Quality of Work Life Among Public Hospital Nurses in Sarawak

Author(s):  
Frannelya Francis ◽  
Fatimah Sham ◽  
Azniah Alias ◽  
Siti Munirah Abdul Wahab ◽  
Suzana Yusof ◽  
...  

Globally, the quality of work-life (QoWL) of nurses is significantly affected. They are the largest health care groups and the leading front liners in the clinical settings. When the nurse's quality of work life is compromised, the work environment's dynamic changes will also be affected. At current, the focus issues in nursing include excessive workload and poor work conditions. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of quality of work-life among public hospital nurses in Sarawak General Hospital (SGH), Kuching, Malaysia. Methods: Descriptive study with a purposive sampling technique was used in recruiting 461 nurses working at SGH. A composite scale was used for the assessment of QoWL in nurses. Data were collected using adapted questionnaires that focused on nine different areas. The questionnaires were distributed to the nurses via an online survey. This study revealed that 52.9% of the respondents were not satisfied with their QoWL, while 47.1% were satisfied. Three areas were identified to record a higher percentage of unsatisfactory QoWL: relation and cooperation, autonomy of work, and resources adequacy. There are significant differences between the nurses' quality of work-life and socio demographic characteristics (p-value≤0.01). Female nurses; those involved in clinical; working and staying at the same hospital for a long time; and those working shifts, having satisfactory QoWL. In sum, the nurse's quality of work-life is at a moderate level. This research further indicates that the socio-demographic features of nurses and QoWL are substantially linked. Result-driven research is also needed to examine the effectiveness, efficacy, and cost benefits of specific strategies to improve quality of life. The health care authorities should implement policies to strengthen nurses' working standards and their QoWL to provide excellent and effective care for their clients.

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 128-134
Author(s):  
Fasla N.P.

In the life of a working individual, the quality of work life holds prime importance. Over a period of time, numerous opportunities have been created in the corporate world, each offering a more conducive work environment to the employee than the last. This has given rise to employee expectations, which coupled with the acceptance of the importance of employee retention, has forced employers to think even about the minutes of parameters which influence the quality of work life. Quality of nursing care is considered as an important aspect in evaluating the quality of health care. The quality of nursing and health care is directly interlinked to levels of job satisfaction among nurses and on the quality of nurse’s work life. The rapidly changing health care environment has had an impact on the nursing work environment, workload and quality of nursing work life. In this paper studies the quality of work life among private hospital nurses.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 413-420
Author(s):  
Amella Gusty ◽  
Dachriyanus Dachriyanus ◽  
Leni Merdawati

Kinerja perawat merupakan hasil yang dicapai dalam melaksanakan asuhan keperawatan di rumah sakit. Terciptanya asuhan keperawatan yang optimal sangat diperlukan dukungan dari pihak rumah sakit salah satunya adalah menciptakan kualitas kehidupan kerja baik bagi perawat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara kualitas kehidupan kerja terhadap kinerja perawat pelaksana di RSUD Teluk Kuantan. Jenis penelitian kuantitatif dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Jumlah sampel 120 responden yang diperoleh melalui proportionate simple random sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan kualitas kehidupan kerja perawat RSUD Teluk Kuantan berada pada kategori sedang, kinerja perawat berada pada kategori kurang baik. Berdasarkan analisis kedua variabel teridentifikasi bahwa tidak ada hubungan antara kualitas kehidupan kerja dengan kinerja perawat pelaksana dengan  p value 0,817. Dimensi work context merupakan komponen yang memiliki hubungan dengan kinerja perawat pelaksana dengan p value 0,008, dimensi work life  tidak berhubungan secara signifikan dengan kinerja perawat. Kesimpulan penelitian diketahui tidak ada hubungan antara kualitas kehidupan kerja dengan kinerja perawat pelaksana. Ada hubungan dimensi work context dengan kinerja perawat pelaksana. Tidak ada hubungan dimensi work life dengan kinerja perawat.   Kata kunci: kualitas kehidupan kerja, kinerja, perawat pelaksana   THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE QUALITY OF WORK LIFE AND THE PERFORMANCE OF IMPLEMENTERS NURSES   ABSTRACT Nurse performance is the result achieved in implementing nursing care in a hospital. The creation of optimal nursing care is very much needed support from the hospital, one of which is to create a good quality of work life for nurses. This study aims to determine the relationship between the quality of work life and the performance of nurses at the Kuantan District Hospital. This type of quantitative research with cross sectional approach. The number of samples of 120 respondents obtained through proportionate simple random sampling. The results showed that the quality of work life of nurses at the Kuantan District Hospital was in the medium category, the nurses' performance was in the unfavorable category. Based on the analysis of the two variables, it was identified that there was no relationship between the quality of work life with the performance of implementing nurses with a p value of 0.817. The work context dimension is a component that has a relationship with the performance of nurses implementing with p value 0.008, the dimension of work life does not significantly correlate with nurse performance. The conclusion of the research is that there is no relationship between the quality of work life and the performance of the implementing nurses. There is a relationship between the dimensions of the work context and the performance of the nurses. There is no relationship between the dimensions of work life and nurse performance.   Keywords: quality of work life, performance, implementers nurse


2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathy Kornas ◽  
Meghan O'Neill ◽  
Catherine Y. Liang ◽  
Lori Diemert ◽  
Tsoleen Ayanian ◽  
...  

