Background
The healthcare system of Saudi Arabia has evolved radically into an institution that is adaptive to global change and is abreast with new advances in medical field to meet Saudi Vision ...2030. The concept and practice of the dimensions of learning organization could provide a framework to significantly improve organizational performance. This study explores the practice of the seven dimensions of LO and determines their utilization toward enhanced performance at hospitals in Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The findings of this study will help improve organizational (hospital) performance.
Method
This cross-sectional study included 117 nurse respondents from various government and private hospitals in the Hail region. Staff nurses were surveyed using the Dimensions of Learning Organization Questionnaire (DLOQ), and supervisors and managers were interviewed.
Results
Creation of continuous learning opportunities, team learning and collaboration, and strategic leadership in learning were perceived to be very satisfactorily utilized. Promotion of dialogue and inquiry, systems to capture and share learning, and empowerment and connection of the organization to the community were perceived to be satisfactorily utilized. Furthermore, the dimensions were found to be directly correlated, evidently signifying a strong relationship.
Conclusion
Overall, hospitals in the Hail region were found to be learning organizations. The dimensions of learning organization were utilized very satisfactorily, and the culture of learning was strongly embedded in the hospitals' systems and practices.
Because they are unaware of the potential adverse effects of medications, people frequently self-medicate as a form of self-care. This study aimed to investigate the factors associated with health ...literacy and the propensity to self-medicate among the primary healthcare clientele of the city of Hail, Saudi Arabia.
This research employed a cross-sectional approach with the participation of 383 primary health center clientele of the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia. Participation was enacted via convenience sampling from December 2022 to February 2023. The data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. The investigation utilized descriptive statistics as well as multiple linear regression and correlation for the data analysis.
Participants who were aged 30 years and above, single, had a college degree, were non-Saudi, had a white-collar occupation and received information from the internet/Google/YouTube had a significant relationship (
< 0.05) with health literacy. On the self-medication scale (SMS), there were significant relationships with age, marital status, educational level and occupation (
< 0.05). The nationality and source of information factors related to health had a positively significant effect on health literacy (
< 0.01), while middle age (24-29 years) had a positive effect on the self-medication scores (
< 0.01). There was a significant positive correlation between the health literacy screening scale (BRIEF) and the self-medication scale (SMS) scores (r = 421,
< 0.001).
Age of 30 years old or above, single status, a college degree, non-Saudi status, white-collar occupation and receiving information from the internet/Google/YouTube were all significant for health literacy. There were also significant relationships with the SMS scores for age, marital status, educational level and occupation. The factors affecting health literacy were older participant age, nationality and the source of information regarding health. Conversely, among the participants, being in the middle-aged group (24-29 years) was a factor that affected their self-medication scores. There was a significant positive correlation between the health literacy screening scale (BRIEF) and the self-medication scale (SMS).
Previous studies have revealed various factors related to nurses' resilience and predictors of resilience. However, there are no studies analysing the association of three variables-mental ...well-being, coping strategies, and stress-with resilience. This study aims to assess the impact of mental well-being, levels of stress, and coping strategies on resilience using path analysis. This study used a cross-sectional approach that involved 763 nurses from 16 major hospitals in the eastern and northern regions of Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data gathering was conducted from August to November 2022. The staff nurses possessed positive mental wellness (3.75 ± 1.08), moderate stress levels (3.06 ± 1.21), adequate coping skills (3.33 ± 1.23), and a low level of resilience (2.90 ± 1.040). Age had a small effect on resilience (β = 0.040;
< 0.001) but work experience (β = -0.019;
> 0.139) and marital status (β = 0.019;
> 0.072) were not significant. Conversely, mental well-being (β = 0.043;
< 0.001) and stress (β = -0.089;
< 0.001) had a small effect on resilience, but coping strategies (β = 0.561;
< 0.001) had a large effect on resilience. Therefore, coping strategies must be reinforced at all times to assist nurses and other healthcare professionals in identifying contributing elements that maintain these workers' resilience in the face of unforeseen and protracted pandemics and other life events.
High-quality patient care in primary healthcare (PHC) settings depends on the professional skills of nurse supervisors. Competent nurse supervisors can efficiently manage resources such as staff, ...tools, and workflows to provide the best possible patient care. The purpose of this study was to determine the perspectives of nurse supervisors and nurse managers on the competencies required of nurse supervisors for improved service delivery in PHC settings. This study used a descriptive-quantitative design and was conducted in the north-central regions of Saudi Arabia. The researchers used convenience sampling to recruit 107 PHC nurse supervisors and 110 nurses. The study found that most of the respondents were female supervisors (93%), staff aged between 20 and 44 years (88%), graduate staff (48%), and supervisors with more than five years of hospital experience (44.4%). According to the nurses' perception, the communication skills of the supervisors were low (M=8.42, SD=1.12). On the other hand, nurse managers rated themselves as having low communication skills (mean=7.64, SD=2.00) and financial management skills (mean=7.87, SD=1.95). The study found that nurses believed their supervisors were competent. However, both staff and supervisors identified a need for improvement in communication skills. Financial management skills were perceived as weak by nurse supervisors.
