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Initiatives to support nursing workforce sustainability: a rapid umbrella review protocol.
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- Initiatives to support nursing workforce sustainability: A rapid umbrella review.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Review
- Determining the Organizational Culture and Readiness for Evidence-Based Practice Amongst Surgical Ward Nurses in Namibia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
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Abstract
introductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has made long-standing nursing workforce challenges apparent on an international scale. Decision-makers must develop multi-pronged approaches to foster the development and maintenance of a strong nursing workforce to support health systems. These approaches require attendance to recruitment and retention initiatives that show promise for stabilising the nursing workforce now and into the future. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Searches were conducted across MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL and Scopus from January 2014 up to 11 March 2024. This rapid umbrella review protocol is guided by the Joanna Briggs Institute scoping review methodology and adheres to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols guidelines. The research question guiding this review is: what structures have healthcare systems put in place to stabilise, support and sustain the nursing workforce? This review will include existing reviews of nursing workforce initiatives with outcomes that impact nursing recruitment and retention. Results will support local health transformation including the development of a jurisdictional nursing workforce stabilisation strategy. Findings from this review will be relevant for the design, refinement and implementation of nursing workforce sustainability strategies in countries around the globe and may apply to strategies for other healthcare workers. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Institutional research ethics board exemption was received. The research team is supported by an advisory group that includes provider and patient partners. The results from this study will inform the Nursing Workforce Strategy for the province of Nova Scotia as part of a larger Canadian Institutes of Health Research-funded project. They will also inform broader planning and strategy in Canada through integration with other evidence-generation activities such as comparative policy analyses and workforce planning exercises. Finally, the results will be published in a peer-reviewed journal. REVIEW REGISTRATION NUMBER: Registered through Open Science Framework: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/CUJYK.
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