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Appl Nurs Res ; 77: 151791, 2024 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38796256

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AIM: To investigate the perceptions of Jordanian nurses regarding Non-Nursing Tasks (NNTs) and their consequences, as well as the underlying factors that contribute to the occurrence of NNTs. BACKGROUND: Nurses play a crucial role in providing high-quality patient care, but they often engage in NNTs, which can hinder their ability to deliver care effectively. Western countries have primarily conducted research on NNTs, while Middle Eastern countries such as Jordan have received limited attention. Expanding our understanding of NNTs is essential for improving nursing care. METHODS: A qualitative-exploratory approach was adopted. The research was conducted at three hospitals in Amman, Jordan. A purposeful sampling approach was used to select the participant and a focus group-interview method was used to gather the data. The derived data were analyzed using a thematic analysis approach. RESULTS: The final sample of this study included 38 participants. The findings highlighted that nurses often perform NNTs due to staff shortages and limited resources, as well as weaknesses in nursing administration and education. The finding also highlights the consequences of NNTs on nurses' professional lives, including impaired nursing care, physical and mental health strain, and a lack of efficiency and productivity. CONCLUSIONS: The present study's results provide valuable insights into the impact of NNTs on nurses in Jordan. These findings underscore the need for healthcare stakeholders to actively address the issue of NNTs. It also emphasized the need for more explicit job descriptions and processes, along with support for nurses to fulfilling their responsibilities and prioritizing patient care.


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Nursing Staff, Hospital , Qualitative Research , Jordan , Humans , Adult , Female , Male , Nursing Staff, Hospital/psychology , Nursing Staff, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Middle Aged , Focus Groups
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Appl Nurs Res ; 77: 151787, 2024 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38796251

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AIM: This study explores nurses' experiences in migration for employment and professional abandonment in Barcelona (Spain). METHODS: Employing a mixed-design approach comprising 1) a qualitative descriptive phenomenological study, followed by 2) a subsequent cross-sectional study, 20 and 225 nurses participated in each study, respectively. Qualitative data, gathered through 4 focus group discussions, underwent inductive thematic analysis, following the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ) guidelines, while quantitative data were descriptively analyzed. FINDINGS: Three qualitative themes emerged: 1) Migration motives, such as improved job opportunities, permanent contracts, continuous training, and professional recognition; 2) Reasons for leaving or contemplating leaving the profession, including excessive workload, lack of recognition, limited development, and exhaustion; 3) Nurses' needs, encompassing more staffing, improved remuneration, permanent contracts, flexible schedules, greater autonomy, and career growth. The cross-sectional study revealed a 13.5 % professional abandonment rate at some point across all demographics and seniority levels. Migration trends varied by professional experience, with younger nurses seeking better conditions and opportunities elsewhere. CONCLUSIONS: Multifactorial causes underlie job migration and professional abandonment, necessitating comprehensive interventions to improve nurses' working and professional conditions.


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Focus Groups , Humans , Cross-Sectional Studies , Adult , Female , Spain , Male , Middle Aged , Job Satisfaction , Nursing Staff, Hospital/psychology , Nursing Staff, Hospital/statistics & numerical data
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Front Public Health ; 12: 1400169, 2024.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38808001

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Introduction: Rationing of nursing care is referred to as overlooking aspects of required patient care. Its result is incomplete or delayed services provided to the patient. Anesthesia nurses employed in an intensive care unit are exposed to a significant workload. Particularly heavy is the psychological burden leading in many cases to the onset of burnout syndrome and a decrease in job satisfaction. The aim of this paper: Was to determine the relationship between occupational burnout, job satisfaction and rationing of care among anesthesia nurses employed in intensive care units. Materials and methods: The study group consisted of 477 anesthesia nurses employed in intensive care units in Poland. The study was conducted between December 2022 and January 2023. The research tools were BERNCA-R questionnaire, Job Satisfaction Scale questionnaire and Maslach Burnout Inventory questionnaire, which were distributed to selected hospitals with a request to be forwarded to intensive care units and completed. In the statistical analysis, correlations were calculated using Spearman's rho coefficient, reporting the intensity of the relationship and its positive or negative direction. The analysis was performed using the IBM SPSS 26.0 package with the Exact Tests module. Results: The mean score of the BERNCA questionnaire was 1.65 ± 0.82. The mean score of occupational burnout was 60.82 ± 10.46. The level of emotional exhaustion, which significantly affects occupational burnout, was 26.39 ± 6.07, depersonalization was 14.14 ± 3.21 and lack of personal achievement was 20.29 ± 4.70. All the scores obtained exceeded the threshold of 50% of total points, which indicates the presence of occupational burnout at a significant level. The job satisfaction of the nurses surveyed was above mean at 23.00 ± 5.2 out of 35 total points. Conclusion: The results proved that there is a statistically significant, although with a weak strength of association, correlation between occupational burnout and rationing of care by anesthesia nurses. As the limitation of anesthesia nurses' ability to perform certain activities increases, their job satisfaction decreases. In a work environment that is conducive to nurses, there are fewer job responsibilities that are unfulfilled. Therefore, it is essential to create a friendly work environment for nursing staff that will promote the provision of services at the highest possible level.


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Burnout, Professional , Intensive Care Units , Job Satisfaction , Humans , Burnout, Professional/psychology , Adult , Female , Surveys and Questionnaires , Male , Poland , Health Care Rationing , Middle Aged , Nursing Staff, Hospital/psychology , Nursing Staff, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Workload
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PLoS One ; 19(5): e0303152, 2024.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38722995

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INTRODUCTION: Short peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) failure is a common complication that is generally underdiagnosed. Some studies have evaluated the factors associated with these complications, but the impact of care complexity individual factors and nurse staffing levels on PIVC failure is still to be assessed. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and risk factors of PIVC failure in the public hospital system of the Southern Barcelona Metropolitan Area. METHODS: A retrospective multicentre observational cohort study of hospitalised adult patients was conducted in two public hospitals in Barcelona from 1st January 2016 to 31st December 2017. All adult patients admitted to the hospitalisation ward were included until the day of discharge. Patients were classified according to presence or absence of PIVC failure. The main outcomes were nurse staffing coverage (ATIC patient classification system) and 27-care complexity individual factors. Data were obtained from electronic health records in 2022. RESULTS: Of the 44,661 patients with a PIVC, catheter failure was recorded in 2,624 (5.9%) patients (2,577 [5.8%] phlebitis and 55 [0.1%] extravasation). PIVC failure was more frequent in female patients (42%), admitted to medical wards, unscheduled admissions, longer catheter dwell time (median 7.3 vs 2.2 days) and those with lower levels of nurse staffing coverage (mean 60.2 vs 71.5). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that the female gender, medical ward admission, catheter dwell time, haemodynamic instability, uncontrolled pain, communication disorders, a high risk of haemorrhage, mental impairments, and a lack of caregiver support were independent factors associated with PIVC failure. Moreover, higher nurse staffing were a protective factor against PIVC failure (AUC, 0.73; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.72-0.74). CONCLUSION: About 6% of patients presented PIVC failure during hospitalisation. Several complexity factors were associated with PIVC failure and lower nurse staffing levels were identified in patients with PIVC failure. Institutions should consider that prior identification of care complexity individual factors and nurse staffing coverage could be associated with a reduced risk of PIVC failure.


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Catheterization, Peripheral , Humans , Female , Male , Retrospective Studies , Catheterization, Peripheral/adverse effects , Middle Aged , Aged , Risk Factors , Adult , Personnel Staffing and Scheduling , Equipment Failure/statistics & numerical data , Nursing Staff, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data , Spain/epidemiology
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J Perinat Neonatal Nurs ; 38(2): 158-166, 2024.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38758272

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PURPOSE: To examine the effect of nurse staffing in varying work environments on missed breastfeeding teaching and support in inpatient maternity units in the United States. BACKGROUND: Breast milk is the optimal food for newborns. Teaching and supporting women in breastfeeding are primarily a nurse's responsibility. Better maternity nurse staffing (fewer patients per nurse) is associated with less missed breastfeeding teaching and support and increased rates of breastfeeding. We examined the extent to which the nursing work environment, staffing, and nurse education were associated with missed breastfeeding care and how the work environment and staffing interacted to impact missed breastfeeding care. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study using the 2015 National Database of Nursing Quality Indicator survey, maternity nurses in hospitals in 48 states and the District of Columbia responded about their workplace and breastfeeding care. Clustered logistic regression models with interactions were used to estimate the effects of the nursing work environment and staffing on missed breastfeeding care. RESULTS: There were 19 486 registered nurses in 444 hospitals. Nearly 3 in 10 (28.2%) nurses reported missing breastfeeding care. In adjusted models, an additional patient per nurse was associated with a 39% increased odds of missed breastfeeding care. Furthermore, 1 standard deviation decrease in the work environment was associated with a 65% increased odds of missed breastfeeding care. In an interaction model, staffing only had a significant impact on missed breastfeeding care in poor work environments. CONCLUSIONS: We found that the work environment is more fundamental than staffing for ensuring that not only breastfeeding care is not missed but also breastfeeding care is sensitive to nurse staffing. Improvements to the work environment support the provision of breastfeeding care. IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH AND PRACTICE: Both nurse staffing and the work environment are important for improving breastfeeding rates, but the work environment is foundational.


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Breast Feeding , Nursing Staff, Hospital , Personnel Staffing and Scheduling , Workplace , Humans , Breast Feeding/statistics & numerical data , Female , Cross-Sectional Studies , Nursing Staff, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Nursing Staff, Hospital/supply & distribution , Personnel Staffing and Scheduling/statistics & numerical data , United States , Adult , Infant, Newborn , Pregnancy , Working Conditions
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PLoS One ; 19(5): e0304092, 2024.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38787900

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AIM: To analyze the relationship between burnout syndrome, cognitive functions, and sBDNF (Serum Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor) in Mexican nurses. METHOD: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. This study target staff nurses working in hospitals in Guanajuato, México. Demographic and working condition data were collected via questionnaire. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) was used to evaluate burnout. A blood sample were collected and processed by ELISA technique to measure sBDNF. Finally, the General Cognitive Assessment (CAB) of the Cognifit© neuropsychological battery was used to evaluated cognitive functions. RESULTS: Findings showed that there are sociodemographic characteristics and working conditions associated with burnout syndrome among nurses. Furthermore, the data demonstrated a significant decrease in sBDNF levels in burnout nurses and a negative correlation between BDNF levels and burnout syndrome. Additionally, these burnout nurse also revealed significant cognitive impairment in reasoning, memory, and attention as well as total scores of CAB. Interestingly, we found a positive correlation between sBDNF levels and the cognitive deficits in burnout nurse. CONCLUSION: Reduced BDNF levels could be a biological indicator or part of the pathological process of burnout, which could affect cognitive abilities. Reduced cognitive function in nurses has relevant implications and emphasizes the need for specialized preventive strategies because nurses make clinical decisions concerning their patients, whose situations are constantly changing.


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Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor , Burnout, Professional , Cognition , Humans , Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/blood , Burnout, Professional/epidemiology , Burnout, Professional/psychology , Mexico/epidemiology , Female , Adult , Cognition/physiology , Male , Cross-Sectional Studies , Nursing Staff, Hospital/psychology , Nursing Staff, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Middle Aged , Nurses/psychology , Surveys and Questionnaires , Young Adult
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Nurse Educ Pract ; 77: 103992, 2024 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38744095

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AIMS: To assess the transition status of newly graduated nurses in China and identify its influencing factors. BACKGROUND: Newly graduated nurses are the indispensable part of nursing human resource. The successful transition of into clinical work is crucial for their future career development. However, the transition status of new nurses in China remains inadequately explored. DESIGN: A descriptive survey design was employed in this study. METHODS: From October 2022 to January 2023, 1261 newly graduated nurses were surveyed online with the Transition Status Scale for Newly Graduated Nurses. Description statistical analysis was adopted to evaluate the transition status of new nurses. Independent-samples t-test, Analysis of Variance and Multiple Regression Analysis was used to explore the influencing factors of the transition status. RESULTS: The total mean score of Transition Status Scale for Newly Graduated Nurses was 4.00 (SD=0.61). Competence for nursing work (Mean=4.20; SD=0.57) was rated the highest among the five dimensions of the scale, while the dimension of balance between work and life (Mean=3.65; SD=0.89) was rated the lowest. Mentored by senior nurses, night shift, attribute of working hospital, educational background, interned in the same department, tertiary general hospital, reasons for choosing nursing and working time can affect the transition status of new nurses, accounting for 17.9% of the variance in transition status (R²= 0.179, P<0.001). CONCLUSION: The transition status of newly graduated nurses in China is at a relatively high level, especially in the dimension of competence for nursing work. However, newly graduated nurses are in a relatively poor status of work-life balance. Nurse educators and managers need to pay more attention to the transitional training of highly educated nursing talents and the optimization of clinical transition training programs to prevent talent loss. Experienced tutors should be allocated to provide guidance for newly graduated nurses.


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Clinical Competence , Humans , Surveys and Questionnaires , China , Female , Male , Adult , Nurses/statistics & numerical data , Nurses/psychology , Nursing Staff, Hospital/psychology , Nursing Staff, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate
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Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38673312

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BACKGROUND: Evidence on the prevalence of lower back pain (LBP) among nurses is widespread in the literature, with several risk factors being reported. These include manual handling of patients, repetitive bending and twisting movements, and long working hours. It is reported that LBP has negative health outcomes and causes poor work performance among healthcare workers (HCWs). The magnitude of ergonomic risks associated with these healthcare activities has not been adequately investigated in Botswana. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the ergonomic risk levels associated with the manual handling of patients and its association with the prevalence of LBP among nurses in Botswana. METHODS: This was an observational cross-sectional hospital-based study conducted in a Botswana public tertiary hospital from March to April 2023. The Movement and Assistance of Hospital Patients (MAPO) tool was used to collect data on ergonomic risk levels. Data on the demographic characteristics of participants were collected using a tool adapted from the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ). Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were estimated to determine the association between ergonomic risk levels and the prevalence of LBP. RESULTS: A total of 256 nurses participated and completed the study. The self-reported prevalence of LBP in this study was 76.6%. The risk of acquiring LBP was high (90.5%) based on the MAPO index. Although the frequencies of self-reported LBP were high among nurses, these did not show any significant association with the MAPO index data. This could be partly due to the small sample size. CONCLUSIONS: There was a high prevalence of LBP in this study, which was corroborated by the MAPO index data. This has demonstrated the value of the MAPO index in forecasting the risk of patient manual handling. The findings might help Botswana formulate policies intended to address ergonomic preventive measures, directed towards reducing the MAPO index score by addressing the single risk determinants.


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Ergonomics , Moving and Lifting Patients , Humans , Botswana/epidemiology , Adult , Female , Cross-Sectional Studies , Moving and Lifting Patients/adverse effects , Male , Prevalence , Nursing Staff, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Low Back Pain/epidemiology , Risk Factors , Occupational Diseases/epidemiology , Middle Aged , Young Adult
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Front Public Health ; 12: 1374941, 2024.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38660345

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Background: Psychological capital, an intrinsic personal asset, enhances junior nurses' ability to navigate transition and sustain superior job performance. This study aimed to classify junior nurses into distinct psychological capital profiles and examine their associations with burnout and perceived stress levels. Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 480 junior nurses from three hospitals in Beijing assessed psychological capital, stress, and burnout using e-questionnaires, from July 2021 to August 2022. We employed exploratory latent profile analysis for psychological capital profiling and logistic regression with the best subset method to identify the influential factors. Results: The results of the latent profile analysis supported the models of two latent profiles, which were defined as low psychological capital (224, 46.5%) and high psychological capital (256, 53.5%). Logistic regression revealed that introverted nurses and those experiencing moderate to high levels of burnout and stress were more likely to exhibit low psychological capital. Conclusion: Nursing management should proactively identify and support junior nurses with low psychological capital, with a focus on introverted individuals, to mitigate the impact of stress and burnout.


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Burnout, Professional , Nursing Staff, Hospital , Humans , Burnout, Professional/psychology , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Male , Adult , Nursing Staff, Hospital/psychology , Nursing Staff, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Surveys and Questionnaires , China , Stress, Psychological/psychology , Young Adult
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Isr J Health Policy Res ; 13(1): 22, 2024 Apr 24.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38659017

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BACKGROUND: Violence against nurses is common. Previous research has recommended further development of the measurement of violence against nurses and integration of the individual and ward-related factors that contribute to violence against hospital nurses. This study was designed to address these issues by investigating the associations between violence, the listening climate of hospital wards, professional burnout, and perceived quality of care. For this purpose, we used a new operationalization of the violence concept. METHODS: We sought nurses to participate in the study through social media which yielded 765 nurses working in various healthcare systems across Israel who volunteered to complete a self-administered online questionnaire. 80% of the sample were hospital nurses, and 84.7% were female. The questionnaire included validated measures of burnout, listening climate, and quality of care. Instead of using the traditional binary measure of exposure to violence to capture the occurrence and comprehensive impact of violence, this study measured the incremental load of violence to which nurses are subjected. RESULTS: There were significant correlations between violence load and perceived quality of care and between constructive and destructive listening climates and quality of care. Violence load contributed 14% to the variance of burnout and 13% to the variance of perceived quality of care. The ward listening climate moderated the relationship between burnout and quality of care. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study highlight the impact of violence load among nurses and the ward listening climate on the development of burnout and on providing quality care. The findings call upon policymakers to monitor violence load and allocate resources to foster supportive work environments to enhance nurse well-being and improve patient care outcomes.


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Burnout, Professional , Quality of Health Care , Humans , Female , Burnout, Professional/psychology , Male , Quality of Health Care/standards , Israel , Adult , Surveys and Questionnaires , Middle Aged , Nursing Staff, Hospital/psychology , Nursing Staff, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Workplace Violence/psychology , Workplace Violence/statistics & numerical data , Workplace/psychology , Workplace/standards , Nursing Care/psychology , Nursing Care/methods , Violence/psychology , Violence/statistics & numerical data
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Int J Occup Med Environ Health ; 37(2): 165-175, 2024 May 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38529760

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OBJECTIVES: Occupational stress is a common complaint in nurses, who perceived more sense of effort-reward imbalance (ERI). Suboptimal health status (SHS) is a state between health and disease. However, the correlation between ERI and SHS is unclear. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of SHS and ERI and evaluate the relationship between ERI and SHS in clinical nurses by a cross-sectional study. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The current cross-sectional study was conducted through an online survey at Dongping People's Hospital in China. A total of 633 completed surveys were received. Effort-reward imbalance was measured by subscales of the ERI questionnaire. SHS was measured by the Suboptimal Health Status Questionnaire - 25 (SHSQ-25). The relationship between ERI and SHS in nurses was subsequently assessed by Spearman's correlation coefficient and logistic regression model. RESULTS: The mean age of the optimal health status (OHS) group (M±SD 26.3±7.3 years) was younger than the SHS group (M±SD 30.3±6.9 years). The prevalence of SHS was 54.5% (345/633). Female nurses aged ≥30 years, a junior college or university graduate educational level, smokers, and nurses without regular exercise were at a higher risk of SHS. In Spearman's correlation analysis, ERI reflected by the effort-reward ratio was correlated with SHSQ-25 score (r = 0.662, p < 0.001). In logistic regression, ERI was strongly associated with SHS after potential confounding factors adjusting (OR 27.924, 95% CI 22.845-34.132). CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of SHS was significantly high in clinical nurses. Administrators should pay more attention to health status of female nurses aged ≥30 years, with a junior college or bachelor's degree, smoking, and without regular exercise to reduce the SHS and ERI. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2024;37(2):166-75.


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Health Status , Nursing Staff, Hospital , Occupational Stress , Reward , Humans , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Adult , Occupational Stress/epidemiology , Occupational Stress/psychology , China/epidemiology , Male , Nursing Staff, Hospital/psychology , Nursing Staff, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Surveys and Questionnaires , Prevalence , Middle Aged
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J Emerg Nurs ; 50(3): 381-391.e2, 2024 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38506784

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INTRODUCTION: Freestanding emergency departments (FSEDs) are emergency facilities not connected to inpatient services. The percentage of FSEDs of all EDs grew from 1% in 2001 to 12% in 2017, making FSEDs a substantial subset of US emergency care. The purpose of this study was to describe the individual attributes and environmental conditions of registered nurses working in FSEDs in the US. METHODS: A quantitative descriptive exploratory design with cross-sectional survey methodology. RESULTS: A total of 364 emergency nurses responded to the survey. Most reported their FSED was open 24 hours/day (99.5%), with board-certified emergency physicians onsite (91.5%) and a mean of 3.6 RNs working per shift. Resources immediately available in more than 50% of FSEDs included laboratory and imaging services, and in fewer than 30% of FSEDs included behavioral health care, MRI, obstetric care, orthopedic care, neurologic care, and surgical consult care. Respiratory therapy was reported by 39.6% of respondents as being immediately available. A significant minority of respondents expressed concerns about adequacy of resources and training and the effect on patient care in both survey (30% of respondents) and open-ended questions (42.5% of respondents). DISCUSSION: The practice environment of emergency nurses in FSEDs was reported as having positive elements; however, a substantial subpopulation reported serious concerns. FSEDs adhere to some of the standards put forward by the American College of Emergency Physicians, with notable exceptions in the areas of staffing RNs, staffing ancillary staff, and availability of some resources.


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Emergency Nursing , Emergency Service, Hospital , Humans , Emergency Service, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , United States , Cross-Sectional Studies , Emergency Nursing/statistics & numerical data , Female , Male , Adult , Surveys and Questionnaires , Middle Aged , Nursing Staff, Hospital/statistics & numerical data
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J Clin Nurs ; 33(6): 2178-2189, 2024 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38439173

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AIMS: This study aims to investigate the current situation of needlestick injuries (NSIs) of clinical nurses and identify associated factors by using the theoretical framework of the human factors analysis and classification system (HFACS). DESIGN: A nationwide cross-sectional survey was conducted. METHODS: Multi-stage sampling was used to investigate 3336 nurses in 14 Chinese hospitals. Descriptive statistics and univariate and multivariate logistic regression were employed to reveal the rate of NSIs and their associated factors. RESULTS: A total of 970 nurses (29.1%) reported having experienced at least one NSI in the past year. The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that good hospital safety climate and clinical nurses in intensive care unit (ICU) and emergency department had protective effects against NSIs compared with nurses in internal medicine department. The nurse, senior nurse, and nurse in charge have significantly increased the risk for NSIs compared with the associate chief nurse or above. Patients with poor vision but wearing glasses and poor vision but not wearing glasses were more prone to have NSIs. Working in the operating room compared with internal medicine, average weekly working time of >45 h compared with ≤40 h and poor general health led to increased risk of NSIs. CONCLUSION: The rate of NSIs in clinical nurses was high in China. Individual factors including professional title, department, visual acuity and general mental health and organisational factors including weekly working hours and hospital safety atmosphere were significantly correlated with the occurrence of NSIs. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: Nursing managers should focused on physical and psychological conditions of clinical nurses, and organisational support is required to enhance the hospital safety atmosphere. NO PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: Contributions from patients or the public are irrelevant because this study aims to explore current situation and factors associated with NSIs in clinical nurses.


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Needlestick Injuries , Nursing Staff, Hospital , Humans , Cross-Sectional Studies , Needlestick Injuries/epidemiology , Adult , Female , China/epidemiology , Male , Nursing Staff, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Surveys and Questionnaires , Middle Aged , Factor Analysis, Statistical , Risk Factors
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J Emerg Nurs ; 50(3): 392-402, 2024 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38310494

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INTRODUCTION: This descriptive cross-sectional study describes missed nursing care, quality of care, and patient safety rated by nursing staff in emergency departments. Required patient care that is omitted or delayed (missed nursing care) is associated with poorer quality of care and increased risk for adverse events, but studies are scarce in the emergency setting. METHODS: Emergency registered nurses and nursing assistants (N=126) at 2 Swedish emergency departments participated in the study. The MISSCARE survey-Swedish version was used for data collection. RESULTS: Emergency nursing staff assessed that nursing care is frequently missed in the emergency department. More than half of the 24 nursing care items were reported as missed by over 50% of the participants, and registered nurses rated most items significantly higher compared to nursing assistants. Half of the nursing staff perceived quality of care to be good, but nearly the same proportion perceived patient safety as poor. Registered nurses viewed both quality and safety worse than nursing assistants. DISCUSSION: The present study found very high levels of missed nursing care in most nursing items. Results indicate that nursing staff in emergency departments need to prioritize between the tasks and that some tasks may not be relevant in the context. The emergency setting focuses primarily on identifying signs of urgency, assessing patients, performing interventions, and diagnostics. However, even items that seemed to be prioritized, such as reassessment of vital signs, had a surprisingly high level of missed nursing care in comparison to in-hospital wards.


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Emergency Nursing , Emergency Service, Hospital , Nursing Staff, Hospital , Quality of Health Care , Humans , Cross-Sectional Studies , Sweden , Female , Male , Adult , Nursing Staff, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Middle Aged , Patient Safety , Surveys and Questionnaires , Attitude of Health Personnel
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Nurs Res ; 73(3): E21-E30, 2024.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38300627

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BACKGROUND: Psychiatric nurses often face patient safety incidents that can cause physical and emotional harm, even leading to s econd victim syndrome and staff shortages. Rumination-a common response after nurses suffer a patient safety event-may play a specific role between the second victim experience and turnover intention. Understanding these mechanisms is crucial for supporting psychiatric nurses and retaining psychiatric nursing resources. OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to explore the associations among second victim experience, rumination, and turnover intention in psychiatric nurses and confirm how second victim experience influences turnover intention through rumination and its subtypes. METHODS: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was adapted to survey 252 psychiatric nurses who experienced a patient safety incident at three hospitals in China between March and April 2023. We used the Sociodemographic and Patient Safety Incident Characteristics Questionnaire (the Chinese version of the Second Victim Experience and Support Tool), the Event-Related Rumination Inventory, and the Turnover Intention Scale. Path analysis with bootstrapping was employed to accurately analyze and estimate relationships among the study variables. RESULTS: There was a positive association between second victim experience and turnover intention. In addition, both invasive and deliberate rumination showed significant associations with second victim experience and turnover intention. Notably, our results revealed that invasive and deliberate rumination played partial mediating roles in the relationship between second victim experience and turnover intention in psychiatric nurses. DISCUSSION: The negative experience and turnover intention of the psychiatric nurse second victims are at a high level. Our results showed that invasive rumination positively mediated the relationship between second victim experience and turnover intention, and deliberate rumination could weaken this effect. This study expands the knowledge of the mechanisms underlying the effect of the second victim experience on turnover intention. Organizations must attach importance to the professional dilemmas of the psychiatric nurses' second victims. Nurse managers can reduce nurses' turnover intention by taking measures to reduce invasive rumination and fostering deliberate meditation to help second victims recover from negative experiences.


