The Profile of Saudi Nursing Workforce: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Royal Monarchy in Saudi Arabia decreed that all sectors of the workforce would be subject to a policy of "Saudisation" to reduce the reliance on the expatriate workforce and to reduce the unemployment rate of Saudi nationals (Al-Mahmoud et al., 2012).

Methodology

A cross-sectional design was chosen to investigate the research questions. The population of this study comprised Saudi Registered Nurses working in MOH hospitals in Riyadh which is the main health care provider in Saudi Arabia (Aboul-Enein, 2002; MOH, 2009).

Results and findings

A total number of 1,198 questionnaires were distributed and 61.2% (n = 741) were returned. The findings of the study showed that the questionnaires were collected from an equal portion of the study locale and

SUBMITTER: Alboliteeh M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5682069 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature