Surveys conducted among healthcare workers revealed that nursing staff often face various stressors associated with occupational activities, which reduce their work efficiency. The aim of the study ...was to establish the level of stress in nurses working at hospitals in Slovenia and to identify stress-related factors.
A cross-sectional epidemiological design and a standardized instrument called the "Nursing stress scale" were used. The sample included 983 nurses from 21 Slovenian hospitals. The research was conducted in 2016.
Prevalence of high level of stress was 56.5% of respondents (M (median)=75). Prevalence of high level of stress and stress factors may be statistically significant attributable to dissatisfaction at work (p<0.001), disturbing factors at work (p<0.001), inability to take time off in lieu after working on weekend (p=0.003), shorter serving (p=0.009), fixed-term work (p=0.007), and an increased number of workdays on Sunday (p=0.030).
The stress rate and stress factors are substantially influenced by variables reflecting work organization, competences and skills of healthcare management to work with people. Results reflect the need for nursing management and policy makers to design strategies to ensure adequate staffing, efficient organization and an encouraging work environment.
The aim of this study was to investigate the work-life quality and related workplace factors of nursing employees working in hospitals during the COVID-19 restrictions. Employees in nursing carry out ...nursing care at various levels of healthcare. Work-life quality refers to an individual’s feelings concerning work and outcomes and depends on different working characteristics and conditions. Quantitative research based on a cross-sectional study was used. This cross-sectional study included 486 employees in nursing from four Slovenian acute care hospitals. The results showed that most employees in nursing assessed the work-life quality on a moderate level: 76% were satisfied with their work, and 89% assessed their well-being at the workplace as positive. Considering the leaders’ support, the number of patients, adequate information, teamwork, working position, use of days off, and equipment for safe work, we can explain the 53.5% of the total variability of work-life quality. We also found that work-life quality had an essential effect on well-being at the workplace (β = 0.330, p < 0.001) and work satisfaction (β = 0.490, p < 0.001) of employees in nursing. Work-life quality refers to an employees’ feelings about their workplace, and its monitoring is important for higher employees’ well-being and health. For management and policymakers in nursing, it is important to design strategies to ensure an adequate number of competent employees and establish a supportive leadership system. Work-life quality is an important factor in the recruitment and retention of the nursing workforce. Flexible working conditions and policy changes can improve work-life quality and balance. Nursing management must understand the influencing factors of work-life quality to improve nursing employee retention strategies.
The aim was to examine mental health and burnout among frontline and critical care healthcare workers caring for COVID-19 patients. A cohort study was conducted among frontline and critical care ...healthcare workers in hospitals with COVID-19 patients. Burnout of healthcare workers was high, and mental health was median. Differences in emotional exhaustion, personal accomplishment, depersonalization, satisfaction, and mental health were found during the COVID-19 pandemic. A positive correlation between emotional exhaustion with a higher number of patients, higher workload, higher concern for health, and workplace stress was established. At the end of the third wave, the number of healthcare workers with high emotional exhaustion and depersonalization had decreased by one-third. When emotional exhaustion and occupational stress levels are high, psychologically supporting healthcare workers is essential to preserving their health and well-being.
This study examines the psychological wellbeing and mental health of nursing staff and determines workplace factors that affect them. Wellbeing and sustainable workload are important for the quality ...of work life. A cross-sectional study of employees in nursing was conducted at Slovenian hospitals. The response was 35%. The main findings were that more than half of employees are satisfied or very satisfied with their job and with their leaders’ support, but they are often exposed to stress. Quality of work life, work–life balance, and managing stress at the workplace affect the psychological wellbeing and mental health of nursing staff. Management should identify the importance of monitoring and improving workplace factors that can affect the employees. At the same time, they should also be aware of the importance of sustainable development of nursing employees at the local and national levels to improve the working conditions and quality of work life for better psychological wellbeing and mental health for employees.
Stres kot sopotnik sodobnega človeka je neločljivo povezan z delom. Stres je odziv, ki ga lahko imajo ljudje, kadar so izpostavljeni delovnim zahtevam in pritiskom. Posledice pogojev dela lahko imajo ...pomemben vpliv na zaposlene v zdravstveni negi in njihovo sposobnost za uresničitve nalog, sprejemanje odločitev, zmanjšano motivacijo in posledično lahko pripeljejo tudi do nepopravljivih posledic za kakovost in varnost pacientov. Težave, povezane s stresom, lahko vplivajo na učinkovito delovanje zdravstvenih organizacij. V doktorski disertaciji smo predstavili teoretično ozadje, s teoretičnimi osnovami in raziskovalnimi vrzelmi vpliva in posledic potencialnih dejavnikov stresa na delovnem mestu (medosebni odnosi, pogoji za delo, organizacija dela, obseg dela, kompetentnost za delo, možnosti razvoja idr.) med zaposlenimi v zdravstveni negi v slovenskih bolnišnicah. Izvedli smo terensko presečno raziskavo z neeksperimentalnim eksplikativnim dizajnom, kjer je največji poudarek bil namenjen potencialnim dejavnikom stresa in interakciji s kulturo kakovosti in varnosti, ki smo jo nadgradili z empirično kvantitativno analizo omenjenih konstruktov. Raziskovalni model je osnovan na osnovi pregleda literature in ugotovljenih raziskovalnih vrzeli. Model je razdeljen na več dimenzij, saj smo predvidevali, da je njihov vpliv različen. V raziskavo je bilo vključenih 11 % (N = 983) zaposlenih v zdravstveni negi 21 slovenskih bolnišnic. Ugotovili smo, da zaposleni v zdravstveni negi v slovenskih bolnišnicah ocenjujejo, da so na delovnem mestu izpostavljeni visoki stopnji stresa. Najpomembnejši dejavniki za pojav stresa so slaba organizacija dela, izmensko delo, težave zaradi delovne opreme, infrastrukture in slabega informacijskega sistema, pomanjkanje podpore vodstva, kritike s strani pacientov in svojcev ter profesionalne in intelektualne zahteve delovnega mesta. Zaposleni v zdravstveni negi v slovenskih bolnišnicah, počutja ne navajajo slabše kot običajno, imajo pa občutek nenehnega pritiska. Posledice stresa se kažejo kot nekorekten odnos do drugih, nezdrav življenjski slog, telesni in psihični simptomi, želja po prenehanju opravljanja trenutnega dela in zmanjšana motiviranost za delo. Navedeno ima posledice na kakovostno in varno zdravstveno oskrbo, saj omenjeni težki delovni pogoji, vplivajo na zaznano kulturo kakovosti in varnosti med zaposlenimi v zdravstveni negi v slovenskih bolnišnicah. Raziskava pokaže, da je zaposlenim v zdravstveni negi v slovenskih bolnišnicah treba zagotoviti ustrezne delovne pogoje, kot so ustrezno število zaposlenih, razvoj kariere, ustrezne urnike dela in posledično življenjsko ravnovesje, da ne bodo več imeli želje zapustiti delovno mesto. Soočiti se je treba z delovnim okoljem bolnišnic, kjer je potrebno za kulturo kakovosti in varnosti več odprte komunikacije, vključevanje zaposlenih in ustrezni pogoji dela. Samo spremembe na ravni posameznika, tima, organizacije in države bodo pripeljale do pozitivnih sprememb v odnosih, pogojih dela in zaznavanju kakovosti in varnosti zaposlenih v zdravstveni negi v slovenskih bolnišnicah. Ključne besede: obremenitve, komunikacija v zdravstvenih zavodih, delovni čas
Aim
The aim of the study was to explore the characteristics of nursing work and the correlation with the conditions in nurses’ work environment.
Background
Although the correlation between nurses’ ...work characteristics and the safety of health care provision has been confirmed, nurses continue to work in discouraging environments.
Method
A cross‐sectional study was conducted. A total of 1,744 nurses from 16 Slovenian hospitals participated. Variables included the following: work characteristics, ergonomic conditions at work, the prevalence of low back pain and self‐assessment of conditions in the work environment.
Results
One nurse was responsible for 17.90 patients per shift (SD = 13.615), shifts were understaffed in 42.9% of cases, and technical assistive devices were available in 30% of cases. Job demands were explained with number of patients/shift (p < .001), job satisfaction (p < .001), availability of assistive devices (p = .001) and the female gender (p = .001). Decision authority was low and explained with a non‐leadership position (p < .001), educational achievement (p < .001), dissatisfaction with the job (p < .001) and the male gender (p = .008).
Conclusion
A safe patient‐to‐nurse ratio, job satisfaction, availability of assistive devices and fostering decision authority turned out to be important in our study.
Implications for Nursing Management
Europe is facing an increasing shortage of nurses, so actions for reducing nurse overload and encouraging decision authority are extremely important both for nurses and for patients. Participative leadership and ensuring gender equality in nursing are vital.
Higher life expectancy on a global level requires complex nursing care as poor education and a lack of knowledge can lead to mistakes. There is a need for nurses who can provide high quality and ...advanced nursing practice. A mix of well-grounded education and innovative research is needed, where the first provides an understanding of best nursing practice care delivery and the second helps nurses determine best practices and improve nursing care."
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