title: Hospital restructuring, workload, and nursing staff satisfaction and work experiences.
abstract: This study examined changes in patient-nurse ratios resulting from hospital restructuring and the relationship of such changes to nursing staff satisfaction, psychological health, and perceptions of hospital functioning. Data were obtained from 744 hospital-based nursing survivors using questionnaires. Fifty-three percent of staff nurses indicated an increased patient-nurse ratio. Nursing staff indicating increased ratios generally reported less job satisfaction, poorer psychological (but not physical) health, and less effective hospital functioning.
authors.affiliation: School of Business, York University, Toronto, Ontario.
authors.forename: Ronald J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Burke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006302:Health Services Research; D006754:Hospital Restructuring; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D009864:Ontario; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D016526:Workload