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to understand health care providers' experiences with delivering a novel Integrated Care (IC) Program that co-ordinates hospital-based clinical services and home care for thoracic surgery patients, including perceptions on the provision of person-centred care and quality of work life.Design/methodology/approachThe authors conducted a process evaluation using qualitative methods to understand provider experiences in the Integrated Care (IC) Program and to identify areas for programme improvement. Study data were collected using a focus group with thoracic surgeons, open-ended survey with home care providers, and semi-structured interviews with lead thoracic surgeons and IC leads, who are nurses serving as the primary point of contact for one consistent care team. Data were analysed using thematic analysis.FindingsThe IC Program was successful in supporting a partnership between health care providers and patients and caregivers to deliver a comprehensive and person-centred care experience. Informational continuity between providers was facilitated by IC leads and improved over time with greater professional integration and adaptation to the new care delivery processes. Differential impacts were found on quality of work life for providers in the IC Program.Originality/valueThis study describes provider experiences with delivering integrated and person-centred care across the hospital to home continuum, which can inform future integrated care initiatives.


2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 001-007
Author(s):  
Nian Afrian Nuari

Job satisfaction is a feeling of love or satisfied of the work that is experienced by the individual.This has an impact on the sustainability of the health services and hospital operation. Therefore,the management of the hospital is supposed to power our quality of work life (QWL) in order to avoid adecrease in job satisfaction which will has impact on the performance and results. The purpose of thisresearch was to identify the correlation of quality of work life with job satisfaction of nurses in AmeliaHospital Pare. The research method was correlational study with purposive sampling and sample of 30respondents. The intruments used questionnaires then analyzed by spearman rho test. Based on theresults, the majority (60%) 18 respondents had a quality of work life and job satisfaction in category ofvery good, almost half (30%) 9 respondents had a quality of work life and job satisfaction in categoryof good and a small number (10%) 3 respondents had a quality of work life in category quite good. Theresults of the research obtained p value = 0,007, á = 0,05, and cc = 0,479, H1 was accepted. This meansthat there was a correlation between quality of work life with job satisfaction of nurses in AmeliaHospital Pare with average correlation level. It was expected to achieve optimal health and performanceor satisfactory work in the hospital. It was also expected to apply and pay attention to quality ofwork life to increase job satisfaction of nurses, so the purpose of the nurses and the hospital will beachieved.


2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Yazan Emnawer Al Haraisa

The pharmaceutical sector is one of the most important sectors at the level of countries because it has a big role in the development and sustain of other sectors. Therefore, the aim of this study examined the role of quality of work life in building learning organization in the (16) Jordanian Pharmaceutical manufacturing companies. For the sample unit and analysis involved the employees selected randomly from the different areas in the target companies. In addition to, the researcher designed a questionnaire containing of (31) items to get the data required from respondents in order to attain study objectives. Moreover, the current study sought to explore the role of quality of work life in building learning organization in the Jordanian Pharmaceutical Manufacturing companies. The result of the current study found that the quality of work life have a positive impact on building learning organization in Jordanian Pharmaceutical manufacturing companies and the highest impact for job satisfaction, then safety and healthy work conditions whereas the work environment is the lowest impact. Therefore, the current study recommends that the Jordanian Pharmaceutical manufacturing companies should focuses on quality of work life and their dimensions like job satisfaction, safety and healthy work conditions and work environment to build learning organization and achieve a benefits bundle or mutual interests to both employees and organizations. On the other hand, the current study applied on Jordanian Pharmaceutical Manufacturing companies’ .Therefore, there is a need to conduct more study in the future because the result of current studies limited and narrow. And also there is a need to take other dimensions of quality of work life like adequate and fair compensation and the social relevance of work life. And conduct further future studies on other sectors such as hotel, hospital and tourism. Moreover, conducting comparative studies with others sectors such as banks and clothes manufacturing companies.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Fatma Rushdy Mohamed ◽  
Safaa Rashad Mahmoud ◽  
Karima Hosny Abdel Hafez ◽  
Thorea Mohamed Mahmoud

Background and objective: Nurses in primary health care are a considerable group of professionals working in the health sector and an adequate quality of working life will empower them to provide favorable quality care to their clients. Further, a better quality of working life can keep the employees focused and support them to strive effectively towards the organization’s vision. The aim of the study was to explore the relationship between nurses' empowerment and quality of work life at primary health care centers in Assiut City.Methods: This study was conducted in a descriptive correlated manner; the population consisted of the Assiut city primary health care centers nursing staff (n = 85). Self-administered questionnaire consisted of three parts: 1st part-Personal characteristics data questionnaire, 2nd part-Work Empowerment Promoting Factors Scale, and 3rd part: Quality of Nurses' Work Life questionnaire.Results: There were significant negative correlations between quality of work life and empowerment factors among studied nurses.Conclusions and recommendations: Workshops on the quality of work life skills for nurses and nurse managers should be done periodically, nurse managers in MCH centers should provide nurses by sufficient information, guide and resources, Nurses in primary health centers have to remain allowed to participate in decision making process to empower them, as like properly as growing theirs effect on autonomy, and First line nurse managers should periodically have nursing group meeting to verbalized, vitalize and support peer and social interaction.


2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (12) ◽  
pp. 4190-4193
Author(s):  
Mark Russel A Calingasan ◽  
Regina Millicent P Cruz ◽  
Ina Cheryza May A Ticzon ◽  
Francis K Ashipaoloye ◽  
Gerby Muya ◽  
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