scholarly journals Assessing the Perception of Academicians about Organizational and Personal Aspects of Job Stress and Performance: A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (36) ◽  
pp. 51-58
Author(s):  
Atif Jamal ◽  
Ayesha Ch. ◽  
Babak Mahmood ◽  
Paris Zaka ◽  
Muhmmad Furqan Ashraf
Keyword(s):  
Job Stress ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Stressful Situation ◽  
Department Heads ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Institutional Goals ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Purposive Sample

Performance of academicians negatively associated with job stress and many other factors most obvious are institutional and personal characteristics of academia. Academia performs assigned tasks within their position and expected roles at universities. Qualitative research study was conducted to assess the perception of academicians about organizational and personal aspects. A purposive sample of 60 participants as academia heads and academia (teachers) from eight public sector universities were targeted. Semi-structured face to face and telephonic interviews were conducted by using interview guide/checklist with open statements for getting different perception and working experience of academia heads as (Deans, Department Heads, InCharge), and of academia (teachers). Data were recorded in the form of mobile recorder and written notes. Transcripts were written and thematic analysis was used to analyze the data for important themes relevant to research objectives. Results of research shows that academia heads assign different tasks to academia, sometime oppose the interest of academia, may create stressful situation. Academia heads have diverse responsibilities to take part in different activities to obtain institutional goals, based on their domain, also face some stress. It was suggested that academia heads must assign work according to academia interest; knowledge and domain, also need to take investigate reasons of disappointment among academia. Work overload and autonomy need urgent concentration.

First-time mothers' experiences of the first stage of labour in hospitals in the HhoHho region, Eswatini

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Nonhlahla Mamba ◽  
Oslinah B Tagutanazvo
Keyword(s):  
Normal Vaginal Delivery ◽  
Hospital Data ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
First Time Mothers ◽  
Open Coding ◽  
Analyse Data ◽  
Labour Pains ◽  
Postpartum Mothers ◽  
First Time ◽  
Purposive Sample

Background/Aims Women have different and varying experiences of labour and their coping strategies vary as well. Having support during labour may help women feel in control of their labour. This study aimed to explore and describe the experiences of first-time mothers during the first stage of labour. Methods The study used a qualitative, exploratory, descriptive design. A purposive sample of nine first-time postpartum mothers were selected to participate following normal vaginal delivery at Mbabane Government Hospital. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews and analysed thematically. Open coding was used to analyse data. Results Four themes emerged: 1. Ignorance of the signs of labour 2. Anxiety related to fear 3. Maintaining adequate nutrition 4. Coping with labour pains. Each theme had several subcategories. Most participants were ignorant of the signs of labour and reported anxiety related to fear of the unknown and practiced different ways of coping with labour pains. Conclusions First-time mothers require adequate preparation for labour, as many women in this study were ignorant of the signs of labour and reported anxiety related to fear of the unknown. Pregnant women should be educated about the physiological aspects of the first stage of labour and oriented in the labour ward during the prenatal period.

scholarly journals Career Motivation in Newly Licensed Registered Nurses: What Makes Them Remain

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zarata Banks ◽  
Jessica Bailey
Keyword(s):  
Registered Nurses ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Healthcare Management ◽  
Career Motivation ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Determining Factors ◽  
Emerging Themes ◽  
Newly Licensed Registered Nurses

Despite vast research on newly licensed registered nurses (RNs), we don't know why some newly licensed registered nurses remain in their current jobs and others leave the nursing profession early in their career. Job satisfaction, the most significant factor emerging from the literature, plays a significant role in nurses' decisions to remain in their current jobs. This study examined the lived experiences of newly licensed registered nurses early in their careers. The researcher interviewed 14 newly licensed registered nurses to ask why they chose nursing as a profession and to determine factors that would influence their choice to stay in nursing as a career. Data were collected from newly licensed registered nurses through in-depth, face-to-face interviews, using a semi-structured interview guide developed by the researcher. Data analysis identified the emerging themes of altruism, self-fulfillment, challenging career, and the influence of role models as determining factors for nurses staying in the field. Findings suggest that those in positions of healthcare management should consider how they can create a workplace environment that provides newly licensed registered nurses the opportunity to fulfill these employment expectations.

scholarly journals Experiences of Graduate Students in Turkish Education During the Covid-19 Pandemic Process

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
Nurşat Bi̇çer ◽  
Yakup Alan ◽  
Fatih Can
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Time Saving ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Technological Opportunities ◽  
Turkish Education

The aim of this study is to reveal the experiences of graduate students in the field of Turkish education during the pandemic process. Phenomenology design, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the research. The sample of the research consists of graduate and doctoral students studying at different universities. Easily accessible case sampling was used to determine the study group. The data of the study were collected with the interview guide prepared by the researchers and given the final shape after the expert opinion was taken. The study group was reached by using internet tools (Zoom) and data were collected. The content analysis of data was made. As a result of the research, it was seen that during the pandemic process graduate students experienced advantages such as increased technological opportunities, accessing to online materials easily, time saving and efficient studying opportunities. However, disadvantages such as inefficient lessons, lack of interaction, inability to focus on lessons, data collection problems, and inability to benefit from libraries were also revealed as problems experienced by graduate students. Students expect technological opportunities to continue, but to ensure normalization in some issues that cannot be resolved with these opportunities. They think that face-to-face education is more qualified, communication is better, and research can be done more effectively.

scholarly journals Salutary factors and hospital work environments: A qualitative descriptive study of nurses in Sweden.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Håkan Nunstedt ◽  
Monica Eriksson ◽  
Ayman Obeid ◽  
Lisbeth Hillström ◽  
Anh Truong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personal Space ◽  
Work Environments ◽  
Hospital Nurses ◽  
Work Commitment ◽  
Supportive Leadership ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Data Saturation ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Purposive Sample

