Nurses' view of their work environment, health and safety: A qualitative study

Samur, Menevşe; İntepeler, Şeyda Seren

doi:10.1111/jonm.12821

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“…Personal protective equipment is the most important aspect of protection from professional risk (Samur & Intepeler, 2019). When personal protective equipment is unavailable, first‐line nurses must strive to save materials, and this poses both physical and psychological challenges.…”

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Experiences of clinical first‐line nurses treating patients with COVID‐19: A qualitative study

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Aim To explore the work experience of clinical first‐line nurses treating patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). Background COVID‐19 has been listed as an international public health emergency. Clinical first‐line nurses are at a high risk of infection, and they face a lack of experience and inadequate preparation for COVID‐19, leading to physical and psychological disorders. Methods A qualitative study was conducted from January to February 2020 at a COVID‐19‐designated hospital in Wuhan, China. Thirty nurses were selected for the study using a purposive sampling method. Data were collected by semi‐structured interviews and analysed using content analysis. Results Two main categories were defined in the study from the perspective of nurses: negative experiences during clinical first‐line work and positive impacts of clinical first‐line work. Under the first category, two subcategories were included: psychological experiences of clinical first‐line work and difficulties faced during clinical first‐line work. The analysis further yielded two subcategories for the second category: the needs of clinical first‐line work and the impact of clinical first‐line work on professional attitudes. Conclusions The results demonstrate that success depends upon strengthening emergency training and knowledge of infectious diseases for nurses, providing adequate protective equipment and improving the emergency response plans of hospitals for public health emergencies. Implications for Nursing Management It is believed that our findings will guide hospital managers to make improvements in personal, administrative and institutional areas and that they will provide a reference and inspiration for nurses with regard to public health emergencies in the future.

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Experiences of clinical first‐line nurses treating patients with COVID‐19: A qualitative study

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“…Instead, organizations should start considering non-conventional techniques and measures to improve the safety conditions in workplaces (e.g., Rahimi, Ahmadi, & Akhond, 2004;Samur & Seren Intepeler, 2019). Therefore, this study was designed to clarify the accountability of Social Capital in the form of social support that can influence occupational injuries and accidents.…”

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“…However, the literature shows that effective management and technology orientation alone cannot help to achieve an accident‐free working environment (Bagheri Hosseinabadi et al., 2019). Instead, organizations should start considering non‐conventional techniques and measures to improve the safety conditions in workplaces (e.g., Rahimi, Ahmadi, & Akhond, 2004; Samur & Seren Intepeler, 2019). Therefore, this study was designed to clarify the accountability of Social Capital in the form of social support that can influence occupational injuries and accidents.…”

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“…Being a single regulatory authority, it should be accountable for safe code of conduct in nursing professionals as well. This dire situation indicates that there is a need for control policies for developing countries such as Pakistan to prevent the brain drain of nurses, which happens due to the lack of support within the workplace (e.g., Aiken, Buchan, Sochalski, Nichols, & Powell, 2004; Samur & Seren Intepeler, 2019).…”

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Prevention of occupational injuries and accidents: A social capital perspective

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Prior research has consistently established the pragmatic nature of literature regarding occupational injuries and accidental happenings faced by nursing professionals. However, current realities require a subjective approach to identify preventative measures that could influence occupational health and safety in healthcare sectors. A qualitative design followed a descriptive approach to assess unbiased opinions towards occupational obstructions that lead to accidental happenings. This study used the social capital framework in particular as a support resource to eliminate its detrimental effects on nurse's capacity to serve their patients. The findings extended the fundamental understanding of social capital from social ties to workplace and personal ties as potential mechanisms of support. Healthcare organizations need to redefine their control policies to provide the ultimate support to their care agents. A social capital model offers nursing practitioners and nursing managers an approach for building evidence-based policies with implications for nurse's safety, education and training.

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“…In essence, they are nurses with a role that is recognized as pivotal to the overseeing of provision of safe, effective and person‐centred care (Rankin, McGuire, Matthews, Russell, & Ray, 2016). Therefore, senior nurses’ management styles may be a factor in promoting safe care settings (Samur & Intepeler, 2019; Squires, Tourangeau, Spence laschinger, & Doran, 2010).…”

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Senior nurses’ perceptions of junior nurses’ incident reporting: A qualitative study

2020

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Aim To develop an understanding of senior nurses’ ranking and perceptions of incident reporting by junior nurses. Background Nurses must be encouraged to report incidents to nursing management. It is important to ascertain how senior nurses perceive their concerns, as it is crucial to ensuring that patient safety is managed. Method Qualitative study. Four focus groups explored senior nurses’ perceptions of risks identified by nurses from a live incident reporting database. Data were analysed using framework analysis. Results Five themes emerged demonstrating the differences in opinions in relation to the classification of events by senior and non‐senior nurses. Senior nurses held the view that some junior nurses use incident reporting to ‘vent frustration.’ Conclusion There is a mismatch between senior nurses’ and junior nurses’ perceptions of safety incidents. Nurses need to develop the writing style and use language that red flags incidents when reporting incidents. Senior nurses need to create a positive culture where risk from incident reporting is used to improve patient safety and subsequently a positive work environment. Implications for Nursing Management Our research identified the need for joint training to promote a shared understanding among nurses as to how incident report should be completed to promote patient safety.

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Nurses' view of their work environment, health and safety: A qualitative study

Cited by 21 publications

References 23 publications

Experiences of clinical first‐line nurses treating patients with COVID‐19: A qualitative study

Experiences of clinical first‐line nurses treating patients with COVID‐19: A qualitative study

Prevention of occupational injuries and accidents: A social capital perspective

Senior nurses’ perceptions of junior nurses’ incident reporting: A qualitative study

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