Review of Nurse per Bed Rate in Iranian hospital compared with selected countries
Marziyeh Najafi,
Morteza Nazari,
Hojjat Rahmani,
Ghasem Rajabi Vasokolaei,
Behrooz Pouragha,
Sima Feizolahzadeh,
Roya Rajaee
Affiliations
Marziyeh Najafi
PhD of health service management, Alborz university of medical science, Karaj, Iran
Morteza Nazari
Assistance Professor of health service management, Department of Healthcare Services Management, Public health school, Alborz university of medical Science, Karaj, Iran
Hojjat Rahmani
Associate Professor of health service management, Department of Health Management and economics, Public health school, Tehran university of medical Science, Tehran, Iran
Ghasem Rajabi Vasokolaei
PhD of health service management, Hakim hospital, Tehran university of medical Science, Tehran, Iran
Behrooz Pouragha
Associate Professor of health service management, Department of Healthcare Services Management, Public health school, Alborz university of medical Science, Karaj, Iran
Sima Feizolahzadeh
Assistant Professor of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, Department of Medical Emergencies, School of Nursing, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
Background and purpose: One of the main challenges of human resource management in hospitals is the proper distribution of nurses, which is necessary to improve the efficiency and quality of health services. In this review, this rate is compared in selected countries and Iran in order to provide the necessary evidence for managers and policymakers in human resource management Materials and Methods: This study was conducted as a field review in 2019 with the aim of comparing the standards of nurse distribution to beds/wards in selected studies. The search was conducted with related keywords in "Scopus", "Web of Science", "PubMed" databases without a time limit. Results: The distribution of nursing per bed was reported in Australia, England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Israel, America, California, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In Iran, the rate of nurses to intensive beds was slightly higher than the average and the ratio of nurses to ordinary and emergency beds was lower than the average of selected countries average. Conclusion: Nurses' distribution was generally lower than the average of other countries, and this ratio was lower in some sectors and higher than the average in some sectors. Recruitment and redistribution of the appropriate nurse in different sectors by benchmarking successful countries are suggested.
