{"id":7194,"date":"2025-06-28T17:21:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T17:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/australian-nurses-satisfaction-and-experiences-of-redeployment-during-covid-19-a-service-evaluation\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T05:09:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T05:09:00","slug":"australian-nurses-satisfaction-and-experiences-of-redeployment-during-covid-19-a-service-evaluation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/australian-nurses-satisfaction-and-experiences-of-redeployment-during-covid-19-a-service-evaluation\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian nurses\u2019 satisfaction and experiences of redeployment during COVID-19: a service evaluation"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article was originally published as: Australian nurses\u2019 satisfaction and experiences of redeployment during COVID-19: a service evaluation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Original Article Link: Read Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n

Download PDF: Click Here to Download PDF<\/a><\/p>\n

Abstract<\/h2>\n

Objective: To evaluate nurses\u2019 satisfaction and experiences of redeployment during COVID-19.
\nBackground: Redeployment to an unfamiliar environment can be challenging; however, it can also present an opportunity for staff to learn new skills. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to redeploy health professionals, particularly nurses, increased dramatically. Evaluating nurses\u2019 satisfaction and experiences related to redeployment during the pandemic is essential for future surge planning.
\nMethods: A cross-sectional online survey consisting of single-choice and open-ended questions was conducted on a purposive sample of nurses (n=106) working in an acute hospital in New South Wales, Australia, from July to August 2020. Nurses who were redeployed to wards different from their regular workplaces were invited to participate in the survey. Areas of redeployment include various medical and surgical wards, intensive care units and the emergency department. Nurses\u2019 satisfaction was obtained through the survey question structured as a Likert scale ranging from very satisfied to very dissatisfied. Nurse experiences were captured through a single-choice question (positive or negative experience) and open-ended questions. The single-choice questions were analysed by summarising participant responses, and open-ended questions were analysed using an iterative thematic analysis approach.
\nResults: A high proportion of nurses were either neutral (48.4%, n=45) or dissatisfied (44.1%, n=41) with redeployment, with only 7.5% (n=7) of nurses being satisfied. There was a mix of positive (43%, n=40) and negative (57%, n=53) redeployment experiences. Three main themes influence nurses\u2019 redeployment experience: \u201cstaff friendly and welcoming\u201d, \u201cpatient allocation\u201d, and \u201csupport\u201d.
\nConclusion: Redeployment of healthcare workers during a pandemic is inevitable. This study highlighted that despite close to half of the redeployed nurses reporting a positive redeployment experience, only a few were satisfied with redeployment. This indicated that more work is required to support nurses during redeployment to increase satisfaction. Future workforce redeployment needs to consider healthcare workers\u2019 needs and must strive to improve satisfaction to build a sustainable and resilient health system.
\nImplications for research, policy, and practice: This study highlighted that although redeployment is challenging, staff can have a positive redeployment experience when supported. Elements that are associated with positive redeployment experience were explored in this study, which can inform policy and prepare nurses for future surge demand.
\nWhat is already known about the topic?<\/p>\n

Redeployment of nurses in the acute care sector during the COVID-19 pandemic is common.
\nBoth the COVID-19 pandemic and redeployment can be challenging and stressful experiences for nurses.
\nThere is a paucity of research examining the satisfaction and experiences of nurses working in the acute care sector during COVID-19 in Australia.<\/p>\n

What this paper adds: <\/p>\n

This study provides evidence that many nurses working in the acute sector during COVID-19 in Australia had positive redeployment experiences. Despite this, very few were satisfied with redeployment.
\nThis study has identified essential factors to a positive redeployment experience.
\nThis study also highlighted the need to improve<\/p>\n

Authors<\/h2>\n
    \n
  • Ginger Chu<\/li>\n
  • Kristy Connelly<\/li>\n
  • Alex Mexon<\/li>\n
  • Ben Britton<\/li>\n
  • Julie Tait<\/li>\n
  • Victoria Pitt<\/li>\n
  • Kerry J Inder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Keywords<\/h2>\n

