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An Overview on Critical Care Nurses: Challenges & Workload

Aasma A. Saleh

The physical workload associated with patient handling is one of many dimensions of workload faced by nurses employed in ICUs, as defined in this article. The effects of workload on various outcomes are addressed, including nurse health, safety, and quality of work life, as well as the safety of care delivered by ICU nurses. A systematic approach to workload assessment is suggested, with the goal of defining the work system variables that lead to the various aspects of workload as well as the interdependencies among the various workload dimensions.