Journal of clinical nursing
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Multicenter Study
Development and validation of an assessment tool for nursing workload in emergency departments.
To develop the Workload Assessment of Nurses on Emergency (WANE) tool and to test its validity and reliability to measure nursing workload in the emergency departments. ⋯ The use of an evidence-based workload tool in making staffing decisions in emergency departments is crucial to ensure safe patient care and prevent work overload in nursing staff.