Showing 8 results for Nurses
M Golparvar, Ma Nadi,
Volume 12, Issue 35 (4-2009)
Abstract
Introduction: Fair distribution of wage, benefits and reward also considering justice in decision making is an influential factor on nurse’s behavior toward patients and customers. The main purpose of this research was to determine relationship between perceived distributive and procedural justice, and customer-oriented behavior in nurses.
Methods: This is a correlation (path analysis) cross - sectional study. Statistical population is people occupied in remedial centers and hospitals affiliated of Medical sciences University of Isfahan (spring and summer, 2007) From 478 male and female nurses selected using simple random sampling. Two questionnaires for assessment of perceived distributive and procedural justice, and one for assessing the nurses’ customer - oriented behavior are used as data collecting tools. Data analyzed using of SPSS software for descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results: Nurses’ perception of distributive and procedural justice in hospitals was weak, below the average. There was a positive significant relation between perceived distributive and procedural justice with customer - oriented and perceived distributive justice and perceived procedural justice among nurses. Only perceived distributive justice has effect on customer - oriented and perceived procedural justice has effect on customer - oriented through perceived distributive justice.
Conclusions: The nurses’ behavior toward patient and customer was influenced by consideration of justice in wage, benefits and reward along with work schedule. In other side when nurses’ perceived that procedures in hospital are fair and justified try to behave positively toward customers.
Aa Nasiripour , P Raeisi, M Delpasand,
Volume 12, Issue 37 (10-2009)
Abstract
Introduction: One of the of human resources development methods is job rotation. Research in this field is highly recommended and needs to be implemented in social security hospitals.The main purpose of this research was to determine the effect of job rotation on performance of nurses in the social security’s hospitals in Tehran.
Methods: The present research is a causative -retrospective study, that carried out in nine hospitals in Tehran social security’s hospitals.Statistical population includes 45 nurses as the case group (who had job rotation) and 45 nurses as the control group (who had no job rotation) selected in a purposive sampling. Two groups were matched in the terms of age, sex, marital status, organization post, education, work record, and relevant clinical ward.Data collecting tools were questionnaires and the existing evaluation scores in the organization was used to assess of the nurses performance.
Results: Average score of the case group performance is 28.42 and for control group 28.41. We did not found meaningful relationship between job rotation and Performance of nurses in two groups (P=0.796).
Conclusion: The scores of the nurses performance in the studied hospitals is something independent from the status of their job rotation and, as was expected, has not improved the nurses performance.
Ma Nadi, N Moshfeghy, Mh Yarmohamadiyan,
Volume 14, Issue 45 (10-2011)
Abstract
Introduction: Job-related learning occurs as individuals acquire knowledge and skills helping them to perform their jobs effectively .The amount of job-related learning depends on the job demands and is facilitated through the need for achievement. The main purpose of this research was to examine whether the need for achievement moderates the relationship between job-demand for learning and job-related learning.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study in which path analysis was used to examine the correlation between the variables. The population of the study consisted of the nurses employed in hospitals affiliated to Esfahan University of Medical Sciences in spring 2010. There were 208 male and female nurses who were selected using cluster random sampling. Three questionnaires to assess perceived job-related learning, Job-demand for learning and the nurses’ need for achievement were used. The data were analyzed using LISREL 8.5 software for descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results: There was a significant positive correlation between the need for achievement and job-demand for learning. There was also a significant positive correlation between Job-demand for learning and Job-related learning. Other findings showed that job-demand for learning, in the presence of a need for achievement, explained 22% of Job-related learning. In addition, the results of structural equation modeling demonstrated that the relationship among variables with indicators such as GFI=0.86, AGFI= 0.86, and RMSEA=0.09 was approved.
Discussion: The job-related learning of nurses can be facilitated through increasing the need for achievement which allows establishing their own learning and performance goals rather than being imposed to set those goals.
M Kahouei, H Babamohamadi, S Ghazavi, J Mehdizadeh,
Volume 15, Issue 49 (10-2012)
Abstract
Introduction: Access to trustworthy health information is one of the most important factors in nursing care. It is important that the nurses be assured of both importance and quality of information resources to access reliable health information. This study was conducted to assess different methods nurses and nursing students apply to access information resources and to assess the inhibiting factors in this respect.
Methods: This descriptive and analytical study was conducted among 412 nurses and nursing students in hospitals affiliated to Semnan University of Medical Sciences and Social Security Organization of Semnan in 2011. A valid and reliable questionnaire was used for collecting data which were then analyzed by frequency distribution, mean, standard deviation, Mann-Whitney and Kruskal – Wallis tests and Chi-Square.
Results: The nurses appeared to have greater tendency than nursing students to use their colleagues’ and patients’ information. They showed less tendency to use information of printed textbooks in clinical decision making. There was a significant difference between demographic profile of the participants and the use of different information resources (p <0.01). Moreover, there was a significant difference between nurses and nursing students in using different information resources and the inhibiting factors reported (P <0.01).
Discussion: The results indicate that nurses and nursing students are more inclined to use traditional information resources such as the information given by patients, relatives or personnel. This might be due to different reasons one of which might be lack of skills to use hospital libraries. The findings suggest that h ealth information l iteracy is a major challenge in the nursing community, and information system professionals can undoubtedly facilitate the use of quality information in this regard.
