scholarly journals Predictors of moral harassment in nursing work in critical care units

2021 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luana Silva de Sousa ◽  
Roberta Meneses Oliveira ◽  
Jênifa Cavalcante dos Santos Santiago ◽  
Érika da Silva Bandeira ◽  
Yane Carmem Ferreira Brito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Public Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Critical Care Units ◽  
Young Professionals ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Emergency Units ◽  
Nursing Professionals ◽  
Negative Acts

ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the predictors of moral harassment in nursing work in critical care units. Methods: a cross-sectional study conducted in a public hospital in Fortaleza, Ceará, with 167 nursing professionals in 2016. Sociodemographic/occupational questionnaire and Negative Acts Questionnaire Revised were applied. The analysis included descriptive statistics, measures of central tendency and dispersion, as well as Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis and Conover Inman U-tests for multiple comparisons. Results: there was a 33% prevalence of self-perception of moral harassment, highlighting personal/professional disqualification and work-related harassment. The predictors of moral harassment included age, time working in the job and time in the unit, employment relationship and sector. Conclusions: young professionals (< 30 years), cooperative, crowded in intensive care or emergency units, with less time working in the job (< 5 years) or greater time in the unit (above 10 years) are the biggest victims of moral harassment in the work of nursing in critical environments.

scholarly journals Does heavy mental workload affect moral sensitivity among critical care unit nursing professionals? a cross-sectional study

BMC Nursing ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hosein Zahednezhad ◽  
Nasrin shokrollahi ◽  
Reza Ghanei Gheshlagh ◽  
Pouya Farokhnezhad Afshar
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Mental Workload ◽  
Critical Care Nursing ◽  
Moral Sensitivity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Experienced Nurses ◽  
Critical Care Units ◽  
Nursing Professionals ◽  
Care Nursing

Abstract Background Moral sensitivity creates the basic attitude in providing effective ethical care to patients. Heavy mental workload is a major concern of critical care nursing professionals, which could adversely affect nursing staff and patients. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of mental workload and some demographic variables on the moral sensitivity of critical care nursing professionals. Methods This cross-sectional, descriptive-correlational study was performed on 181 nursing professionals working in the critical care units of Shahid Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center in Tehran, Iran. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, the moral sensitivity questionnaire, and the NASA-task load index to assess mental workload. Data analysis was performed in SPSS version 22 using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, Pearson’s correlation-coefficient, and regression analysis. Results The results of regression analysis yielded no statistical significant relationship between heavy mental workload and moral sensitivity of the critical care nursing professionals, while clinical experience had a positive, significant association with moral sensitivity. Conclusions Although care nursing professionals experience a heavy mental workload in critical care units, it does not decrease their moral sensitivity. In addition, experienced nurses have higher moral sensitivity and lower mental workload. Therefore, it seems that nursing managers should pay special attention to the importance of employing experienced nurses along with younger nurses.

scholarly journals Analysis of workplace violence against nursing professionals and possibilities for prevention

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maiara Bordignon ◽  
Maria Inês Monteiro
Keyword(s):  
Workplace Violence ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Personal Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Emergency Units ◽  
Prevention Method ◽  
Nursing Professionals ◽  
Work And Health

ABSTRACT Objective To investigate workplace violence against nursing professionals, its relationship with personal, health and work variables, and to know possibilities for prevention. Method Descriptive and cross-sectional study, with quantitative approach, conducted with 267 nursing professionals from urgency and emergency units between 2015 and 2017. The Questionnaire of socio-demographic, life style and work and health aspects and Questionnaire on Workplace violence collected data, after submitted to statistical analysis. Results 61.6% reported having been victims of verbal abuse, sexual harassment, or physical violence at work in the last 12 months. Statistically significant relationships were identified between suffering or not violence and personal, health and work variables. Possibilities for prevention were revealed and constituted a multidimensional model. Conclusion More than half of the sample reported having suffered workplace violence in the previous year, and possibilities of how to avoid it were revealed to support prevention protocols.

scholarly journals Factors influencing adherence to standard precautions among nursing professionals in psychiatric hospitals

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 473-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thaís Helena Piai-Morais ◽  
Fabiana de Souza Orlandi ◽  
Rosely Moralez de Figueiredo
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Psychiatric Hospitals ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Standard Precautions ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Management Actions ◽  
Adherence Scale ◽  
Nursing Professionals

OBJECTIVE Evaluate and correlate individual, work-related and organizational factors that influence adherence to standard precautions among nursing professionals of psychiatric hospitals in São Paulo. METHOD An exploratory cross-sectional study conducted with 35 nursing professionals, using the assessment tool for adherence to standard precautions through the Likert scale, ranging from 1 to 5. RESULTS Knowledge of the precautions received a high score (4.69); adherence received (3.86) and obstacles (3.78), while intermediaries and the scales of organizational factors received low scores (2.61). There was a strong correlation between the magnitude adherence scale and the personal protective equipment availability (r = 0.643; p = 0.000). The training scale for prevention of HIV exposure (p = 0.007) was statistically different between the nurses and nursing assistants. CONCLUSION The organizational factors negatively contributed to adherence to standard precautions, indicating that psychiatric institutions lack safe working conditions, ongoing training and management actions to control infections.

