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{"title":"Future-proofing nursing scholarship and nursing education: A critical analysis of nurse educator preparation for higher education","authors":"Judith C. Bruce ,&nbsp;Deliwe R. Phetlhu","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100797","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100797","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Nurse educators play a crucial role in developing the next generation of nurses as clinical practitioners and scholars who will take up various positions in the health system and the profession. Appropriate educational preparation and ongoing professional advancement of nurse educators is vital for producing nursing professionals capable of meeting 21st century health ideals such as universal health coverage.</div></div><div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>The aim is to critically analyse the new system for nurse educator preparation in the context of higher education in South Africa. The purpose of the analysis is to systematically examine and evaluate the rationality and applicability of the provisions and standards for preparing nurse educators for their future roles.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>We conducted a desktop document review of applicable policies, regulations, reports and texts, and a document analysis to uncover and describe underlying meaning conveyed by the content, context and commentary.</div></div><div><h3>Main findings</h3><div>This analysis revealed programme deficiencies in preparing nurse educators for research and scholarship and a future nurse educator workforce equipped to teach mainly in undergraduate programmes. Pedagogical standards were found to be internationally comparable despite variations in the levels of academic qualification and the routes to qualifying as a nurse educator.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Future-proofing nursing scholarship requires a shift in the current thinking about nurse educator preparation for higher education practice and the nursing scholar discourse. The development of nursing scholars in both clinical and academic settings is key.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 100797"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142572918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Short-term Side Effects Raises Following Covid-19 Vaccination Among Healthcare Workers","authors":"Sahar Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim ,&nbsp;Montaha Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed ,&nbsp;Esraa Mohammed Alhussin ,&nbsp;Amel Ahmed Hassan ,&nbsp;Nourah I. Alsomali ,&nbsp;Manar Mohammed Mallawi ,&nbsp;Ahmad R. Al-Qudimat","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100749","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100749","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Vaccination against COVID-19 diminishes the risk of infection and provides robust protection against severe illnesses and death when coupled with existing preventive measures. Despite comprehensive research, there are still complaints of short-term side effects of COVID-19 vaccines among healthcare workers. This study aims to specifically identify the short-term side effects that manifest after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.</p></div><div><h3>Methodology</h3><p>A descriptive cross-sectional hospital-based study included 100 Healthcare Workers (HCWs) at Soba University Hospital from April to May 2022, focusing on Short-Term Side Effects following Covid-19 Vaccination. Data were collected using a structured interview questionnaire distributed via Google Docs and Microsoft Teams. The survey was sent to healthcare workers, including doctors, nurses, and others, through email and WhatsApp. Chi-square, <em>t</em>-test, and logistic regression analyses were employed to assess the determinants and associations between side effects after COVID-19 vaccination and other variables using STATA version 17 software.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Among the 100 participants, nearly half (42 %) were in the age group of 20 to 30 years, and over two-thirds (61 %) of the participants were female, with 31 % being registered nurses. The majority, 91 %, received the AstraZeneca vaccine. This current study revealed a statistically significant relationship between the onset of symptoms and the type of vaccine (AstraZeneca) with a p-value of 0.001. Additionally, a statistically significant relationship was observed between muscular pain, fever, itching as side effects, and AstraZeneca, with p-values less than 0.05. Logistic regression indicated that male nurses between 31–40 years were almost 61 % less likely to report side effects.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The study concluded that most of those who took the vaccination of COVID-19 experienced short-term side effects including chills, fever, muscle pain, and headache after receiving the vaccine after each dose but they did not develop diarrhea.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"20 ","pages":"Article 100749"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214139124000945/pdfft?md5=e9461f751ec8b41a39e0e9350882f821&pid=1-s2.0-S2214139124000945-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142151871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Examining lecturers’ questions and level of reflection during post-simulation debriefing in Malawi: A qualitative study","authors":"Charity Kabondo ,&nbsp;Ursula Kafulafula ,&nbsp;Lily Kumbani ,&nbsp;Christina Furskog-Risa ,&nbsp;Ingrid Tjoflåt","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100771","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100771","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Simulation-based education has recently been promoted among midwifery students in Malawi. Reflective debriefing is essential for a successful educative simulation. It is therefore crucial to explore debriefing practice, particularly when simulation-based education is novel. Therefore, the study aimed to explore practice of debriefing with focus on level of reflection in questions posed by lecturers and responses from midwifery students when learning postpartum haemorrhage.