.
    • To assess the impact of these arrangements on nurses, patients, and the healthcare system.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of flexible employment trends in nursing.
    • Examination of factors influencing nurses' work arrangements (market forces, personal demands, working conditions, policies).

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  • Review of existing literature on part-time and casual nursing work.

    • Main Results:

    • Nearly half of Canada's nursing workforce is employed part-time or casually.
    • Sharp increase in flexible work arrangements over the last decade.
    • Under-researched phenomenon despite its significant implications.

    Conclusions:

    • Understanding nurses' employment preferences and constraints is crucial for healthcare.
    • Flexible work arrangements have broad impacts on the nursing profession and healthcare delivery.
    • Further research is needed to address the implications of these trends.