Evaluation of Nurses Need Planning: A Systematic Review

Abstract

Background: The recruitment system is important to address the supply of nursing per­sonnel and ensure continuity of health service delivery. However, the number of health workers alone is not enough to strengthen the health system. The health system must be in accordance with health care need to accelerate health outcome. This study ai­med to review systematically the evaluation of nurses need planning. Subjects and Method: A systematic review was conducted by searching published ar­ticles from 2015 to 2019 from databases including Wiley Online library, ProQuest, and ScienceDirect. The keywords for this review included “evaluation”, “health work­force”, “nursing”, and “planning”. The inclusion criteria were English and full text. Af­ter review process, 8 articles were retained in this review. Results: There were several factors that affected nurse recruitment planning, in­clu­ding nurse orientation towards culture and rule, education, scheduling, source of allo­ca­tion, and workforce composition. Conclusion: There are several factors that affect nurse recruitment planning, in­clu­ding nurse orientation towards culture and rule, education, scheduling, source of allo­ca­tion and workforce composition. Keywords: evaluation, health workforce, nurses, plannin