Effects of cutbacks on motivating factors among nurses in primary health care

Halldórsdóttir, Sigríður; Einarsdottir, Emilia J.; Eðvarðsson, Ingi Rúnar

doi:10.1111/scs.12474

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“…This finding was consistent with other studies conducted in Europe and the US reporting understaffing and lack of resources as a major barrier for nurses’ perception of quality of care. [ 19 , 20 ] More generally, qualitative analysis of open comments could help managers identify the most vulnerable groups and could be a useful indicator to track disparity trends and progress over time.…”

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The contribution of open comments to understanding the results from the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS): A qualitative study

Boussat¹,

Kamalanavin²,

François³

2018

PLoS ONE

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IntroductionTo develop high-quality and safe healthcare, a good safety culture is an important feature of healthcare-providing structures. The objective of this study was to analyze the qualitative data of the comments section of a Hospital Survey on Patient Safety (HSOPS) questionnaire to clarify the answers given to the closed questions.MethodUsing the original data from a cross-sectional survey of 5,064 employees at a single university hospital in France, we conducted a qualitative study by analyzing the comments of a HSOPS survey and conducting in-depth interviews with 19 healthcare providers. We submitted the comments and the interviews to a thematic analysis.ResultsA total of 3,978 questionnaires were returned, with 247 comments collected. The qualitative analysis identified several structural failures. The main categories of the open comments were concordant with the lowest dimension scores found in the quantitative analysis. The most frequently reported failures were related to the staffing and hospital management support dimensions. The healthcare professionals perceived the lack of resources, including understaffing, as the major barrier to the development of a patient safety culture. Concrete organizational issues related to hospital handoffs and risk coordination were identified, such as transfers from the emergency departments and the lack of feedback following self-reporting of incidents.ConclusionThe analysis of the open comments complemented the HSOPS scores, increasing the level of detail in the description of the hospital’s patient safety culture. Combined with a classical quantitative approach used in HSOPS-based surveys, the qualitative analysis of open comments is useful to identify organizational weaknesses within the hospital.

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The contribution of open comments to understanding the results from the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS): A qualitative study

Boussat¹,

Kamalanavin²,

François³

2018

PLoS ONE

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“…In fact, due to the pathogenesis of the Greek health system as well as their economic crisis and cuts in health care expenditures, there have been reductions in staff's salaries, invalid payments of medical and nursing staff and non-payment of various allowances in this profession. These factors lead to a reduction in healthcare staff's job satisfaction (Halldorsdottir et al, 2018;Kontodimopoulos et al, 2009).…”

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Job satisfaction behind motivation: An empirical study in public health workers

Kitsios

Kamariotou

2021

Heliyon

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The health sector is characterized as labor-intensive, which means that the effectiveness of an organization that operates within its context is inextricably linked to the level of employee performance. Therefore, an essential condition, in order to achieve higher standards, in terms of the effectiveness of the health units, as well as set the foundations of a solid health system, is to take maximum advantage of the full potential of human resources. This goal can only be accomplished by providing the appropriate incentives, which will naturally cause the adoption of the desired attitude and behavior. In the case of Greece, there is not enough research relative to the needs of health workers and, consequently, the incentives that can motivate them. This article aims to investigate the dynamics that may be behind health workers at a public hospital in Northern Greece. Data were collected from 74 employees in the hospital and were analyzed using ANOVA analysis. The results show that key motivators for the employees can be considered the relationships with their colleagues and the level of achievement, while the level of rewards and job characteristics play a secondary role. These results make it clear that, in order for the hospital's management to be able to improve the level of employee performance, it should ensure the establishment of a strong climate among employees, and also acknowledge the efforts made by them.

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“…Acknowledgment, in addition to being an external reward, can create healthy competition and foster a sense of respect and gratitude in individuals. Nurses need to be appreciated more than others and, thus, they need more attention (16). In this study, after the intervention, the researcher observed that the nurses were more likely to report an error after passing a course of training and positive reinforcement.…”

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The Effect of Motivational System on the Reporting Rate of Medication Errors in Iranian Pediatric Wards

massah

Mohammadi

Namnabati

2020

Preprint

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Backgrand: The rate of reporting medication errors among nurses is lower than the actual rate. The role of education, encouragement, and promotion of reporting culture can contribute to the increase of errors reporting. This study was to investigate the effect of motivational system on reporting of medication errors in pediatric wards Methods: A quasi-experimental study was done through 60 nurses working in pediatric wards of the selected hospital were selected using census sampling method. Data were collected using a questionnaire based on eight medication principles completed by the nurses before and after the intervention. The intervention in this study was a motivational program with two parts of training and positive reinforcement that was conducted in 2018 for four months. For data analysis, SPSS16 was used. Results: After the intervention, the most prevalent medication error (60%) was in the principle of right medication (related to similar name. Furthermore, the mean score of nurses' medication error reporting increased significantly in all the principles after the intervention (P <0.05). Conclusions: Motivational system increased reporting of medication errors in nurses. Therefore, the managers can improve medication care and the children safety through continuous training and encouragement in the hospitals.

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Effects of cutbacks on motivating factors among nurses in primary health care

Abstract: In the case of cutbacks, nursing managers should increase consultations with staff and make sure that nurses maintain their independence, autonomy, opportunities for professional training as well as appreciation for job well done.

Cited by 13 publications

References 29 publications

The contribution of open comments to understanding the results from the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS): A qualitative study

The contribution of open comments to understanding the results from the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS): A qualitative study

Job satisfaction behind motivation: An empirical study in public health workers

The Effect of Motivational System on the Reporting Rate of Medication Errors in Iranian Pediatric Wards

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