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A systematic review study on the factors affecting shortage of nursing workforce in the hospitals
Adel Tutuo Tamata1, Masoud Mohammadnezhad2
1Vanuatu College of Nursing Education, Ministry of Health, Port Vila, Vanuatu.
Aim:
This study aimed to determine factors that influence the nursing workforce shortage and their impact on nurses.
Design:
This study applied a systematic review design.
Methods:
Using Cochrane library guidelines, five electronic databases were systematically searched (Research 4life-PubMed/Medline, Scopus, Embase, CINAHL) from 2010-2021. The remaining articles with pertinent information were presented in a data extraction sheet for further thematic analysis. A Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis Flow Diagram was adopted and used. The studies published from 2010-2021 and in English language were examined and included in the systematic review.
Results:
Four themes were identified as factors influencing the nursing workforce shortage, including Policy and planning barriers, Barriers to training and enrolment, Factors causing nursing staff turnover and Nurses' stress and burnout. Nursing workforce shortage is a global challenge that roots in multiple causes such as individual, educational, organizational and managerial and policy-making factors.
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