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Nursing workforce planning: the key to success.
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PMID:  19369815     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
With the nursing shortage looming and planned growth, not only at the Ottawa Hospital (TOH) but within our region, TOH recognized the need to have a workforce plan that would accurately predict the number of nurses TOH would have to hire annually for three and five years. A review of the literature identified the key steps to take in workforce planning, but there were no models in existence to address the unique characteristics of nursing. A program logic model was used to develop the model and the evaluation framework for the accuracy of its predictions. This evidence-based workforce planning model has had a variance of lt; 5% for each of the past four years; the projected growth was accurately forecasted and has allowed TOH to be proactive in its recruitment initiatives.
Authors:
Cheryl Anne Smith
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Healthcare quarterly (Toronto, Ont.)     Volume:  12     ISSN:  1710-2774     ISO Abbreviation:  Healthc Q     Publication Date:  2009  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-04-16     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101208192     Medline TA:  Healthc Q     Country:  Canada    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  78-85     Citation Subset:  H    
Affiliation:
Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario.
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