Adequate Resources as Essential Component in the Nursing Practice Environment: A Qualitative Study
Introduction: Attracting and retaining well qualified nurses to develop healthcare systems and ensure patient safety is a global concern. In this regard, the quality of the practice environment plays a crucial role. Aim: To explore Iranian nurses perception on the key constituents of the nursin...
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| description | Introduction: Attracting and retaining well qualified nurses to
develop healthcare systems and ensure patient safety is a global
concern. In this regard, the quality of the practice environment
plays a crucial role.
Aim: To explore Iranian nurses perception on the key constituents
of the nursing practice environment.
Materials and Methods: This study was conducted using a
qualitative approach. Twelve participants were purposively
selected from five teaching hospitals in Shiraz, Iran. Data was
collected through semi structured interviews, and analysed
using qualitative content analysis.
Results: Data analysis led to the extraction of two categories of
‘adequate staff’, with two subcategories of balanced workload
and well qualified nurses, and ‘adequacy of physical resources’,
with subcategories of equipment adequacy and appropriate
physical structure as key elements of the nursing practice
environment.
Conclusion: Imbalanced workloads, inappropriate nursepatient ratios, and inadequate physical resources negatively
affected nurse’s perceptions of the quality of the nursing practice
environment. The findings provide baseline data for health
policymakers in different national and global areas to remodel
the practice environment. The improvement of the practice
environment, with adequate staffing levels and appropriate
allocation of physical resources, is achievable to resolve this
challenge and thus improve outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-86a059df01b04750983aef834e63f6b22022-12-21T18:29:53ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2017-06-01116IC01IC0410.7860/JCDR/2017/25349.9986Adequate Resources as Essential Component in the Nursing Practice Environment: A Qualitative StudyMozhgan Rivaz0Marzieh Momennasab1Shahrzad Yektatalab2Abbas Ebadi3PhD Candidate of Nursing Education, Student Research Committee, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Fars, Iran.Associate Professor, Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Nursing Faculty, Baqiyatallah, University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Introduction: Attracting and retaining well qualified nurses to develop healthcare systems and ensure patient safety is a global concern. In this regard, the quality of the practice environment plays a crucial role. Aim: To explore Iranian nurses perception on the key constituents of the nursing practice environment. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted using a qualitative approach. Twelve participants were purposively selected from five teaching hospitals in Shiraz, Iran. Data was collected through semi structured interviews, and analysed using qualitative content analysis. Results: Data analysis led to the extraction of two categories of ‘adequate staff’, with two subcategories of balanced workload and well qualified nurses, and ‘adequacy of physical resources’, with subcategories of equipment adequacy and appropriate physical structure as key elements of the nursing practice environment. Conclusion: Imbalanced workloads, inappropriate nursepatient ratios, and inadequate physical resources negatively affected nurse’s perceptions of the quality of the nursing practice environment. The findings provide baseline data for health policymakers in different national and global areas to remodel the practice environment. The improvement of the practice environment, with adequate staffing levels and appropriate allocation of physical resources, is achievable to resolve this challenge and thus improve outcomes.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/9986/25349_CE[Ra]_F(Sh)_PF1(PrGGH)_PFA(PrG_SS).pdfcontent analysisphysical resourcesworkloadsworkplace |
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| title | Adequate Resources as Essential Component in the Nursing Practice Environment: A Qualitative Study |
| title_full | Adequate Resources as Essential Component in the Nursing Practice Environment: A Qualitative Study |
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| title_short | Adequate Resources as Essential Component in the Nursing Practice Environment: A Qualitative Study |
| title_sort | adequate resources as essential component in the nursing practice environment a qualitative study |
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