Abstract Background: Extensive research describes how nurses experience their work environment. The conditions are described as stressful and dissatisfying with nurses intending to leave their workplace. Knowledge about the personal perception regarding why nurses consider leaving the hospital workplace is limited. The purpose of this study was to understand why hospital nurses remain in their workplace, which facilitates their continuation in the profession.Objective: The objective was to explore and describe factors explaining why hospital nurses remain in the workplace.Methods: This was a descriptive qualitative study with a purposive sample of hospital nurses in Sweden. The salutogenic theory was the basis for the interview guide and the semi-structured questions. Individual interviews were conducted in a hospital in western Sweden. Content analysis was performed to organize the coded data according to the sense of coherence.Results: Data saturation was achieved with 12 interviews. Within the three themes of coherence (comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness), ten subthemes were categorized from the data as follows: job satisfaction and fun at work, acknowledgement and productivity, togetherness and team security, manageable workload, variable work and challenging situations, workplace and personal space balance, collaboration and supportive leadership, valued role and good work, commitment and involvement, and pride in the professional role.Conclusions: The main findings of this study have shown the critical importance of being in a meaningful, comprehensible and manageable work context that supports nurses in maintaining their professional identity.

scholarly journals Routine Health Information System Utilization for Evidence-Based Decision Making in Amhara National Regional State, Northwest Ethiopia: a multi-level analysis.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moges Asressie Chanyalew ◽  
Mezgebu Yitayal ◽  
Asmamaw Atnafu ◽  
Binyam Tilahun
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information System ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Performance Monitoring ◽  
Health Information System ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Department Heads ◽  
Target Setting ◽  
Work Location ◽  
And Performance

Abstract Background: Health Information System (HIS) is the key to making evidence-based decisions. Ethiopia has been implementing the Health Management Information System (HMIS) since 2008 to collect routine health data and revised it in 2017. However, the evidence is meager on the use of routine health information for decision making among department heads in the health facilities. The study aimed to assess the proportion of routine health information systems utilization for evidence-based decisions and factors associated with it. Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 386 department heads from 83 health facilities in ten selected districts in the Amhara region Northwest of Ethiopia from April to May 2019. The study participants were selected using a simple random sampling technique. Descriptive statistics mean and percentage were calculated. The study employed a generalized linear mixed-effect model. Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) and the 95% CI were calculated. Variables with p-value <0.05 were considered as predictors of routine health information system use. Result: Proportion of information use among department heads for decision making was estimated at 46%. Displaying demographic (AOR= 12.42, 95% CI: [5.52, 27.98]) and performance (AOR= 1.68; 95% CI: [1.33, 2.11]) data for monitoring, and providing feedback to HMIS unit (AOR= 2.29; 95% CI: [1.05, 5.00]) were individual (level-1) predictors. Maintaining performance monitoring team minute (AOR= 3.53; 95% CI: [1.61, 7.75]), receiving senior management directives (AOR= 3.56; 95% CI: [1.76, 7.19]), supervision (AOR= 2.84; 95% CI: [1.33, 6.07]), using HMIS data for target setting (AOR= 3.43; 95% CI: [1.66, 7.09]), and work location (AOR= 0.16; 95% CI: [0.07, 0.39]) were organizational (level-2) explanatory variables. Conclusion: The proportion of routine health information utilization for decision making was low. Displaying demographic and performance data, providing feedback to HMIS unit, maintaining performance monitoring team minute, conducting supervision, using HMIS data for target setting, and work location were factors associated with the use of routine health information for decision making. Therefore, strengthening the capacity of department heads on data displaying, supervision, feedback mechanisms, and engagement of senior management are highly recommended.

Micro to Macro Social Connectedness Through Mobile Phone Engagement

2019 ◽  
pp. 995-1007
Author(s):  
Dominic Mentor
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Emotional Wellbeing ◽  
Media Access ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Social Media Networks ◽  
And Performance

The literature on social connectedness through mobile phone engagement reveals positive tacit opportunities. Mobile phone engagement hosts micro and macro opportunities to start and maintain a sense of social connectedness. Increasing a sense of social connectedness encourages healthier emotional wellbeing among people, reducing potential feelings of isolation and chances of faster recovery from illness. Mobile social media access, participation, and messaging, be it face-to-face, peer-to-peer, group, or virtual, through intentional and unintentional social connectedness, may aid the improvement and performance among workers, students, and campaigns. Mobile engagement also offers possible improvement in performance and enhanced perceptions of emotional wellbeing. Engagement through social media networks, mostly accessed via mobile, including mobile gaming, or health monitoring, commenting or posting photos or short texts, increases the production and value of successful maintenance of reciprocal interpersonal relationships.

How Hard Can It Be to Communicate? Communication Mode and Performance in Collaborative R&D Projects

2011 ◽  
pp. 174-192
Author(s):  
William H.A. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Radical Innovation ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Written Communication ◽  
Communication Mode ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Innovation Projects ◽  
Communication Modes ◽  
And Performance

Survey data and case studies of collaborative R&D projects are used to analyze the relative usage of communication modes [e.g., face-to-face (F2F), categorized as soft modes, versus written, categorized as hard modes]. Incremental (versus radical) innovation projects tended to use more written communication, as did those in which project managers defined the significant problems. Those with high ambiguity or equivocality did not rely more on F2F, but predictably, conflict and goal changes negatively impacted communication and performance. Despite managers’ insistence that F2F communication is critical, only the use of written communication was associated with project success. Soft communication modes (F2F) may be needed to set direction in projects involving radical innovation, or any other project in which goals are unclear and not well agreed upon. However, when the innovation is incremental, and goals are understood and accepted, the use of hard communication modes (written) is no deterrent to success.

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