Comparison between the working environment of nurse managers and nursing assistants in the hospital context

Abstract

Objective Comparing the working environment of nurse managers and nursing assistants in the hospital context. Method A mixed methods research with concomitant triangulation of data developed in a university hospital in the South of Brazil. Participants in the quantitative study were 94 nursing assistants and 12 nurse managers. The data were collected using the Brazilian Nursing Work Index - Revised (B-NWI-R) and analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics. Eight (8) nurse managers and 18 nursing assistants were interviewed for the qualitative study. The data were analyzed through thematic analysis. Results The total B-NWI-R mean score for nurse managers was 2.15±0.39, and for nursing assistants it was 2.22±0.39. No statistical significance was identified in the comparison between the groups (p=0.508). The qualitative results show the existence of collaborative relationships between nurse managers and nursing assistants. Conclusion The working environment was similarly evaluated by nurse managers and nursing assistants in the hospital context.

Ambiente da prática profissional de enfermagem em países latino-americanos: scoping review

“…The practice environments in this scoping review were favorable with the application of the NWI-R scale (13)(14)(15)(16)18,20,(23)(24)(25)27,28) and unfavorable when PES-NWI was used (17,19,29) , a finding that from which greater sensitivity of the latter scale in the analysis of environments can be inferred. Among the domains, control over the environment, in NWI-R, and adequacy of the team and resources, in PES-NWI, stood out with the worst scores evaluated.…”

“…In view of this classification and analysis in Chart 3, the studies that used this instrument showed a favorable Nursing practice environment, that is, with mean scores below 2.5. It is also highlighted that the control over the environment domain presented an unfavorable perception in five studies, with scores above 2.5 (16,18,(22)(23)(24) . (34) , characterizing a team organization with shared care actions.…”

“…Figure 2 shows the distribution of the articles, Theses and Dissertations selected according to the period delimited for research. In the panorama of Brazilian studies, it was identified that nine were carried out with the population of nurses (12,13,15,17,18,(21)(22)(23)(24) , one contemplated only nursing technicians and/or assistants (25) and seven, the entire Nursing team (14,16,19,20,(26)(27)(28) . As for the publications from the other Latin American countries, they predominantly covered nurses (29)(30)(31) .…”

Processo gerencial em centro cirúrgico sob a ótica de enfermeiros

“…O enfermeiro, historicamente, tem assumido um crescente número de cargos gerenciais e a capacitação profissional para o desempenho do cargo de gestão tem sido cada vez mais exigida. (1) Cabe mencionar que vários desafios permeiam o exercício de gerência do processo de trabalho de enfermagem, sobretudo a priorização pela tarefa essencialmente gerencial em detrimento do cuidado.…”

Associação entre absenteísmo e ambiente de trabalho dos técnicos de enfermagem

“…Work overload, limited autonomy, ambiguity of functions, presence of conflicting relationships, and lack of professional expectations characterize an unfavorable work environment. [5][6][7] Care focused on quality, support for professional development, collaboration among different health professionals, and the promotion of nursing leadership and autonomy favor the establishment of a favorable environment for the practice, which allows for the achievement of better results not only for the patient, but also for the team and the institution, since a positive work environment impacts on work effectiveness. 5,7,8 Thus, it is essential that this work environment has nursing professionals involved with the care process to ensure safe care.…”