Do Personal Differences and Organizational Factors Influence Nurses’ Decision Making? A Qualitative Study
Decision-making processes (DMPs) can be altered by several factors that might impact patient outcomes. However, nurses’ views and experiences regarding the multitude of personal and organizational factors that may facilitate or inhibit their decision-making abilities have rarely been studied. Purpos...
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| description | Decision-making processes (DMPs) can be altered by several factors that might impact patient outcomes. However, nurses’ views and experiences regarding the multitude of personal and organizational factors that may facilitate or inhibit their decision-making abilities have rarely been studied. Purpose: To explore the personal and organizational factors that influence nurse DMPs in clinical settings at Ministry of Health hospitals (MOH). Method: A qualitative research design was conducted. A purposive sample of 52 nurses was recruited from general and critical wards in two major Ministry of Health hospitals in Hail, Saudi Arabia. A total of eight focus groups (semi-structured interviews) were conducted to elicit participant responses. Results: In this study, the personal differences covered nurses’ experience, physical and psychological status, autonomy, communication skills, values, and cultural awareness. Organizational factors included the availability of resources, organizational support, workload, the availability of educational programs, the availability of monitoring programs, and the consistency and unity of policies, rules, and regulation applications. Conclusions: The major contribution of this study is the comprehensive illustration of influential factors at both the personal level and the organizational level that impact DMPs to achieve desired outcomes for patients and health organizations. This study utilizes a framework that could explain the nature of nurse DMPs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-75d0c2d03c874156a73e9dd0b3e8ec3c2023-11-22T14:34:11ZengMDPI AGNursing Reports2039-439X2039-44032021-09-0111371472710.3390/nursrep11030067Do Personal Differences and Organizational Factors Influence Nurses’ Decision Making? A Qualitative StudyRana Alaseeri0Aziza Rajab1Maram Banakhar2Regional Nursing Administration, Hail City 55425, Saudi ArabiaPublic Health Nursing Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21577, Saudi ArabiaPublic Health Nursing Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21577, Saudi ArabiaDecision-making processes (DMPs) can be altered by several factors that might impact patient outcomes. However, nurses’ views and experiences regarding the multitude of personal and organizational factors that may facilitate or inhibit their decision-making abilities have rarely been studied. Purpose: To explore the personal and organizational factors that influence nurse DMPs in clinical settings at Ministry of Health hospitals (MOH). Method: A qualitative research design was conducted. A purposive sample of 52 nurses was recruited from general and critical wards in two major Ministry of Health hospitals in Hail, Saudi Arabia. A total of eight focus groups (semi-structured interviews) were conducted to elicit participant responses. Results: In this study, the personal differences covered nurses’ experience, physical and psychological status, autonomy, communication skills, values, and cultural awareness. Organizational factors included the availability of resources, organizational support, workload, the availability of educational programs, the availability of monitoring programs, and the consistency and unity of policies, rules, and regulation applications. Conclusions: The major contribution of this study is the comprehensive illustration of influential factors at both the personal level and the organizational level that impact DMPs to achieve desired outcomes for patients and health organizations. This study utilizes a framework that could explain the nature of nurse DMPs.https://www.mdpi.com/2039-4403/11/3/67nurses’ decision-making processesfactors influencing nurses’ decisionsnaturalistic decision-making approachmanagerial decisionclinical decisions |
| spellingShingle | Rana Alaseeri Aziza Rajab Maram Banakhar Do Personal Differences and Organizational Factors Influence Nurses’ Decision Making? A Qualitative Study Nursing Reports nurses’ decision-making processes factors influencing nurses’ decisions naturalistic decision-making approach managerial decision clinical decisions |
| title | Do Personal Differences and Organizational Factors Influence Nurses’ Decision Making? A Qualitative Study |
| title_full | Do Personal Differences and Organizational Factors Influence Nurses’ Decision Making? A Qualitative Study |
| title_fullStr | Do Personal Differences and Organizational Factors Influence Nurses’ Decision Making? A Qualitative Study |
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| title_short | Do Personal Differences and Organizational Factors Influence Nurses’ Decision Making? A Qualitative Study |
| title_sort | do personal differences and organizational factors influence nurses decision making a qualitative study |
| topic | nurses’ decision-making processes factors influencing nurses’ decisions naturalistic decision-making approach managerial decision clinical decisions |
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