Staff Nurses' Performance Obstacles and Quality of Work Life at Benha University Hospital.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: There are many performance obstacles related to work environment, organization, tools and tasks that hinder staff nurses from accomplishing their tasks, these performance obstacles increase their workload, decrease their resting time and reduce their satisfaction that contribute to nursing shortage consequently affect their quality of work life. Aim: The current study aimed to identify staff nurses' performance obstacles and quality of work life at Benha University Hospital. Research Design: A descriptive design was used. Setting: The study was conducted at Benha University Hospital in critical care units. Sample: Convenience sample included 119 staff nurses who were available in predetermined setting during the time of data collection and agreed to participate in this study. Data collection: Data was collected by using two tools: performance obstacles questionnaire and quality of work life questionnaire. Results: The present study revealed that (63%) of studied staff nurses reported high performance obstacles and (73.1%) of studied staff nurses had low level of quality of work life and there was a high statistical significant correlation between total performance obstacles of studied staff nurses and their quality of work life. Recommendations: Nurses should be able to determine their performance obstacles and inform regularly the hospital administration that should have interventions to overcome performance obstacles especially in critical care units. Improving the quality of work life is important to improve both individual and organizational performance. Further research about the factors that improve quality of work life for nurses should be conducted.
Authors and Affiliations
Wafaa Abd Elhalim Mustafa Ahmed, Ehsan Saad Soliman, Mona Mustafa Shazly
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