Motivation of health professionals and associates to perform daily job activities

Introduction: Motivation is one of the most complex elements of human behavior, it is the subject of debates by which we answer to the question of why someone behaves in a certain way. The aim of this study wasto examine the factors of motivation for health workers and staff in working with diffi cult patients in intensive care units and to evaluate implementation of motivation factors by managers in their daily work with a team of health professionals.Methods: The study was designed as prospective. It was conducted on 27 employees who work in intensive care units in Clinical Center of Sarajevo University. The survey questionnaire was used with a clear andconcise questions , aimed at testing the factors of motivation for daily work with diffi cult patients, as well as implementation of motivational factors by managers in the organizational unit (OU).Results: Respondents indicated that motivates them, good organization of work - 10 of them (37%), while 26% of respondents indicated that they are motivated by fi nancial gain. In our study 21 (77%) of respondentssaid that their managers infuenced the motivation for a better job. Mobbing at the workplace did not had 80% of respondents, while 8% of respondents stated that they had some form of mobbing, and 12% of respondents give partial response.Conclusions: The survey showed that most respondents have a good motivation factors for the performance of daily activities to work with diffi cult patients. As the main motivating factors respondents reportedgood organization of work, as well as positive examples of their managers.

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COVID-19: from epidemiology to treatment

European Heart Journal ◽

10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa462 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 41 (22) ◽

pp. 2092-2112 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

J M Pericàs ◽

M Hernandez-Meneses ◽

T P Sheahan ◽

E Quintana ◽

J Ambrosioni ◽

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Keyword(s):

Intensive Care ◽

Clinical Practice ◽

Health Services ◽

Clinical Review ◽

Intensive Care Units ◽

Health Workers ◽

Daily Clinical Practice ◽

Operating Theatres

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted the daily clinical practice of cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons. Preparedness of health workers and health services is crucial to tackle the enormous challenge posed by SARS-CoV-2 in wards, operating theatres, intensive care units, and interventionist laboratories. This Clinical Review provides an overview of COVID-19 and focuses on relevant aspects on prevention and management for specialists within the cardiovascular field.

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Motivation of infection control in nurses' viewpoint

SHS Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/shsconf/20208502001 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 85 ◽

pp. 02001

Author(s):

Diana Platace ◽

Kristine Puzirevska ◽

Amanda Kreile ◽

Inga Millere

Keyword(s):

Internal Medicine ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Infection Control ◽

Intensive Care Units ◽

Therapy Resistance ◽

Underlying Disease ◽

Hospital Infections ◽

Motivating Factors ◽

Prevention Measures ◽

Control And Prevention

The spread of hospital infections in high-risk units remains even though infection control and prevention measures are being improved annually. It is associated with factors such as age, severity of the underlying disease, duration of hospitalization, antibacterial therapy, resistance to microorganisms, and the number of invasive procedures. The human resources and the financial distribution in medicine play the key role in controlling infections. Intensive care nurses supervising and taking care of the patients 24 hours a day have an invaluable role in controlling infections and reducing hospital infections. The aim of the study is to find out the nurses' opinions about the factors motivating infection control in the intensive care units and in the department of internal medicine. The study used a quantitative study method-survey (n = 160). The questionnaire included questions about the factors influencing infection control and the factors motivating the nurse. Questionnaires involved nurses in the intensive care units and in the department of internal medicine, who care for patients in Latvian multifunctional regional hospitals. The study suggests that nurses are motivated by both material and non-material motivating factors. The material motivating factors in nurses' viewpoint are maintenance of workplace, the premium of work quality, the premium for night work and overtime, premium for work on holidays, possibility to attend courses and training, vacation pay, as well as environment of work. The non-material motivating factors in nurses' viewpoint are the attitude of the supervisor, being respectful of their workplace, the relations with colleagues, acknowledgment for the work done, the responsibility at work, the pride and respect for the work to be done, the challenges, interesting job and variety in work tasks, as well as the growth and development in the workplace.