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>The study applied qualitative exploratory design. During debriefing of a simulation session on postpartum hemorrhage management, data were collected through audio recordings. Seven midwifery lecturers and 107 midwifery students from midwifery education program in Malawi participated in the study. Using Gibbs’s reflective cycle, data from the lecturers’ questions and midwifery students’ responses were analysed by rating stages of reflection. The reporting of the results follows Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Most of lecturers’ questions and midwifery students’ responses were evaluative, 46% and 47%, respectively. The fewest questions and responses were conclusive, 4% and 2% respectively. Only 12% of the lecturers’ questions were analytic, while 16% of students’ responses were rated as analytic.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The results revealed that debriefing provides a forum for students to reflect on their simulated experience. Though, more evaluative questions and responses were elicited from lecturers and students, respectively, than the rest of the stages in Gibbs’s reflective cycle. If debriefing in simulation-based education is going to pave the way for student reflection in Malawi, it is necessary to enhance debriefing practices through further training.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 100771"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214139124001173/pdfft?md5=8ecab596c1c685e1d74a769f51cfb601&pid=1-s2.0-S2214139124001173-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142129155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Challenges associated with supervision of undergraduate research projects by nurse educators in South Africa","authors":"Xolani L. Mhlongo,&nbsp;Sibusiso M. Zuma","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100798","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100798","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Successful nursing research is determined by the quality of research supervision by nurse educators. This study aimed to explore challenges encountered by educators when implementing research supervision for undergraduate nursing students. A qualitative, exploratory-descriptive research design was employed through semi-structured interviews. Data were collected from twenty-seven participants who were selected purposefully from four nursing campuses located in two provinces. Thematic analysis was used to analyse data in the study. The study found that inadequate nurse educators’ research supervision skills, lack of students’ commitment to research activities, inadequate infrastructure, staff shortage and time constraints were identified as challenges. It is recommended that novice nursing research supervisors should be guided on how to supervise research students and be taught the importance of research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 100798"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142660065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A rapid-cycle evaluation and adjustment of paediatric tonsillectomy primary caregiver education: Qualitative research in implementation science","authors":"C. Duvenage,&nbsp;N.C. Van Wyk,&nbsp;R. Leech","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100692","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100692","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Tonsillectomies are generally performed on paediatric patients in ambulatory settings. The children are discharged after a short post-operative period of three to four hours which results in their parents becoming the primary caregivers at home. It is imperative that they receive extensive preparation and guidance on how to prevent, identify and manage complications related to the surgery at home. In this study, rapid-cycle evaluation and adjustment in combination with qualitative research in implementation science were used to show how health education can be revised during implementation.</p></div><div><h3>Aim</h3><p>The study aimed to evaluate and adjust the paediatric tonsillectomy primary caregiver health education at a designated ambulatory hospital.</p></div><div><h3>Design</h3><p>A rapid cycle evaluation and adjustment of paediatric tonsillectomy health education was done through qualitative research in implementation science. It was guided by the contextual and interventional facilitators and barriers of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. Two rounds of semi-structured interviews were conducted with parents as the primary caregivers of children and nurses who was directly involved with the health education.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The process of evaluation and adjustment provided the researcher with valuable information that were applied to create a more compressive piece of primary carer health education. A guideline was created with current information to manage pain, eating practices and to limit post-operative haemorrhaging.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Rapid-cycle evaluation and adjustment in combination with qualitative research in implementation science is effective to revise health education processes and material.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"20 ","pages":"Article 100692"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214139124000374/pdfft?md5=7f9cf0f00f361604670c68c51458c640&pid=1-s2.0-S2214139124000374-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140179616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluation of stress management effectiveness using the action research approach on the job stress of pre-hospital emergency staff","authors":"Ali Jadidi ,&nbsp;Behrooz Irannejad ,&nbsp;Mehdi Safarabadi ,&nbsp;Soleiman Zand","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100702","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100702","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Although job stress is found in most jobs, it is of higher significance in occupations that deal with human health. This study seeks to investigate the effectiveness of stress management with the action research approach on the job stress of pre-hospital emergency staff in Arak (Iran).</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>The present study is comparative causal research conducted using the participatory action research method on 14 pre-hospital emergency staff in Arak. At the beginning of the study, the Osipow job stress questionnaire was completed by the group, and the individuals then participated in stress management sessions in groups of six and completed the questionnaires again after the final action research session. Data analysis was carried out using descriptive data and paired t-tests using SPSS V.16 software.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The first stage of the action research identified the two main categories 1. Inadequate stress management knowledge and 2. Organizational obstacles. The theme obtained at this stage was “the bottlenecks of job stress management in the workplace.” Four categories and one theme were also obtained at the seventh stage of the action research including the categories of perceived performance change benefits, empowerment for stress management, receiving encouraging feedback, and preparedness for the development of stress management among other colleagues, and the theme of “moving towards stable stress management.” After the steps of the action research were completed, Results of the mean comparison indicated significant differences (P &lt; 0.05) between the job stress of the staff before and after group therapy in all cases.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Stress management group therapy affects the job stress of the staff. Pre-hospital emergency staff is recommended to take advantage of stress management skills training to improve their mental health.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"20 ","pages":"Article 100702"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214139124000477/pdfft?md5=bfc76c8a08305ba4a9fc77416eda140b&pid=1-s2.0-S2214139124000477-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140533441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Feasibility of a group-based laughter yoga therapy on anxiety and happiness among community-dwelling older adults: A quasi-experimental study","authors":"Mona Metwally El-Sayed ,&nbsp;Sarah Ali Hafez ,&nbsp;Abdulqadir J. Nashwan ,&nbsp;Mahmoud Abdelwahab Khedr ,&nbsp;Ayman Mohamed El-Ashry","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100675","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100675","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Applying a unique, non-pharmacological therapy for community-dwelling older adults, such as Laughing Yoga Therapy, may have a considerable impact on their anxiety, happiness, and psychological well-being.</p></div><div><h3>Aim of the study</h3><p>To investigate the feasibility of applying Laughing Yoga Therapy interventions to anxiety and happiness among community-dwelling older adults.</p></div><div><h3>Methodology</h3><p>A quasi-experimental design was used on a convenient community-dwelling. Older adult participants were selected to undergo eight sessions over four weeks. The Geriatric Anxiety Scale and Arabic Scale of Happiness were used to evaluate the participants' anxiety and happiness levels.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>A statistically significant decrease in anxiety level among the study group compared to the control group (Pre = 16.68 (7.35), immediate = 6.65 (2.89), post three-month = 7.68 (2.75), p=&lt;0.001 and effect size = 0.715). As well as an increase in happiness level among the study group compared to the control group were found (pre = 54.23 (6.60), immediate = 62.05 (4.09), post three-month = 61.95 (4.38), with statistical significant= &lt;0.001 and effect size = 0.677.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion and recommendations</h3><p>Participation in laughing yoga therapy significantly reduced anxiety and increased happiness among elderly people. These findings suggest incorporating laughing yoga therapy into nursing interventions offered to older adults in nursing homes and community groups.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"20 ","pages":"Article 100675"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214139124000209/pdfft?md5=d0f53a8eb230812d60d0f2912ca59037&pid=1-s2.0-S2214139124000209-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139907363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effectiveness of an educational program on coping, self-efficacy and health-related quality of life of patients with permanent pacemaker implantation: A quasi-experimental study","authors":"Noha Mohammed Ibrahim ,&nbsp;Mona Ibrahim Hebeshy ,&nbsp;Hayat Mohammed Ahmed ,&nbsp;Maha Mahmoud Mahmoud saadoon ,&nbsp;Nermen Abdelftah Mohamed ,&nbsp;Hassanat Ramadan Abdel-Aziz ,&nbsp;Ahmad Khaleel Alomari ,&nbsp;Mohamed Gamal Elsehrawy","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100700","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100700","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Patients undertaking long-lasting implantable pacemakers are challenged with numerous mental and psychosocial problems. Educating cardiac patients implanting pacemaker with important items regarding self-care management may stop healthcare problems.</p></div><div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>of this research was determine the impact of interventional sessions for patients with pacemakers concerning coping, quality of life and self-care management.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A quasi-experimental study was used with a sample of 45 patients with pacemakers. The current investigation was conducted at Damietta's specialized heart and digestive system center, affiliated with the Ministry of Health, Egypt. Five main tools were used in this study: A questionnaire (self-administered), Patients’ knowledge survey, a Short-form Health Assessment and Coping Strategy Indicator.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>showed that the educational program improved the coping<strong>,</strong> self-efficacy, and quality of life of patients with pacemakers in the post-intervention period compared with the pre-intervention period, with highly statistically significant improvements within all items (P ≤ 0.05). Finally, there was a statistically significant relationship between age and coping of patients with pacemakers pre and post program intervention (p =.001).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>This research suggested that an essential component of the overall care of patients receiving pacemakers should be the teaching program. Upon admission, all patients receiving pacemaker implantation should get a thorough booklet that has been simplified and includes updated guidelines about pacemaker management. Patients who are illiterate should be provided with clear explanations using photographs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"20 ","pages":"Article 100700"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214139124000453/pdfft?md5=beac44cf47ef55bbdfec0179685fc512&pid=1-s2.0-S2214139124000453-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140341287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Experiences in learning research methods: Recommendations from undergraduate nursing students at two African universities","authors":"Florence Mbuthia ,&nbsp;L.J. Mogakwe ,&nbsp;Champion Nyoni ,&nbsp;Marianne Reid ,&nbsp;Winfred Wambui ,&nbsp;Simon Githui","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100712","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100712","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Globally there is increasing demand for high-quality nursing care driven by research and evidence-based practice. Engagement of undergraduate nursing students in research activities identifies experiences and strategies that bring best outcomes in nursing practice. This study sought to establish strategies that will improve research practices among undergraduate nursing students at two African universities.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>The study was conducted in University of the Free State (UFS) in South Africa and Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DeKUT) in Kenya. Nominal group technique (NGT) was used to collect data from 116 undergraduate nursing students (South Africa = 53; Kenya = 63). Participants recruitment involved complete collection sampling with 5 group discussions (South Africa = 2; Kenya = 3). Data analysis involved initial intra-group analysis step done to tally and combine scores for specific ideas. Second step identified top five ideas across groups per institution based on highest scores. Final step compared similarities and differences between the two institutions. Ethical clearance was obtained in both countries.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The nominal group results showed top five priorities for the students in Kenya were group work research, calm manner of addressing mistakes, timely feedback from supervisors, standardised assessment, face to face teaching of data analysis software and avoidance of nullification of research projects. South African university students prioritised Student support, knowing expectations, supervisor’s feedback and contact classes, interactive classrooms and breaking down research jargon.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The participants reported need for creating supportive learning experiences with peer/teacher mentorship. Timely feedback, structured supervision, and student-centred approach to learning new information in research enrich learners’ positive experience.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"20 ","pages":"Article 100712"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221413912400057X/pdfft?md5=bbd823af0c901c783328d2562ab46ac4&pid=1-s2.0-S221413912400057X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140760986","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Perceived organizational politics: Implications for nurses’ stress and job satisfaction","authors":"Yennuten Paarima ,&nbsp;Asongo Akwobi Kisinna ,&nbsp;Adelaide Maria Ansah Ofei","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100686","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100686","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Perceived organizational politics is a common phenomenon in almost every organization and is associated with undesirable employee outcomes. Despite numerous studies on this important topic, studies describing the influence of perceived organizational politics on nurses' outcomes (job satisfaction and stress) remain underinvestigated. This study examined the impact of perceived organizational politics on job satisfaction and job stress among nurses.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A quantitative cross-sectional design was used in this study. Two hundred and thirteen (213) nurses participated. Three standardized instruments were utilized: Perception of Organizational Politics, Job Satisfaction Scale, and Job Stress Scale. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression analyses.</p></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><p>Nurses perceived a high level of organizational politics. We identified a significant correlation between perceived organizational politics, job stress, and job satisfaction in nursing. The results showed nurses' perception of organizational politics had a positive relationship with job stress and a negative relationship with job satisfaction.</p></div><div><h3>Managerial implication</h3><p>Hospital management should reconsider the organizational, group, and individual situations that create perceived organizational politics to prevent any unnecessary political behaviors in the hospital. Also, strategies to enhance nursing management and healthcare provision should be directed at reducing the use of politics to promote self-interest.</p></div><div><h3>Originality/value</h3><p>Our study provides a novel insight into the unexplored nature and impact of perceived organizational politics on nurses' job satisfaction and stress in Ghana. It is the first research to investigate organizational politics using nursing population in the Ghanaian context and makes significant contributions to theory and practice.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"20 ","pages":"Article 100686"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214139124000313/pdfft?md5=68c6347800ff7ed2c14a2de7bc16b6c5&pid=1-s2.0-S2214139124000313-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140030256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}