Turnover of professional nurses at Mokopane Hospital in the Limpopo Province, South Africa: Experiences of nursing unit managers

Mmamma, Mogale L.; Mothiba, Tebogo Maria; Nancy, Malema R.

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“…The participants were of the view that there was a communication gap between managers and staff at the grass roots level. The results of this study are consistent with the study conducted by Mmamma, Mothiba and Nancy (2015:4), which revealed that professional nurses experienced a lack of support from top management during the execution of nursing duties at the hospital. These authors further suggest that top management should support staff members rather than intimidating them.…”

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Challenges affecting the implementation of the Policy on Integration of Mental Health Care into primary healthcare in KwaZulu-Natal province

Hlongwa¹,

Sibiya

2019

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BackgroundSince the publication of the White Paper for the Transformation of the Health System in South Africa in 1997, which included Policy on Integration of Mental Health Care into primary health care (PHC), there has been an emphasis on the promotion of health as well as the re-engineering of PHC to include the integration of mental health care into PHC. Although South Africa has made significant advances at the level of health-related policy development and legislation in trying to bring the country in line with international trends, there have been challenges with regard to implementation of policies, including that of integration of mental health care into PHC.ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to determine the challenges affecting the implementation of the Policy on Integration of Mental Health Care into PHC in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province of South Africa and to seek possible solutions.MethodA qualitative exploratory descriptive design was used to determine the challenges affecting the implementation of the Policy on Integration of Mental Health Care into PHC in KZN. The sample consisted of 42 participants of whom 4 were PHC managers, 6 were operational managers and 22 were professional nurses who were directly involved in implementing the policy at the operational level.ResultsThe challenges identified included lack of training in mental healthcare services for staff working in PHC, unavailability of mental health policies, inadequate resources, poor communication between management and staff, lack of skills among PHC nurses in identifying signs of mental illness and misdiagnosis of patients.ConclusionConsidering the challenges pertaining to PHC nurses’ abilities and skills to implement the Policy on Integration of Mental Health Care into PHC, PHC-trained nurses should engage in lifelong learning and be encouraged to develop their knowledge, skills and competence throughout their professional lives.

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Challenges affecting the implementation of the Policy on Integration of Mental Health Care into primary healthcare in KwaZulu-Natal province

Hlongwa¹,

Sibiya

2019

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“…The impact of absenteeism by workers in European healthcare systems has been that of poor patient care satisfaction and increased loss of billions of dollars in the health institutions (Ducklay et al 2014). In South Africa, absenteeism among nurses is one of the factors causing job dissatisfaction, inevitable increased workload and nurse turnover (Mmamma, Mothiba & Nancy 2015). Therefore, the above authors confirm that absenteeism has an effect on nurses remaining on duty and healthcare institutions.…”

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The effects of absenteeism on nurses remaining on duty at a tertiary hospital of Limpopo province

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BackgroundAbsenteeism is a global problem in the working force and this is no exception in the nursing profession. Much attention has been drawn to factors that contribute to absenteeism; however, little attention has been placed on the effects of absenteeism on nurses remaining on duty by their colleagues. Nurses absent themselves leaving behind their colleagues to execute their part of work.ObjectivesTo investigate the effects of absenteeism on nurses who remained on duty at a tertiary hospital in Limpopo province.MethodA quantitative descriptive research approach was chosen to enable the researchers to achieve the research aim. Data collected using structured questionnaires were analysed by descriptive statistics.ResultsThe findings indicated that absenteeism has an effect on both the nurses’ psychological and professional well-being, as well as the quality of patient care provided as a result of psychological stress, low morale of nurses and increased workload. The study further revealed the provision of substandard care to patients by those nurses who are remaining on duty, resulting in risk of medical errors that could jeopardise their professional credibility. Therefore, absenteeism creates an unhealthy working environment for nurses remaining on duty.ConclusionNurse managers should provide platforms to address psychological and professional problems experienced by nurses remaining on duty. The study further recommends the introduction of policies that would address absenteeism in the workplace and how nurses who remain on duty could be assisted with the workload of colleagues who continuously absent themselves.

