Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT, cilt.1, sa.1, ss.1-11, 2022 (SCI-Expanded)
Background:During the COVID-19 pandemic, there were difficulties in planning thenursing workforce and personal protective equipment.Aim:The purpose of this study was to identify the experiences and views of nurseson personal protective equipment use and nursing workforce planning in Turkey.Methods:This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted between23 December 2020 and 3 May 2021, among 362 nurses who agreed to participate inthis study voluntarily.Results:The findings showed that the satisfaction scores were significantly higherfor those nurses who worked in 8-h shifts, were not assigned to different clinics,were notified by an official letter and 1 week or month in advance before assignmentcompared with nurses in other categories.Conclusions:The problems that have arisen in the COVID-19 pandemic process havemade it clear that there is a need for a nursing services management model in theevent of an epidemic.Implications for Nursing Management:This study reveals the need for the‘NursingServices Management Model in the Event of an Epidemic’by discussing the prob-lems of nurse workforce planning and protective personal equipment managementfrom the perspective of nurses who experienced these problems at first hand.Background:During the COVID-19 pandemic, there were difficulties in planning thenursing workforce and personal protective equipment.Aim:The purpose of this study was to identify the experiences and views of nurseson personal protective equipment use and nursing workforce planning in Turkey.Methods:This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted between23 December 2020 and 3 May 2021, among 362 nurses who agreed to participate inthis study voluntarily.Results:The findings showed that the satisfaction scores were significantly higherfor those nurses who worked in 8-h shifts, were not assigned to different clinics,were notified by an official letter and 1 week or month in advance before assignmentcompared with nurses in other categories.Conclusions:The problems that have arisen in the COVID-19 pandemic process havemade it clear that there is a need for a nursing services management model in theevent of an epidemic.Implications for Nursing Management:This study reveals the need for the‘NursingServices Management Model in the Event of an Epidemic’by discussing the prob-lems of nurse workforce planning and protective personal equipment managementfrom the perspective of nurses who experienced these problems at first hand.