    COVID-19, deployment, nursing, pandemic, redeployment<\/p>\n

    References<\/h2>\n

    References not available for this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    This article was originally published as: Australian nurses\u2019 satisfaction and experiences of redeployment during COVID-19: a service evaluation Original Article…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[1060,4011,3874,4012],"class_list":["post-7194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","tag-covid-19","tag-deployment","tag-nursing","tag-redeployment","wpcat-124-id"],"yoast_head":"\nAustralian nurses\u2019 satisfaction and experiences of redeployment during COVID-19: a service evaluation - IJSSASS Repository<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/australian-nurses-satisfaction-and-experiences-of-redeployment-during-covid-19-a-service-evaluation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Australian nurses\u2019 satisfaction and experiences of redeployment during COVID-19: a service evaluation - IJSSASS Repository\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This article was originally published as: Australian nurses\u2019 satisfaction and experiences of redeployment during COVID-19: a service evaluation Original Article...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/australian-nurses-satisfaction-and-experiences-of-redeployment-during-covid-19-a-service-evaluation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"IJSSASS Repository\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ijssass\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-28T17:21:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-29T05:09:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/c-users-user-desktop-logo-pnglogo-2.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"195\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/australian-nurses-satisfaction-and-experiences-of-redeployment-during-covid-19-a-service-evaluation\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/australian-nurses-satisfaction-and-experiences-of-redeployment-during-covid-19-a-service-evaluation\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#\/schema\/person\/adf9bae5731958270e2140cfc1af3771\"},\"headline\":\"Australian nurses\u2019 satisfaction and experiences of redeployment during COVID-19: a service evaluation\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-28T17:21:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-29T05:09:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/australian-nurses-satisfaction-and-experiences-of-redeployment-during-covid-19-a-service-evaluation\/\"},\"wordCount\":537,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"covid-19\",\"deployment\",\"nursing\",\"redeployment\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Articles\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/australian-nurses-satisfaction-and-experiences-of-redeployment-during-covid-19-a-service-evaluation\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/australian-nurses-satisfaction-and-experiences-of-redeployment-during-covid-19-a-service-evaluation\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/australian-nurses-satisfaction-and-experiences-of-redeployment-during-covid-19-a-service-evaluation\/\",\"name\":\"Australian nurses\u2019 satisfaction and experiences of redeployment during COVID-19: a service evaluation - IJSSASS Repository\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-28T17:21:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-29T05:09:00+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/australian-nurses-satisfaction-and-experiences-of-redeployment-during-covid-19-a-service-evaluation\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/australian-nurses-satisfaction-and-experiences-of-redeployment-during-covid-19-a-service-evaluation\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/australian-nurses-satisfaction-and-experiences-of-redeployment-during-covid-19-a-service-evaluation\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Australian nurses\u2019 satisfaction and experiences of redeployment during COVID-19: a service evaluation\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/\",\"name\":\"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND SCIENTIFIC STUDIES\",\"description\":\"Open Access Library\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"IJSSASS\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#organization\",\"name\":\"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND SCIENTIFIC STUDIES\",\"alternateName\":\"IJSSASS\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/c-users-user-desktop-logo-pnglogo-3.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/c-users-user-desktop-logo-pnglogo-3.png\",\"width\":300,\"height\":195,\"caption\":\"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND SCIENTIFIC STUDIES\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ijssass\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#\/schema\/person\/adf9bae5731958270e2140cfc1af3771\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e2404e10f252fd74bce698fdfc0296b3cfb701b99d14951364bf9586aaa0c4a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e2404e10f252fd74bce698fdfc0296b3cfb701b99d14951364bf9586aaa0c4a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Australian nurses\u2019 satisfaction and experiences of redeployment during COVID-19: a service evaluation - IJSSASS Repository","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/australian-nurses-satisfaction-and-experiences-of-redeployment-during-covid-19-a-service-evaluation\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Australian nurses\u2019 satisfaction and experiences of redeployment during COVID-19: a service evaluation - IJSSASS Repository","og_description":"This article was originally published as: Australian nurses\u2019 satisfaction and experiences of redeployment during COVID-19: a service evaluation Original Article...","og_url":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/australian-nurses-satisfaction-and-experiences-of-redeployment-during-covid-19-a-service-evaluation\/","og_site_name":"IJSSASS Repository","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ijssass","article_published_time":"2025-06-28T17:21:10+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-06-29T05:09:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":300,"height":195,"url":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/c-users-user-desktop-logo-pnglogo-2.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/australian-nurses-satisfaction-and-experiences-of-redeployment-during-covid-19-a-service-evaluation\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/australian-nurses-satisfaction-and-experiences-of-redeployment-during-covid-19-a-service-evaluation\/"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#\/schema\/person\/adf9bae5731958270e2140cfc1af3771"},"headline":"Australian nurses\u2019 satisfaction and experiences of redeployment during COVID-19: a service evaluation","datePublished":"2025-06-28T17:21:10+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-29T05:09:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/australian-nurses-satisfaction-and-experiences-of-redeployment-during-covid-19-a-service-evaluation\/"},"wordCount":537,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#organization"},"keywords":["covid-19","deployment","nursing","redeployment"],"articleSection":["Articles"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/australian-nurses-satisfaction-and-experiences-of-redeployment-during-covid-19-a-service-evaluation\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/australian-nurses-satisfaction-and-experiences-of-redeployment-during-covid-19-a-service-evaluation\/","url":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/australian-nurses-satisfaction-and-experiences-of-redeployment-during-covid-19-a-service-evaluation\/","name":"Australian nurses\u2019 satisfaction and experiences of redeployment during COVID-19: a service evaluation - IJSSASS Repository","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-06-28T17:21:10+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-29T05:09:00+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/australian-nurses-satisfaction-and-experiences-of-redeployment-during-covid-19-a-service-evaluation\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/australian-nurses-satisfaction-and-experiences-of-redeployment-during-covid-19-a-service-evaluation\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/australian-nurses-satisfaction-and-experiences-of-redeployment-during-covid-19-a-service-evaluation\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Australian nurses\u2019 satisfaction and experiences of redeployment during COVID-19: a service evaluation"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/","name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND SCIENTIFIC STUDIES","description":"Open Access Library","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#organization"},"alternateName":"IJSSASS","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#organization","name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND SCIENTIFIC STUDIES","alternateName":"IJSSASS","url":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/c-users-user-desktop-logo-pnglogo-3.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/c-users-user-desktop-logo-pnglogo-3.png","width":300,"height":195,"caption":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND SCIENTIFIC STUDIES"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ijssass"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#\/schema\/person\/adf9bae5731958270e2140cfc1af3771","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e2404e10f252fd74bce698fdfc0296b3cfb701b99d14951364bf9586aaa0c4a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e2404e10f252fd74bce698fdfc0296b3cfb701b99d14951364bf9586aaa0c4a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal"],"url":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7194"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8196,"href":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7194\/revisions\/8196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}