Title: Measuring the workload of community nurses in Ireland: a review of workload measurement systems
Abstract: Journal of Nursing ManagementVolume 15, Issue 5 p. 481-489 Measuring the workload of community nurses in Ireland: a review of workload measurement systems ANNE-MARIE BRADY RGN, RNT, BNS, MSN, PG Dip in Health Sciences Ed, ANNE-MARIE BRADY RGN, RNT, BNS, MSN, PG Dip in Health Sciences Ed Lecturer, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandSearch for more papers by this authorGOBNAIT BYRNE RGN, BNS, RNT, MPH, Dip Stats, GOBNAIT BYRNE RGN, BNS, RNT, MPH, Dip Stats Lecturer, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandSearch for more papers by this authorPAUL HORAN RNMH, RNT, BTEC, MA, PG Dip in Health Sciences Ed, PAUL HORAN RNMH, RNT, BTEC, MA, PG Dip in Health Sciences Ed Lecturer, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandSearch for more papers by this authorCOLIN GRIFFITHS RMHN, RNT, MSc, PG Dip in Health Sciences Ed, COLIN GRIFFITHS RMHN, RNT, MSc, PG Dip in Health Sciences Ed Lecturer, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandSearch for more papers by this authorCATRIONA MACGREGOR RPN, RGN, RNT, MSc, PG Dip in Health Sciences Ed, CATRIONA MACGREGOR RPN, RGN, RNT, MSc, PG Dip in Health Sciences Ed Lecturer, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland and Search for more papers by this authorCECILY BEGLEY RGN, RM, RNT, FFNRCSI, Dip N. Ed, Dip Stats, MSc, PhD, FTCD, CECILY BEGLEY RGN, RM, RNT, FFNRCSI, Dip N. Ed, Dip Stats, MSc, PhD, FTCD Professor and Director, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandSearch for more papers by this author ANNE-MARIE BRADY RGN, RNT, BNS, MSN, PG Dip in Health Sciences Ed, ANNE-MARIE BRADY RGN, RNT, BNS, MSN, PG Dip in Health Sciences Ed Lecturer, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandSearch for more papers by this authorGOBNAIT BYRNE RGN, BNS, RNT, MPH, Dip Stats, GOBNAIT BYRNE RGN, BNS, RNT, MPH, Dip Stats Lecturer, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandSearch for more papers by this authorPAUL HORAN RNMH, RNT, BTEC, MA, PG Dip in Health Sciences Ed, PAUL HORAN RNMH, RNT, BTEC, MA, PG Dip in Health Sciences Ed Lecturer, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandSearch for more papers by this authorCOLIN GRIFFITHS RMHN, RNT, MSc, PG Dip in Health Sciences Ed, COLIN GRIFFITHS RMHN, RNT, MSc, PG Dip in Health Sciences Ed Lecturer, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandSearch for more papers by this authorCATRIONA MACGREGOR RPN, RGN, RNT, MSc, PG Dip in Health Sciences Ed, CATRIONA MACGREGOR RPN, RGN, RNT, MSc, PG Dip in Health Sciences Ed Lecturer, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland and Search for more papers by this authorCECILY BEGLEY RGN, RM, RNT, FFNRCSI, Dip N. Ed, Dip Stats, MSc, PhD, FTCD, CECILY BEGLEY RGN, RM, RNT, FFNRCSI, Dip N. Ed, Dip Stats, MSc, PhD, FTCD Professor and Director, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandSearch for more papers by this author First published: 15 June 2007 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2834.2007.00663.xCitations: 32 Anne-Marie BradySchool of Nursing & MidwiferyTrinity College Dublin24 D'Olier StDublin 2IrelandE-mail: [email protected] Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Abstract Background The primary community nursing service in Ireland is public health nursing and this unique healthcare role incorporates activities and responsibilities undertaken by a variety of health professionals in other countries. Capturing and comparing a measure of the work of any community nurse is complicated due to the difficulty in standardizing the nature of community nursing across care settings. Aim The aim of this paper was to review the varied approaches to measuring the workload/caseload of community nurses to evaluate how they may be applied to measure the workload of the public health nurse in the Irish Republic. Conclusion Many of the systems designed to measure nursing workload are reliant on measuring tasks and fail to capture the less tangible but core aspects of the public health nursing role like decision-making, assessment and case management. 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