Nurses’ experiences of the role of organizational and environmental factors in the development of love of the profession: a qualitative study
Abstract Background Love of the profession has significant relationship with nurses’ job motivation and care quality. However, there is limited information about organizational and environmental factors affecting love of the profession among nurses. Aim This study aimed at exploring nurses’ experien...
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| author | Shahnaz Bolandian-Bafghi Mohsen Adib-Hajbaghery Mitra Zandi |
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| description | Abstract Background Love of the profession has significant relationship with nurses’ job motivation and care quality. However, there is limited information about organizational and environmental factors affecting love of the profession among nurses. Aim This study aimed at exploring nurses’ experiences of the role of organizational and environmental factors in the development of love of the profession. Methods This qualitative study was conducted in 2020–2021 using the conventional content analysis approach. Participants were Fifteen Iranian nurses with deep love of the profession, nursing instructors, and nursing managers purposefully selected from different healthcare and academic settings in seven large cities of Iran. Data were gathered via semi-structured interviews and were analyzed via the conventional content analysis method proposed by Graneheim and Lundman. Results Organizational and environmental factors affecting the development of love of the profession were grouped into three main categories: The social context of the profession (with two subcategories), family support (with two subcategories), and organizational health (with four subcategories). Subcategories were respectively historical context of the profession, the evolving context, emotional family support, instrumental family support, quality of interpersonal relationships in the organization, level of organizational justice, level of authority delegation to nurses, and level of organizational support. Conclusion Different organizational and environmental factors can affect nurses’ love of the profession development. Improving public image of nursing, providing nurses with stronger support, improving organizational climate, and strengthening interpersonal relationships in healthcare settings are recommended to develop nurses’ Love of the profession. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b841180063ac4ca3b8783a41d997a7e92022-12-22T02:48:42ZengBMCBMC Nursing1472-69552022-11-012111810.1186/s12912-022-01117-4Nurses’ experiences of the role of organizational and environmental factors in the development of love of the profession: a qualitative studyShahnaz Bolandian-Bafghi0Mohsen Adib-Hajbaghery1Mitra Zandi2Research Center for Nursing and Midwifery Care, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical SciencesTrauma Nursing Research Center, Kashan University of Medical SciencesMedical Surgical Nursing Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesAbstract Background Love of the profession has significant relationship with nurses’ job motivation and care quality. However, there is limited information about organizational and environmental factors affecting love of the profession among nurses. Aim This study aimed at exploring nurses’ experiences of the role of organizational and environmental factors in the development of love of the profession. Methods This qualitative study was conducted in 2020–2021 using the conventional content analysis approach. Participants were Fifteen Iranian nurses with deep love of the profession, nursing instructors, and nursing managers purposefully selected from different healthcare and academic settings in seven large cities of Iran. Data were gathered via semi-structured interviews and were analyzed via the conventional content analysis method proposed by Graneheim and Lundman. Results Organizational and environmental factors affecting the development of love of the profession were grouped into three main categories: The social context of the profession (with two subcategories), family support (with two subcategories), and organizational health (with four subcategories). Subcategories were respectively historical context of the profession, the evolving context, emotional family support, instrumental family support, quality of interpersonal relationships in the organization, level of organizational justice, level of authority delegation to nurses, and level of organizational support. Conclusion Different organizational and environmental factors can affect nurses’ love of the profession development. Improving public image of nursing, providing nurses with stronger support, improving organizational climate, and strengthening interpersonal relationships in healthcare settings are recommended to develop nurses’ Love of the profession.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-022-01117-4Content analysisLoveLove of the professionNurseNursing professionQualitative study |
| spellingShingle | Shahnaz Bolandian-Bafghi Mohsen Adib-Hajbaghery Mitra Zandi Nurses’ experiences of the role of organizational and environmental factors in the development of love of the profession: a qualitative study BMC Nursing Content analysis Love Love of the profession Nurse Nursing profession Qualitative study |
| title | Nurses’ experiences of the role of organizational and environmental factors in the development of love of the profession: a qualitative study |
| title_full | Nurses’ experiences of the role of organizational and environmental factors in the development of love of the profession: a qualitative study |
| title_fullStr | Nurses’ experiences of the role of organizational and environmental factors in the development of love of the profession: a qualitative study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nurses’ experiences of the role of organizational and environmental factors in the development of love of the profession: a qualitative study |
| title_short | Nurses’ experiences of the role of organizational and environmental factors in the development of love of the profession: a qualitative study |
| title_sort | nurses experiences of the role of organizational and environmental factors in the development of love of the profession a qualitative study |
| topic | Content analysis Love Love of the profession Nurse Nursing profession Qualitative study |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-022-01117-4 |
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