This systematic review aimed to synthesise the existing evidence of working time use and the division of labour among nurses and health-care workers in hospital wards. Conclusions: Despite nurses’ different educational backgrounds, certain similarities could be observed. All working groups seem to spend less than half of their working time in direct patient care. Implications for nursing management: Nurse managers could influence the increasing nursing workload by supporting the right division of labour and focusing the nurses’ working time use so that it benefits the patient.
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