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Prevention and treatment of pain in the neonatal intensive care unit

Ból ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0012.8297 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 21-32

Author(s):

Hanna Popowicz ◽

Wioletta Mędrzycka-Dąbrowska ◽

Katarzyna Kwiecień-Jaguś

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽

Intensive Care Units ◽

Neonatal Intensive Care ◽

Neonatal Intensive Care Units ◽

Bibliographic Databases ◽

Care Providers ◽

Daily Work ◽

Neonatal Pain

Healing pain as well as preventing it is an indisputable right of every human being. Activities connected with/ related to medical care in the neonatal intensive care unit may be the source of pain. The aim of the study was to characterize the problem of pain in terms of patients of neonatal intensive care units. The work describes not only the perception of neonatal pain but also preventing and therapeutic actions, including pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies. The last one can be used widely in the daily work of nursing/midwifery staff with neonatal intensive care unit (OITN) patients and their care providers. The study analyzed national and foreign literature on pain therapy in cases of patients of neonatal intensive care units. The available bibliographic databases include Medline, Scopus, PubMed and Google Scholar. The following keywords were used as search criteria: “pain”, “newborn baby”, “neonatal intensive care unit “‘nurse”, “midwives”.

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Psychosocial risk factors in development of low back pain in nurses working in intensive care unit of Clinical center of Montenegro

Биомедицинска истраживања ◽

10.5937/bii2002136j ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 136-142

Author(s):

Dragana Jovanović ◽

Dragana Backović ◽

Ljubica Pejakov

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Intensive Care Units ◽

Low Back ◽

Length Of Service ◽

Pain Disability ◽

Disability Scale ◽

Clinical Center

Introduction. Low back pain is common in adult population, especially in nurses working in the intensive care units. In our country, the subject has not been investigated so far. The aim of the paper is to examine the frequency of low back pain and its connection to psychosocial characteristics. Methods. The questionnaire consisting of general demographic data, questions concerning low back pain, the Beck Inventory of Depression, as well as of the Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale, was created. The sample consisted of 50 nurses working in different areas of intensive care unit in the Clinical Center of Montenegro. Results. The incidence of low back pain (82%) was in accordance with the data collected all around the world, while the incidence of severe low back pain was significantly higher (46%). There was a statistically significant correlation between low back pain measured by the Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale and age and length of service in the intensive care unit. The average results on the Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale were significantly higher in respondents aged ≥40 years compared with the younger groups. Nurses whose length of service was ≥20 years had higher scores on the Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale than those whose length of service was ≤ 5 years. There was also a significant correlation between the score on the Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale and the Beck Inventory of Depression (0.44). Conclusion. It was considered that the lack of medical equipment in the intensive care units was one of the causes of low back pain. Furthermore, insufficient amount of knowledge concerning the importance of protective position use while working with patients reduced their use, which in turn influenced the incidence and severity of low back pain. These two factors had cumulative effect and were observed more frequently in the older respondents, i.e. in those nurses whose length of service was ≥20 years.

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Turkish Muslim Physicians' and Nurses' Views About the Do Not Resuscitate Order: A Cross-Sectional Two Center Study

OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying ◽

10.1177/00302228211049879 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 003022282110498

Author(s):

Burcu Çuvalci ◽

Yağmur Akbal ◽

Sevilay Hintistan

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care ◽

Intensive Care Units ◽

Emergency Services ◽

Health Workers ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Do Not Resuscitate ◽

University Hospitals ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Center Study

This study aims to determine Turkish Muslim physicians’ and nurses’ views about the Do Not Resuscitate order and the factors influencing these views. This was a cross-sectional, descriptive study. The sample consisted of 327 health workers including 77 physicians and 250 nurses employed in internal and surgical clinics, intensive care units and emergency services of two different university hospitals located in the northeast of Turkey. 90.9% of Muslim Turkish physicians and 74.4% of nurses request the Do Not Resuscitate order to be legally implemented. The factors predicting 40.0% of Muslim Turkish physicians and nurses requesting the legal implementation of the Do Not Resuscitate order were determined as working at institution 1; requesting implemented before emergencies occur, in emergencies and in both cases; considering informing the patient and their surrogates about as a patient's right; and requesting to be a surrogate for one relatives.

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Prevalence of Nosocomial Infections in High-Risk Units in the University Clinical Center of Kosova

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ◽

10.1086/503387 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

pp. 421-423 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

L. Raka ◽

D. Zoutman ◽

G. Mulliqi ◽

S. Krasniqi ◽

I. Dedushaj ◽

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Keyword(s):

Intensive Care ◽

High Risk ◽

Intensive Care Units ◽

Nosocomial Infections ◽

Prevalence Rate ◽

Bloodstream Infections ◽

Point Prevalence ◽

Point Prevalence Study ◽

Clinical Center ◽

The University

A point-prevalence study was performed to determine the prevalence of nosocomial infections in University Clinical Center of Kosova. Of 167 surveyed patients, 27 had a total of 29 nosocomial infections, with an overall prevalence rate of 17.4%. Nosocomial bloodstream infections were most prevalent (62%). The prevalence was highest among neonates in intensive-care units (77.8%).

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