scholarly journals NURSES’ EMPATHY IN AN EMERGENCY HOSPITAL SERVICE

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Cícera dos Santos de Albuquerque ◽  
Dilma Ferreira Silva de Souza ◽  
Willams Henrique da Costa Maynart ◽  
Luís Filipe Dias Bezerra ◽  
Adnez Regina Tertuliano da Silva Cassimiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Hospital ◽  
College Education ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Hospital Service ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Emergency Hospital ◽  
Emergency Hospital Service ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Nursing Professionals

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the empathy of nursing professionals who work in an urgency and emergency hospital service. Method: a cross-sectional study with 230 nursing professionals working in a public hospital in Maceió (Alagoas/Brazil). Data collected by sociodemographic questionnaire and Empathy Inventory between 2014 and 2015. Descriptive statistics of the data, analysis of variance and Cronbach's alpha of significance 0.05. Results: out of the 230 professionals, 59 were nurses and 171 mid-level nursing professionals, with a mean age of 42.3 years old, 205 were women, 120 were married, 175 had children and 108 had a college education. Participants had higher levels of affective sensitivity (82.9%) and perspective (73.0%), followed by altruism (64.7%) and interpersonal flexibility (59.7%). In general, there was a statistically significant difference between the nursing professionals in relation to empathy, and the nurse was more empathic (p value=0.039) than the other professionals. Conclusion: among the four factors that make up the empathy ability, the greater ability to take perspective, to raise awareness of other people's situations, to accept ideas that are foreign to theirs, and to sacrifice themselves for the benefit of others, have stood out among the nursing professionals in the emergency service. In nursing, empathy is generally associated with the professional category.

scholarly journals Intravenous-to-oral antibiotic switch therapy: a cross-sectional study in critical care units

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliano Gasparetto ◽  
Felipe Francisco Tuon ◽  
Dayana dos Santos Oliveira ◽  
Tiago Zequinao ◽  
Gabriel Rammert Pipolo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Oral Antibiotic ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Critical Care Units ◽  
Switch Therapy

scholarly journals Prevalence of Low Back Pain among Nursing Staff in Najran, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Adel Alshahrani
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Nursing Professionals

This study aimed to determine the various demographic and work-related professional characteristics associated with low back pain among nursing professionals in Najran, Saudi Arabia. A self-administered modified questionnaire (electronic), which included information on general subject demographics and work conditions, was sent through various electronic channels to which 187 nurses working across various health institutions in the Najran region responded. Among the included respondents, 35.3% were Saudis, 64.7% were Non-Saudis, and 88.8% were in the young to middle-age group (21–40 years). Similarly, 57.8% were females, while a majority (91%) had completed a bachelor’s degree. In total, 140 respondents (74.8%) reported experiencing low back pain. Among the various work-related factors, gender, place of work, nature of work, and direct contact hours with patients per week were found to be significantly associated with low back pain. Assessment of pain characteristics found that a majority (88.2%) had mild to moderate localized back pain. A significant number of nursing professionals included herein reported to have low back pain, which appeared to be moderated by work-related characteristics, including place and nature of work. Our findings can help to establish policies and interventions aimed at reducing the risk and onset of low back pain.

scholarly journals Occupational stress and self-rated health among nurses

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 475-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariza Miranda Theme Filha ◽  
Maria Aparecida de Souza Costa ◽  
Maria Cristina Rodrigues Guilam
Keyword(s):  
Job Stress ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Public Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Confounding Variables ◽  
Emergency Units ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the association between job stress and self-rated health among nurses in public hospital emergency units. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study undertaken through the administration of a self-administered questionnaire in a sample of 134 health professionals, using the brief version of the Job Stress Scale. Descriptive analyses of the socio-demographic, health and work variables were undertaken, as was multivariate analysis through unconditional logistic regression for adjustment of the association between job stress and poor self-rated health, in accordance with potential confounding variables, with a level of significance of 5%. RESULTS: 70% of the interviewees were classified as passive workers or as with high strain. Poor self-rated health was significantly greater among health professionals with high demand and low control, compared to those with low strain, after adjusting for co-variables. CONCLUSIONS: Low control, allied with low demand, can serve as a demotivating factor, contributing to the increase in professional dissatisfaction. It is recommended that institutions should adopt a policy of planning and managing human resources so as to encourage the participation of health professionals in decision-making, with a view to reducing job stress among nurses.

scholarly journals Analysis of records by nursing technicians and nurses in medical records

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Larissa de Lima Ferreira ◽  
Flávia Barreto Tavares Chiavone ◽  
Manacés dos Santos Bezerril ◽  
Kisna Yasmin Andrade Alves ◽  
Pétala Tuani Candido de Oliveira Salvador ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Records ◽  
Relative Frequency ◽  
Public Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Professional Category ◽  
Nursing Professionals

ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the main non-conformities of the nursing records of a public hospital in Natal, Brazil. Methods: this is a descriptive, cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach. This study was conducted in nursing departments of medical and surgical wards. The sample was composed of 120 medical records of inpatients between October and December 2016. The obtained data were tabulated and analyzed by simple statistics in absolute and relative frequency using the 2013 Microsoft Excel software. The Pareto Diagram was used to evaluate the non-conformities of the records. Results: the main problems in the nursing records were the absence of the professional category and the nursing council number, responsible for 41.8% of the non-conformities in the records of nursing technicians; for nurses’ records, the main non-conformities were the absence of time and the illegible handwriting, with 61.2%. Conclusions: the study showed that nursing professionals perform their records incompletely and often do not document the care provided.

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