Evaluation of the Relationship Between Bricolage and Innovation Behaviors in Intensive Care Nurses

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between bricolage and innovation behaviors in intensive care nurses. This study has a descriptive and cross-sectional design. The study sample consisted of 83 nurses working in the Intensive Care Units of Bursa Uludağ University Health Application and Research Center between December 2021 and April 2022. Research data were collected using a "Nurse Introduction Form", the "Individual Innovation Scale (IIS)", and the "Bricolage Scale". Mann-Whitney U Test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Spearman correlation analysis were used in the analysis of research data. The mean scores of the nurses on the subscales of IIS were 28.53±4.90, 18.54±2.45, 19.81±2.49, and 6.79±1.59 for resistance to change, opinion leadership, being open to experience, and taking risk, respectively, and their mean total score was 58.62±5.61. The mean total score of the nurses on the Bricolage Scale was 33.44±4.51. As a result of the statistical analysis, it was determined that the score of the nurses working only in the day shift on the subscale of being open to experience, the total IIS score of the nurses who had been working for 4-8 years, and the score of the male nurses on the subscales of being open to experience and taking risk and the Bricolage Scale were statistically significant compared to the other nurses. Moreover, there was a positive and strong correlation between the Bricolage Scale score and the scores on the subscales of opinion leadership, being open to experience, and taking risk, and total IIS. It was concluded that there was a positive relationship between intensive care nurses' bricolage and innovation behaviors and that some independent variables of nurses influenced bricolage and innovation behaviors.

Evaluation of the Relationship Between Bricolage and Self-Efficacy in Nursing Students

“…No significant difference was observed between the gender of nursing students and their Bricolage Scale (Table 5). Studies have been conducted with nurses showing that the average bricolage score is higher in male nurses [23] or female nurses [25]. When the average scores of the General Self-Efficacy Scale obtained according to the gender of the students in our study are examined, the difference between the scores is not statistically significant (Table 5).…”

“…In the literature, there are mostly studies conducted with nurses practicing their profession. In the studies conducted by Ayhan and Yılmaz, Kronkoft et al and Öztaş et al the total score of the nurses' bricolage scale was determined to be high [1,14,23]. Nursing students, who will be the health professionals of the future, adopt an innovative approach and use their current scientific knowledge and clinical experience.…”

Evaluation of the organizational innovation and self-efficiency levels of health workers

“…In addition, the complexity of health services today, the increase in expectations in service areas, the need to adapt to rapidly developing technology and to access information, global competition and the increase in health care costs have made innovation in health disciplines compulsory (Tóth & Rizzo, 2020). Four types of innovation have been commonly defined in the literature, including organizational innovation, which is developing different methods of working and doing business or adapting existing methods to the conditions of the organization (Ayhan et al, 2012;Tóth & Rizzo, 2020). The aim of organizational innovation is to reduce the costs of the organization, increase productivity and improve the job satisfaction and performance of employees.…”