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“…O quadro reduzido de profissionais da saúde muitas vezes leva ao fato de outros trabalhadores serem incentivados a realizar horas extras e aumento da carga de trabalho e isto pode levar à insatisfação no trabalho, aos conflitos entre a equipe, ao cansaço e ao absenteísmo (MMAMMA; MOTHIBA; NANCY, 2015).…”

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Absenteísmo Na Equipe Multiprofissional De Uma Unidade De Terapia Intensiva Adulto

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Introdução: Os profissionais da saúde que trabalham nas Unidade de Terapia Intensiva, vivenciam em suas jornadas laborais um ambiente complexo, devido as relações entre os profissionais, pelo estado de saúde dos pacientes ali hospitalizados sendo eles, pacientes semi-críticos a críticos. Nessas unidades os profissionais precisam lidar com repleto aparato técnico e científico, com o objetivo de ofertar uma assistência integral e de qualidade aos usuários. Esta complexidade vivenciada por estes trabalhadores, pode resultar em adoecimento físico e mental. Objetivo: avaliar a ocorrência de absenteísmo na equipe multiprofissional de uma Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Adulta. Método: estudo retrospectivo, analítico, transversal e quantitativo, que utilizou para a coleta de dados informações do banco de dado do setor de Recursos Humanos do hospital onde foi realizado o estudo no período de 12 meses. Resultados: foram encontrados entre 15,30% a 24,06 % de absenteísmo total e de 14,15% a 23,24% de absenteísmo por tratamento de saúde e em todos os meses avaliados esses percentuais foram além dos 8,50 % estimados pela Instituição. Conclusões: os resultados são preocupantes referentes ao absenteísmo devido as altas taxas identificadas, demonstrando a gravidade que este fenômeno pode representar para a instituição, gestores, trabalhadores e, inclusive, podendo prejudicar a assistência ofertada aos pacientes nessa Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Adulta. ABSENTEEISM IN THE MULTIPROFESSIONAL TEAM OF AN ADULT INTENSIVE CARE UNIT ABSTRACT Introduction: Health professionals who work in the Intensive Care Units experience, in their working days, a complex environment due to the relations between the professionals, to the state of health of the patients hospitalized there, being them, semi-critical patients to critics. In these units the professionals need to deal with technical and scientific instruments, with the aim to offer integral and quality assistance to the users. Such complexity experienced by these professionals can result in physical and mental illness. Goal: evaluate the occurrence of absenteeism in the multiprofessional team of an Adult Intensive Care Unit. Method: the retrospective, analytical, transversal and quantitative study gathered information to data collection in the Human Resources sector database of the hospital where the study was carried out in the period of 12 months. Results: we found between 15.30% to 24.06% of total absenteeism and 14.15% to 23.24% of absenteeism due to health treatment and in all the evaluated months these percentages were beyond the 8.50% estimated by the Institution. Conclusion: the results regarding absenteeism are worrisome due to the high rates identified, demonstrating the gravity that this phenomenon can represent to the institution, managers, workers, and, besides, may affect the assistance offered to the patients in this Adult Intensive Care Unit.

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Turnover of professional nurses at Mokopane Hospital in the Limpopo Province, South Africa: Experiences of nursing unit managers

Cited by 9 publications

References 8 publications

Challenges affecting the implementation of the Policy on Integration of Mental Health Care into primary healthcare in KwaZulu-Natal province

Challenges affecting the implementation of the Policy on Integration of Mental Health Care into primary healthcare in KwaZulu-Natal province

The effects of absenteeism on nurses remaining on duty at a tertiary hospital of Limpopo province

Absenteísmo Na Equipe Multiprofissional De Uma Unidade De Terapia Intensiva Adulto

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