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RN Survey - Safe Staffing in Long-Term Care
1.
First Name
2.
Last Name
3.
Email
4.
Workplace
5.
How many beds does your home have? (numerical value only)
6.
How long have you worked at your current workplace?
Less than a year
1-3 years
4-9 years
10-15 years
More than 15 years
7.
How long have you worked in Long-term Care?
Less than a year
1-3 years
4-9 years
10-15 years
More than 15 years
8.
What is your job status?
Full time
Part time
Casual
Rotating Schedule
9.
What shift do you typically work?
Day
Evening
Night
10.
Briefly describe your day to day duties as a Registered Nurse working in long-term care:
11.
On a typical workday, how many residents are under your care?
12.
On a normal day, how manageable is that number of residents?
Easily manageable
Somewhat manageable
Difficult to manage
Impossible to manage
13.
On a typical shift, how many RPNs do you have working under your supervision?
14.
On a typical shift, how many PSWs do you have working under your supervision?
15.
How frequently do you have to work short?
Multiple times a week
Every week
A couple times a month
Once a month
Almost never
16.
In your opinion, are there enough RPNs scheduled on a shift to meet residents’ care needs safely?
Always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
17.
In your opinion, are there enough PSWs scheduled on a shift to meet residents’ care needs safely?
Always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
18.
How often does your workload feel clinically unsafe?
Always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
19.
How often are you unable to complete all nursing duties during your shift because of staffing levels?
Every shift
Several times per week
About once per week
Less than once per week
Never
20.
How frequently is care for residents delayed due to staffing shortages?
Always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
21.
Which duties are most often delayed, rushed, or missed because of staffing levels? Select all that apply
Medication administration
Wound Care
Documentation
Resident assessments
Monitoring changes in resident condition
Communication with families
Communication with Physicians/MDs/Nurse Practitioners
Infection prevention tasks
Incident Reporting
Other (please describe)
22.
Compared to when you started working, do you find yourself:
Working short a lot more often
Working short a little more often
Working short about the same amount
Working short a little less often
Working short a lot less often
23.
When you’re working short, how likely is management to assist you on the floor?
Management always helps out on the floor if we’re working short
Management sometimes helps out on the floor if we’re working short
Management never helps out on the floor if we’re working short
24.
Using a single word, how do you feel after a day of working as an RN?
25.
How has resident acuity changed since you started working as an RPN?
Resident acuity has increased significantly
Resident acuity has increased a little
Resident acuity has remained the same
Resident acuity has decreased a little
Resident acuity has decreased significantly
26.
How frequently do you have to work a double shift because another worker is absent?
Multiple times a week
Every week
A couple times a month
Once a month
Almost never
27.
How often do you receive a call-in request to pick up a shift?
Multiple times a week
Once a week
A couple times a month
Once a month
Almost never
28.
In the past 6 months, have you experienced any of the following due to low staffing levels? Select all that apply
Burnout
Anxiety or stress
Moral distress
Missed breaks
Physical injury
Increased exposure to violence
Fear of professional liability
Considering leaving long-term care
29.
How concerned are you about professional accountability or liability because of unsafe staffing levels?
Extremely concerned
Very concerned
Moderately concerned
Slightly concerned
Not concerned
30.
If staffing was improved, what would make the biggest difference clinically? (select up to 3)
Safer medication administration
More timely wound care/treatments
Better monitoring of condition changes
Better documentation
Fewer errors or near misses
Reduced staff burnout
Other
31.
What is your age?
18-24
25-39
40-60
60+
32.
What is your gender?
Male
Female
Non-binary or two-spirit
Not listed? Please specify:
33.
How would you describe your ethnic background? (check all that apply)
Black/African/Caribbean
South Asian
East Asian
Southeast Asian
Middle Eastern/North African
White/European
Latin American
Indigenous Canadian
Not listed? Please specify: