Nurses' attitudes towards their jobs in outpatient human immunodeficiency virus facilities in Namibia : A qualitative descriptive study

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AIM: The aims were to (1) describe nurses' attitudes towards their jobs, (2) identify factors that contribute to nurses' job attitudes and (3) examine how nurses' job attitudes affect their ability to perform their jobs.

BACKGROUND: Nurses' job attitudes affect their ability to do their jobs well.

METHODS: This was a qualitative descriptive study of 18 semi-structured interviews with nurses who work in rural health facilities. Interviews were analysed using content analysis.

RESULTS: Factors that influenced job attitudes included support from co-workers, workload, access to material resources, access to information, patient rapport and nurses' personal resilience. Nurses reported that positive attitudes helped them to do their jobs well and negative attitudes diminished their ability to do their jobs well.

CONCLUSIONS: This study's findings support investment in factors to promote positive nurse attitudes and job performance such as a healthy work environment and self-efficacy.

IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: Nurse managers can improve nurses' attitudes by advocating for tangible supports for staff such as appropriate staffing ratios, sufficient equipment, necessary training and work environments that allow safe patient interactions.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Journal of nursing management - 30(2022), 2 vom: 01. März, Seite 491-500

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Adynski, Gillian [VerfasserIn]
Leeman, Jennifer [VerfasserIn]
Adynski, Harry [VerfasserIn]
Ledford, Alasia [VerfasserIn]
McQuide, Pamela [VerfasserIn]
Bock, Ria [VerfasserIn]
Tjituka, Francina [VerfasserIn]
Jones, Cheryl [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Attitude of health personnel
Burnout
Health personnel
Job satisfaction
Journal Article
Nursing staff
Psychological

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 03.03.2022

Date Revised 03.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/jonm.13529

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM333963261