Linking the Saudi Arabian 2030 vision with nursing transformation in Saudi Arabia: Roadmap for nursing policies and strategies

Abstract

The Saudi government is currently facing multiple challenges in achieving “The Gold Standard” in nursing practice. This is not limited to educational challenges, staffing shortage, paucity of international and national benchmark evidence, absence of clear and defined scope of nursing practice, and lack of appropriate policies and regulations. This study presented a comprehensive plan for developing a policy based on current challenges, recognition of policy goals, assessment of potential options and alternatives, identification of stakeholders, proposition of recommended solutions, and implementation of the framework to transform nursing standards and link these changes with the Saudi Vision 2030. However, amendments are required in the present strategic plan for the better management of the nursing profession. It is doubtful that the current nursing profession status quo is capable of meeting the golden standards for health care. Thus, the transformation of the nursing profession in Saudi Arabia is necessary.

Impact of work environment perceptions and communication satisfaction on the intention to quit: an empirical analysis of nurses in Saudi Arabia

“…However, it is reasonable to link these modest levels of work environment satisfaction with the current reported challenges in Saudi nursing practice. Per Alsufyani et al (2020), the status quo of nursing practice in Saudi Arabia is facing several challenges including shortage of staff, absence of clear and defined scope of practice, and lack of national and international benchmarking. Likewise, the findings showed that the study's participants ranked their communication satisfaction within KFMC as moderate.…”

“…However, this communication gap indicates a presence of centralized management which restricts communication, sharing in decision-making, and professional autonomy. Further, centralized management was also reported by Alsufyani et al (2020) as one of the challenges in nursing practice in Saudi Arabia. In addition, almost all of healthcare organizations in Saudi Arabia depend heavily on non-Saudi nurses from various nationalities with different native languages such as: English, Hindi, Malayic, Tagalog, Tamil, and Urdu.…”

“…According to Oliveira et al (2017), concerns that adversely influence nurses elevate the probability of challenges in the delivery of optimal healthcare services. One of these challenges is nursing shortage which is dominant in Saudi Arabia (Aboshaiqah, 2016;Alsufyani et al, 2020).…”

Burnout and job satisfaction among critical care nurses in Saudi Arabia and their contributing factors: A scoping review

“…In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), nurses of Saudi origin are in short supply and the government recruits many expatriate nurses (constitutes 50% of the nursing workforce in the KSA; Alboliteeh et al, 2017 ) to cover this shortage (Ministry of Health, 2018 ). In addition, the nursing profession in Saudi Arabia, which has faced a nursing shortage and challenges in the nursing work environment, has evolved since the development of the Vision 2030 programme that contributes to significant improvements in the areas of health delivery system, nursing, education, trade, communication, technology and science (Alsufyani et al., 2020 ). However, the demand for nurses in Saudi Arabia is expected to be more than double in the next 10 years, according to predictions (Alsufyani et al., 2020 ).…”

“…In addition, the nursing profession in Saudi Arabia, which has faced a nursing shortage and challenges in the nursing work environment, has evolved since the development of the Vision 2030 programme that contributes to significant improvements in the areas of health delivery system, nursing, education, trade, communication, technology and science (Alsufyani et al., 2020 ). However, the demand for nurses in Saudi Arabia is expected to be more than double in the next 10 years, according to predictions (Alsufyani et al., 2020 ). This means that 150,000 nursing positions will need to be filled by 2030 (Alsufyani et al., 2020 ).…”