S.h Seyedin, H Ravaghi, M Nikmaram,
Volume 19, Issue 64 (7-2016)
Abstract
Introduction: Reforms in nursing clinical error-reporting system is of great importance in health care systems. This study aimed to determine the factors affecting the incidence of nursing errors using the theory of planned behavior constructs.
Method: In this descriptive-analytical study, conducted in 2015, 225 nurses were randomly chosen from five public hospitals in karaj. A questionnaire was prepared based on the Icek Ajzen’s Theory of Planned Behavior for data collection, the validity and reliabilty of which was confirmed by experts and piloted among 30 nurses. Cronbach's alpha for questions ranged between 0/610 and 0/885. The data were analyzed by SPSS version 19 using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Findings: Perceived behavioral control from self-reporting error was the strongest factor of nurses’ intention to report clinical errors (r =0 /56; P value <0/05).
There was a significant positive correlation between all variables and the nurses’ intention toward error reporting (except Behavior), the mean scores of which based on their attitudes, perceived behavioral control, and subjective norm were
5/5± 0/75 , 4/8±1 /04 and 4/4 ± 1/38, respectively.
Conclusion: Clinical errors reporting by nurses are affected by different barriers, social pressures and their motivation to report errors in their systems which will surely affect the quality of health care services.
H Motahhari Nejad,
Volume 20, Issue 70 (1-2018)
Abstract
Introduction: Successful adoption and use of information technology increase the quality of healthcare delivery. This study aimed to investigate the role of organizational learning capability on acceptance of information technology by nurses of teaching hospitals.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2016, employing a research model based on technology acceptance theories. The study population included nurses in three teaching hospitals in Kerman University of Medical Sciences (N = 788). The sample size, 258 nurses, was estimated by using the Cochran's formula. The participants of the study were 177 nurses. The instruments used in this study included the user acceptance of information technology scale, and organizational learning capability scale. Internal consistency coefficients of .77 and .72 for scales were obtained, respectively. Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated construct validity of scales, and path analysis was used to test the hypotheses.
Results: Results indicated that influences of performance expectancy (β=.271, p<.01), effort expectancy (β=.191, p<.05), and social influence (β=.195, p<.01) on behavioral intention were positive and significant. The organizational learning capability had positive and significant influence on performance expectancy (β=.378, p<.01), effort expectancy (β=.389, p<.01), and social influence (β=.267, p<.01); However, the direct effect of organizational learning capability on behavioral intention (β=.085, p>.05) was not significant.
Conclusion: The organizational learning capability can affect major determinants of behavioral intention to use information systems and, thereby providing the context to acceptance and use of information technology by nurses of teaching Hospitals.
Dr Nasrin Sharbaafchi Zadeh, - Saber Soori, Zahra Rostami, Golnoosh Aghilidehkordi,
Volume 21, Issue 74 (1-2019)
Abstract
Introduction: Medication errors are considered as one of the most prevalent nursing errors the identification and disclosure of which are very important. The current study aimed to investigate the occurrence and reporting of medication errors in a teaching hospital in Isfahan.
Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, conducted in 2018, a questionnaire was used to collect the viewpoints of 220 nurses from 35 hospital wards about the frequency and types of medication errors. The questionnaire consisted of two sets of questions on demographic information and on types and reporting of medication errors. Data were analyzed using Chi-square and Mann-Whitney tests in SPSS 22.
Results: The mean scores of medication errors and formal and informal reporting of errors were 66.8%, 22%, and 55.3%, respectively. The most prevalent errors were related to early or delayed doses (70%). The most formal reports belonged to the failure to observe proper drug time (8%) while the most informal report was associated with mixing two or more microcapsules of drug regardless of drug interactions (29%). There were significant relationships between medications errors and gender (P =0.014), employment status (P =0.031) and job experience.
Conclusion: In order to promote the identification and reporting of medication errors, it is recommended to create blame free environments in hospitals. Moreover, educating nurses about various types of errors, encouraging them to report errors, and facilitating error reporting can all help planning and reduce errors.
Mohsen Kamali, Kianoush Niromand Zandi , Mahnaz Ilkhani , Nezhat Shakeri, Camelia Rohani ,
Volume 23, Issue 3 (10-2020)
Abstract
Introduction: The emigration process of nurses as the main human resources of the health system is worrying. The study aimed to determine the relationship between job satisfaction and the desire to emigrate among the nurses in Tehran.
Methods: This correlational study was performed on the nurses of public hospitals in Tehran. We used random classified sampling to determine the hospitals. A research questionnaire was also used, including three sections: demographic information, job satisfaction, and desire to emigrate. The content validity of the questionnaire was 9.5, and the obtained Cronbach’s alpha was 0.89. The SPSS software was used to analyze the data.
Results: The average level of the desire to emigrate was high (30.2). The job satisfaction of the participants was reported to be moderate. There was a significant negative correlation between job satisfaction and desire to emigrate (p < 0.05, r =-0.24). The correlation between job satisfaction aspects, including the job situation, job environment, salary and benefits, and social attitude to the nursing profession with the desire to emigrate, was also meaningful. However, there was not any statistical relationship between colleagues in the job environment and the job’s effect on the personal life and the desire to emigrate.
Conclusion: This study showed that the nurses had a high desire to emigrate. There was a significant relationship between the desire to emigrate and the job satisfaction of nurses. Increasing the satisfaction of different aspects of the job can prevent the educated and valuable members in the healthcare system from leaving the country.
