Nurses?? Views on Work Enabling Factors

McLennan, Marianne

doi:10.1097/00005110-200506000-00008

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“…Successful attempts to implement such instruments, widely used within the framework of human resources management of other professional groups, have also been recently described in the case of nursing personnel [23][24][25]. Our study noticeably showed that longer duration of employment was associated with lower levels of support from superiors and co-workers, being a well-established determinant of higher satisfaction with work among nurses [26][27][28][29]. This finding points to a lack of appropriate atmosphere in Polish nursing teams.…”

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Influence of selected sociodemographic factors on psychosocial workload of nurses and association of this burden with absenteeism at work

Kowalczuk

Krajewska-Kułak

2015

Med Pr

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Background: The aim of this study has been to determine if sociodemographic factors: age, sex and duration of employment as well as the presence of chronic comorbidities exert significant effect on subjective assessment of psychosocial working conditions of nurses. Moreover, we analyzed whether the abovementioned variables influenced the level of absenteeism at work during a year preceding the study. Material and Methods: The study, conducted between December 2012 and January 2013, included 789 nurses employed at public and private healthcare institutions in Białystok. The participants were surveyed by means of the "Psychosocial Working Conditions" questionnaire. Results: Women accounted for significantly higher scores of the Desired Changes Scale and significantly lower values of the Well-being Scale as compared to men. Respondents' age and duration of employment correlated significantly with the scores of the Demands and Desired Changes Scales. Moreover, we documented significant inverse correlations between the age and tenure and the scores of the Social Support and Well-being Scales. Furthermore, duration of employment was inversely correlated with the results of the Control Scale. The respondents with chronic conditions showed significantly higher scores of the Desired Changes Scale and significantly lower values of the Control and Well-being Scales. We found an inverse correlation between the number of sick leave days and the value of the Well-being Scale, which was also the case with a subset of nurses without chronic conditions. Conclusions: Similar to other professional groups, a nursing team management requires the use of human resources management techniques and identification of a person being responsible for coordination of the group and diagnosis of its psychosocial needs.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 52%

Influence of selected sociodemographic factors on psychosocial workload of nurses and association of this burden with absenteeism at work

Kowalczuk

Krajewska-Kułak

2015

Med Pr

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“…Furthermore, both age groups highlight the importance of achieving something, especially good and high-quality patient care. In conclusion, earlier studies targeting all age groups of nurses (3)(4)(5)19,20,30,31,35,36) reveal the importance of relationships between nurses, various communal factors, as well as the importance of high-quality patient care in helping nurses achieve job satisfaction. While the organization of nursing work seems to be a significant predictor of job satisfaction.…”

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confidence: 82%

“…In earlier studies, relationships between nurses and various communal factors have been of major importance for nurses, and studies have indicated these to be best predictors of job satisfaction (5,19,30,31). Interaction with other people (31), co-workers (19), relations with other members of the nursing staff (30), social and professional relationships in the workplace (5) are the greatest sources of strength and job satisfaction for nurses.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Nurse-patient interaction was found to be a significant predictor of well-being at work in this study. Earlier studies have also indicated the importance that patients and their high-quality of care have played in nurses' satisfaction (3,19,20,30,31,35,36). According to the study of McNeese-Smith (3), patient care is the most important factor in increasing satisfaction.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Well-being at work among ageing hospital nurses in Northern Finland: a grounded theory study

Utriainen

Kyngäs

Nikkilä

2009

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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Objectives. The aim of this study was to create a substantive theory of the well-being at work among ageing hospital nurses in Northern Finland. Study design. A grounded theory study. Well-being at work was studied from a positive viewpoint to determine what evoked well-being on the job. The aim was to discover core processes of the phenomenon based on nurses' authentic experiences. Methods. The subjects of this study (n=21) were nurses working at a university hospital in Northern Finland, aged 45-55 years with at least 10 years of hospital work experience, doing 3-shift work. The material consisted of first-phase open interviews (n=4) and diary entries (n=4), and of second-phase interviews (n=4) and open-data collection forms (n=9) based on these, according to theoretical sampling. The material was studied using a constant comparison analysis. Results. The core process of the well-being at work of ageing hospital nurses was found to be reciprocity in relation to colleagues (nurse-nurse interaction) and patients (nurse-patient interaction). Conclusions. Communal aspects were the characteristic features of well-being at work, which were grounded in the surrounding community. Well-being at work was linked to its target, and patient care was found to be the basis of nurses' well-being at work.

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“…Many of the measures used by nurse administrators to evaluate the nursing work environment, such as employee absenteeism, turnover, and patient satisfaction, are trailing indicators or markers of workload. Reliance on these trailing indicator measures is a reactive rather than proactive approach to dealing with workplace issues (McLennan, 2005).…”

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confidence: 99%

Nursing Workload and the Changing Health Care Environment: A Review of the Literature

Neill¹

2011

AIJ

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(1999) report, To Err is Human, there has been a growing interest in understanding the workload of health care providers. As a result of this closer examination, a recognized need to examine the care provided and the caregiver characteristics using a human factors approach developed. A small number of nurse researchers began to incorporate the concepts of human factors in their studies of nursing workload, rather than simply focusing on the traditional measures of skill competency, task performance, and time required to complete a task. The purpose of this literature review is to examine the concepts of human factors research related to subjective workload measurement and to explore the application of these principles in nursing.

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Nurses?? Views on Work Enabling Factors

Cited by 25 publications

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Influence of selected sociodemographic factors on psychosocial workload of nurses and association of this burden with absenteeism at work

Influence of selected sociodemographic factors on psychosocial workload of nurses and association of this burden with absenteeism at work

Well-being at work among ageing hospital nurses in Northern Finland: a grounded theory study

Nursing Workload and the Changing Health Care Environment: A Review of the Literature

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