Front Line Nurse Managers’ Attitudes And Perceived Barriers Towards Continuous Education In Nursing; Sri Lanka

Jayamaha, Akila R; Kanchana, Karvannan; Perera, A. C. H.; Nisansala, M.W.N.; Priyadarshani, U. G. N; Sewwandi, K. P. A.; Dharmarathna, H. H. N. D.; Senerath, N. S. A. S. N.; Nawarathne, L. C.; Sepalika, H. M. S.; Karunawasala, U.; Samanmali, M. B. C.

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“…Uplift the knowledge on WPV management through continuous education is one of the pillars of preventing WPV among nurses. Even though Sri Lankan nurses have good attitudes towards the continuous education, there are various existing barriers (Jayamaha et al, 2021). Identifying institutional and environmental risk factors for workplace violence (Shi et al, 2017), recognizing behavioral warning signs of violence, employing communication and teamwork skills to prevent and manage violence (Hartley et al, 2019), empower the nurses to report violence incidents promptly and accurately (Locke et al, 2018) and identifying appropriate resources to assist injured nurses are the other known strategies to prevent the WPV among nurses (Hartley et al, 2019).…”

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Perceived workplace violence reported by nurses enrolled in B.Sc Nursing degree programme at KIU, Sri Lanka

Ali¹,

Shaheedha²,

Ahmed³

et al. 2021

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Background: Workplace violence (WPV) can be defined as a violent act directed towards workers, including physical assault, threat of assault and verbal abuse and it is widely recognized as having far-reaching consequences for workers’ health and safety. Nurses are the most vulnerable group for WPV. In recent years WPV against nurses has significantly increased, becoming a nationwide phenomenon across the hospital settings. Furthermore, it can impact the quality of patient care and reduce the efficiency and quality of the entire health system. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the perceived workplace violence reported by nurses enrolled in the B.Sc Nursing degree programme at KIU, Sri Lanka. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 306 undergraduate nurses in KIU. A pretested self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data which consisted of demographic information, the prevalence of WPV and factors associated with WPV. Data analysis was done with descriptive statistics and chi-square test using SPSS version 23. Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics Review Committee of KIU (KIU/ERC/20/05). Results: The majority of participants were females (97.4%, n=298), aged between 20-30 years (61.4%, n=188) and had working experience of <5 years (63.7%, n=195). The prevalence of workplace violence was 75.5%, n=231. The commonest type of reported violence was verbal violence (87.8%, n=203) followed by emotional violence (65%, n=150), physical violence (15%, n=35), sexual violence (3.8%, n=9) and racial harassment (2.1%, n=5). Medical and Surgical wards (39.6%, n=91) were the most frequent working areas where nurses faced violent behavior. The perpetrators were found to be supervisors (73.1%, n=168), patients’ relatives (53.2%, n=122), and patients (52.3%, n=120). The working unit of the nurses (p< 0.001), designation (p<0.001), number of night duties per month (p=0.019), and ability to access the ward without permission (p=0.042) were significantly associated with WPV among nurses. Conclusion: The study concluded that the prevalence of WPV was high among nurses while verbal violence from nursing supervisors was the most common WPV. Therefore, it is mandatory to place appropriate measures to prevent the WPV among nurses.

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Perceived workplace violence reported by nurses enrolled in B.Sc Nursing degree programme at KIU, Sri Lanka

Ali¹,

Shaheedha²,

Ahmed³

et al. 2021

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Practice of Skipping Breakfast and Associated Factors among Nursing Officers in A Selected Hospital in Colombo District

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Senarath²,

Gunarathna³

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Background: Breakfast is the most vital meal of the day, which helps to start metabolism by providing the energy and nutrients required by the body. Skipping breakfast by nursing officers can negatively affect their health and also patient care. Hence, the study aimed to assess the practice of skipping breakfast and its associated factors among nursing officers. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted using a randomly selected sample of 384 nursing officers of the Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Kalubowila. A self-administered questionnaire and validated measuring scales were used to collect data. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Chi-square test using IBM SPSS version 25. Results: Among the nursing officers, 53% were in the normal BMI category, while 36% were reported as overweight or obese and 10% were underweight. Of the participants, 12% (n=47) skips their breakfast as a practice while 48.2% (n=185) skipped sometimes. During the 14 days prior to data collection, 42.7% (n=164) and 40.0% (n=154) of nursing officers had skipped their breakfast 1-3 times and > 4 times, respectively. The main reason for skipping breakfast was lack of time (31%, n=119) (48%, n=174). Age (p=0.042) and marital status (p=0.007) were significantly associated with the practice of skipping breakfast. Conclusion: The study revealed that most nursing officers skip breakfast as a practice. Age and marital status were the significant predictors for skipping breakfast. Appropriate interventions are needed to improve the good practices related to breakfast and extensive assessments are required to evaluate the consequences of skipping breakfast.

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Front Line Nurse Managers’ Attitudes And Perceived Barriers Towards Continuous Education In Nursing; Sri Lanka

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Perceived workplace violence reported by nurses enrolled in B.Sc Nursing degree programme at KIU, Sri Lanka

Perceived workplace violence reported by nurses enrolled in B.Sc Nursing degree programme at KIU, Sri Lanka

Practice of Skipping Breakfast and Associated Factors among Nursing Officers in A Selected Hospital in Colombo District

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