Abstract
▶ Strategic management of human resource in health care is indeed important to delivering high-quality care. ▶ Despite the fact that the nursing profession is growing and becoming more and more sophisticated, human resource issues have not changed in a dramatically significant way in the past generation. ▶ The aim of this study was to identify the historical trends in human resource issues related to hospital nursing in the past generation from 1977 to 2006. ▶ A total of 10,691 records were reviewed, resulting in 1,799 valid records that addressed human resource issues related to hospital nursing. ▶ Content analyses were conducted and a typology of human resource issues was developed. ▶ Productivity, work content and flow, and occupational hazards were the three most often reported themes.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 19-25 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Nursing Economics |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Jan 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Leadership and Management