"They don't know what it's really like:" qualitative insights into inpatient cardiac nurses' perceived workload.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Measurements of nursing workload often fail to reflect the complexity of nursing work. Nurses' perceived workload is shaped by many factors, including patient characteristics, personal, social, organizational, and environmental factors. There is a demonstrated interest in developing more comprehensive nurse workload measurement strategies, but little research has employed qualitative methods to investigate the beliefs and experiences of frontline staff. The purpose of this study was to explore inpatient nurses' perceptions of their workload and the factors that impact their percieved workload levels.

Methods

This was qualitative study using focus groups. Participants were recruited from the cardiac floors of an urban, academic medical center. A total of 17 nurses

SUBMITTER: Benjamin E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12363037 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature