摘要:

The purpose of this study was to examine nurses' attitudes toward nursing behaviors. The research question was: What is the relative importance that nurses attribute to certain dimensions of nursing behaviors? In order to answer this question, an attitudinal instrument was developed and administered to a sample of 196 female nurses whose names were obtained from the deans and directors of the nine NLN schools in Connecticut. Five a priori constructs were used as a basis for validation in the instrument development—the utilization of a unique body of knowledge and skills; the utilization of the nursing process; research ability; leadership ability; and teaching, prevention, and maintenance. Objectives, which were obtained from each of the nine schools in Connecticut, as well as from the NLN, constituted the items in the measuring instrument. Factor analysis of the instrument yielded seven factors, accounting for 63.1 percent of the total variance. Three of these factors were the same factors as those identified in the a priori analysis. The results of this study contribute toward a better understanding of nurses' perceptions of the importance of several identified components of the nursing role.

ISSN:0029-6562    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1983

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

The specific implications of the patient care motives of health care staff are considered for the relationship between experiences with co-workers and attitudinal criteria. Personal attitudes toward co-workers (member attraction) and perceptions of strain among co-workers (group fragmentation) are found to be significantly related to intrinsic reward satisfaction and propensity to leave. The implications of individual differences are addressed by considering the moderating effects that internal-external control orientation and need for achievement have on the relationship between work group variables and work attitudes. Modest evidence is found that member attraction is more highly related to work attitudes for externals than for internals. Work group experiences are also found to be more highly related to work attitudes for technicians, aides, and orderlies, who have a low need for achievement than for others in this staff group. High need for achievement is found to be associated with high intrinsic reward satisfaction and low propensity to leave for both staff groups. It is cautioned that these findings may not generalize to many non-health-care settings. It is suggested that hospital supervisors should be sensitive to differences among individuals' responses to group pressures and stresses, even when precise personality measures are not available to them.

ISSN:0029-6562    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1983

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0029-6562    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1983

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0029-6562    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1983

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0029-6562    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1983

数据来源: OVID