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Personnel Turnover , Psychiatric Nursing , Humans , Personnel Turnover/statistics & numerical data , Female , Cross-Sectional Studies , Male , Adult , China , Surveys and Questionnaires , Nursing Staff, Hospital/psychology , Nursing Staff, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Middle Aged , Intention , Rumination, Cognitive , Patient Safety/statistics & numerical data
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J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs ; 53(3): 272-284, 2024 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38215792

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OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationships among individual and workplace characteristics and self-efficacy in labor support among intrapartum nurses. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. SETTING: Online distribution from April to August 2020. PARTICIPANTS: Members of the Texas section of the Association for Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (N = 106). METHODS: I conducted descriptive analysis on individual and workplace characteristics, including scores on the Self-Efficacy Labor Support Scale. I conducted backward stepwise multivariate linear regression to assess the factors associated with self-efficacy in providing labor support. RESULTS: Years as an intrapartum nurse had a positive association with self-efficacy in labor support. Experience with open-glottis pushing, the overall cesarean birth rate, and the use of upright positioning during labor and birth were also positively associated with self-efficacy in labor support. Conversely, lack of recognition by providers was negatively associated with self-efficacy in labor support. CONCLUSION: Findings suggest that modifiable factors at the individual and hospital levels are associated with nurses' self-efficacy in labor support. Hospitals must work to engage in obstetric practices that are congruent with providing labor support, including the use of experienced nurses to mentor new nurses and the creation of a unit culture to reinforce the intent of individual nurses to provide labor support.


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Self Efficacy , Humans , Female , Texas , Pregnancy , Adult , Cross-Sectional Studies , Labor, Obstetric/psychology , Surveys and Questionnaires , Obstetric Nursing/methods , Workplace/psychology , Nursing Staff, Hospital/psychology , Nursing Staff, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Delivery, Obstetric/methods , Delivery, Obstetric/statistics & numerical data , Delivery, Obstetric/psychology , Delivery, Obstetric/nursing
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J Nurs Scholarsh ; 56(3): 442-454, 2024 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38284297

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INTRODUCTION: Investigations about the interrelationships of nurses' safety climate, quality of care, and standard precautions (SP) adherence and compliance remain particularly scarce in the literature. Thus, we tested a model of the associations between nurses' safety climate, quality of care, and the factors influencing adherence and compliance with SPs utilizing the structural equation modeling (SEM) approach. DESIGN: Cross-sectional design complying with STROBE guidelines. METHODS: Using convenience sampling, nurses (n = 730) from the Philippines were recruited. Data were collected between April and September 2022 using four validated self-report measures. Spearman Rho, mediation and path analyses, and SEM were employed for data analysis. RESULTS: Acceptable model fit indices were shown by the emerging model. The safety climate is positively associated with quality of care and factors influencing adherence to and compliance with SPs. Quality of care directly affected factors influencing adherence to SPs. The factors influencing adherence to SPs directly affected SP compliance. Quality of care mediated between safety climate and the factors influencing adherence to SPs. Factors influencing adherence to SPs mediated between safety climate, quality of care, and SP compliance. CONCLUSIONS: The study's variables are not distinct but overlapping nursing concepts that must be examined collectively. Nurse administrators can utilize the emerging model to formulate strategies and regulations for evaluating and enhancing nurses' safety climate, quality of care, and SP adherence and compliance. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Our findings may impact policymaking, organizational, and individual levels to improve nurses' clinical practice. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: This study had no patient contribution or public funding.


