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Workforce
About: Workforce is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 32140 publications have been published within this topic receiving 449850 citations. The topic is also known as: labour force & labor force.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the gaps between skills and knowledge acquired in school and those gained through experience and describe components of a specialty orientation program to assist the transition from student to nurse.
Abstract: In today's healthcare market, current trends in the nursing population are posing problems in the workforce. With the present nursing shortage, hospitals are competing for the hiring of new graduate nurses. To recruit, retain, and foster personal and professional growth, employers must be aware of the gaps between skills and knowledge acquired in school and those gained through experience. Employer expectations of new graduate nurses and concepts to support new graduate nurses are explored. From these concepts, components of a specialty orientation program are described to assist the transition from student to nurse.
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TL;DR: In this article, the problems of managing employees with limited proficiency in the indigenous language of their workplace were investigated and a series of recommendations were made to help construction companies improve inter-cultural communication in their workforce.
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TL;DR: This article used longitudinal data on 5th grade teachers in North Carolina to assess this using value-added measures (VAMs) of job performance and found that there is a permanent component of teacher performance that is stable in teachers over long periods.
Abstract: A number of teacher workforce policies implicitly assume that job performance is a relatively stable attribute within teachers. We use longitudinal data on 5th grade teachers in North Carolina to assess this using value-added measures (VAMs) of job performance. We find that there is a permanent component of teacher performance that is stable in teachers over long periods—implying that workforce policies selecting teachers based on VAMs could effectively improve student achievement. But importantly, our time series model suggests that the permanent component of performance is considerably smaller than that which is often used to estimate workforce policy impacts.
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TL;DR: This research highlights the need to understand more fully the role of social media in the decision-making process and the role that social media plays in the development of wealth management strategies.
Abstract: Phil Zwieg Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Kate Kaiser Marquette University Cynthia Beath University of Texas Austin Christine Bullen Stevens Institute Kevin Gallagher Florida State University Tim Goles University of Texas-San Antonio Joy Howland Seattle SIM Judy Simon University of Memphis Pamela Abbott University College Dublin Tom Abraham Kean University Erran Carmel American University Roberto Evaristo University of Illinois Chicago Steve Hawk University of Wisconsin-Parkside Mary Lacity University of Missouri-St. Louis Mike Gallivan Georgia State University Seamas Kelly University College Dublin John Mooney Pepperdine University C. Ranganathan University of Illinois Chicago Joe Rottman University of Missouri-St. Louis Terry Ryan Claremont Graduate School Rick Wion SmithBucklin Corporation
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01 Jul 2019
TL;DR: An important gap in the literature is demonstrated regarding the impact of physician workforce disparities and their effect on patient care, which is a critical public health issue and should be urgently addressed in future research and considered in clinical practice and policy decision-making.
Abstract: Background: Ensuring the strength of the physician workforce is essential to optimizing patient care. Challenges that undermine the profession include inequities in advancement, high levels of burnout, reduced career duration, and elevated risk for mental health problems, including suicide. This narrative review explores whether physicians within four subpopulations represented in the workforce at levels lower than predicted from their numbers in the general population-women, racial and ethnic minorities in medicine, sexual and gender minorities, and people with disabilities-are at elevated risk for these problems, and if present, how these problems might be addressed to support patient care. In essence, the underlying question this narrative review explores is as follows: Do physician workforce disparities affect patient care? While numerous articles and high-profile reports have examined the relationship between workforce diversity and patient care, to our knowledge, this is the first review to examine the important relationship between diversity-related workforce disparities and patient care. Methods: Five databases (PubMed, the Cochrane Library of Systematic Reviews, EMBASE, Web of Knowledge, and EBSCO Discovery Service) were searched by a librarian. Additional resources were included by authors, as deemed relevant to the investigation. Results: The initial database searches identified 440 potentially relevant articles. Articles were categorized according to subtopics, including (1) underrepresented physicians and support for vulnerable patient populations; (2) factors that could exacerbate the projected physician deficit; (3) methods of addressing disparities among underrepresented physicians to support patient care; or (4) excluded (n=155). The authors identified another 220 potentially relevant articles. Of 505 potentially relevant articles, 199 (39.4%) were included in this review. Conclusions: This report demonstrates an important gap in the literature regarding the impact of physician workforce disparities and their effect on patient care. This is a critical public health issue and should be urgently addressed in future research and considered in clinical practice and policy decision-making.
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