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Doing More with Less in Nursing Work: A Review of the Literature
Carol Bradley
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Research into Nursing and Health Care, Faculty of Nursing, University of South Australia, SA
Abstract
This paper explores the literature on changes in nursing work. It examines the suggestion that changes in work practices are management responses to cost cutting imperatives. Nursing labour force issues such as staffing roles and staffing mix, the push for flexibility in the workforce and casualisation are discussed. The paper concludes that given the rise of casual work in the general Australian workforce, research needs to be conducted on the extent of casualisation of nursing, and the implications this may have for nursing practice, professional development and on the nursing labour market.
Keywords
labour market, nurses, work experiences, registries personnel
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