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Guideline Adherence , Quality of Health Care , Humans , Cross-Sectional Studies , Philippines , Female , Guideline Adherence/statistics & numerical data , Adult , Quality of Health Care/statistics & numerical data , Quality of Health Care/standards , Male , Organizational Culture , Surveys and Questionnaires , Middle Aged , Universal Precautions/statistics & numerical data , Nursing Staff, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Nursing Staff, Hospital/psychology , Safety Management/standards
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Int J Nurs Pract ; 29(5): e13187, 2023 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37604179

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AIM: The aim of this study is to explore the extent of missed nursing care in Turkey and identify its predictors. DESIGN: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional, multicentre study. METHODS: A total of 477 nurses working in seven public hospitals participated in this study from March to July 2019. The survey included two components: a personal and professional characteristics data form and the MISSCARE survey. RESULTS: The study revealed that emotional support, patient bathing and ambulation were the most frequently missed nursing care activities. An inadequate number of assistive personnel and staff, along with an unexpected increase in patient volume, were identified as the primary reasons for missed nursing care. Of the 21 missed nursing care activities, nine predictive models showed statistical significance (p < 0.05). Factors such as the type of unit, years of work experience, working hours, number of patients cared for in a shift and intention to leave the unit were found to be significant predictors of seven missed nursing care activities (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: This study found that numerous variables influence each care activity, which suggests the need to devise more targeted and specific strategies to minimize missed nursing care. Thorough investigation into the impact of these strategies on each care activity is essential.


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Hospitalization , Hospitals, Public , Nursing Care , Nursing Staff, Hospital , Humans , Cross-Sectional Studies , Hospitals, Public/standards , Hospitals, Public/statistics & numerical data , Nursing Care/methods , Nursing Care/standards , Nursing Care/statistics & numerical data , Nursing Staff, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Nursing Staff, Hospital/supply & distribution , Surveys and Questionnaires , Turkey/epidemiology , Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data
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Nurs Open ; 10(10): 6866-6874, 2023 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37438868

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AIM: Exploring the influence of patient safety culture on nurses' pain and turnover intention the job as a second victim. DESIGN: The study employed a cross-sectional design. METHODS: From July 2020 to August 2020, a convenience sampling method was used to select 1525 clinical nurses from hospitals of different levels in Shandong Province as the research subjects, and the general data survey method, patient safety culture scale and the assessment entries on pain in the second victim experience and support scale, using a convenience sampling method. RESULTS: Patient safety culture is an influencing factor that affects the second-victim pain and turnover intention. Among them, the non-punitive response to errors, open communication, cooperation between different departments, organizational learning and promotion has a statistically significant influence on the second-victim pain and turnover intention.


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Job Satisfaction , Nursing Staff, Hospital , Organizational Culture , Patient Safety , Personnel Turnover , Safety Management , Humans , Cross-Sectional Studies , East Asian People , Intention , Nurses/psychology , Nurses/statistics & numerical data , Nursing Staff, Hospital/psychology , Nursing Staff, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , China , Psychological Distress , Pain
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HERD ; 16(2): 236-249, 2023 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36691323

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OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the evidence-based design of the hospital physical space effect on the burnout of nurses and physicians during COVID-19. The research question was to identify the connection between daylight, nature-view windows, and hospital staff burnout during Covid-19. BACKGROUND: The evidence-based design in the hospital environment affects the health of the medical staff. The promotion of the hospital environment has a significant effect on healthcare system improvement. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was performed on 406 nurses and physician's burnout in Guilan province in 2020. Three questionnaires were used: demographic, physical space of the hospital, daylight, nature-view windows, and Maslach Burnout Inventory. Logistic regression (LR) analysis was used to determine the association between burnout and the hospital environment. The significance level was considered with p < .05. RESULTS: The results showed statistically significant correlations between patient units and the environmental characteristics of the hospitals with staff's burnout (p < .001). Of note, 62.9% of physicians and 71.9% of nurses had moderate work-related burnout. The highest burnout score was seen among staffs of emergency departments adjusted multivariate LR model revealed that 27.1% of work-related burnout in nurses and physicians was predictable with age, light, marital status, and hospitals. Our results showed that accessing more daylight could reduce burnout (p = .018, odds ratio [OR] = 0.910). CONCLUSION: Based on the result, the daylight impact on burnout reduction is more significant than other factors. It is suggested that adequate lighting, proper environmental design, and nature-view windows could create appropriate space for enhancing medical staff satisfaction and reducing burnout.


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Burnout, Professional , COVID-19 , Hospital Design and Construction , Medical Staff, Hospital , Nursing Staff, Hospital , Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Burnout, Professional/epidemiology , Burnout, Professional/prevention & control , COVID-19/epidemiology , COVID-19/therapy , Cross-Sectional Studies , Hospital Design and Construction/statistics & numerical data , Job Satisfaction , Medical Staff, Hospital/psychology , Medical Staff, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Nursing Staff, Hospital/psychology , Nursing Staff, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Risk Factors , Surveys and Questionnaires
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