Workforce management objective A : Assess use, compliance and efficacy, nursing workload measurement tools

WMS tools provide a system for collecting the specifics of each patient’s care needs and the standard times required to complete the care in relation to the available staff time. [...] In collaboration with the Canadian Nursing Informatics Association (CNIA) and others, and in keeping with the directions of the Steering Committee, the study addressed the following themes:. [...] Highlights of the review are presented in the Summary of Findings section and the full review of the literature is in Appendix A. 2.2.2 Key Informants Interview Method The Steering Committee, the project co-ordination team and the project consultants developed a list of possible key informants. [...] Preliminary information describing the context of the discussion, as well as a brief outline of the topics to be reviewed, was circulated in advance to the participants. [...] These questions were constructed around the following areas: level of orientation to the tool, understanding of the tool and its purpose, rank/rate, the use and impact of information collected, quality of the data/information, methods used to fill in information, perceived difference in care practice and barriers to using the tool (Appendix D).