Nursing OpenPub Date : 2024-07-01DOI: 10.1002/nop2.2241
Annika Tiliander, Caroline Olsson, Susanne Kalèn, Sari Ponzer, Ami Fagerdahl
{"title":"Exploring career choices of specialist nurse students: Their decision-making motives. A qualitative study.","authors":"Annika Tiliander, Caroline Olsson, Susanne Kalèn, Sari Ponzer, Ami Fagerdahl","doi":"10.1002/nop2.2241","DOIUrl":"10.1002/nop2.2241","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>To explore Registered Nurses' motives to undergo specialist training and to choose a particular speciality.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A descriptive qualitative interview study.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Semi-structured interviews were conducted during 2021 with 20 Swedish specialist nurse students from different specialisation areas. Qualitative content analysis was used. The COREQ checklist was used to report the study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Specialist nurse students' motivations for further training were divided into three main categories with two sub-categories each. The main categories were 'toward new challenges and conditions in work life', 'contributions to the development and higher competencies in health care' and 'personal work and life experiences as ground for choice'.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our study demonstrates the importance of motivating factors in the career choices of Specialist nurse students, such as personal challenges, desirable working conditions, career growth opportunities and personal experiences in the career choices. Creating a supportive work environment that helps to prioritise work-life balance and offers the development of new skills might help retain nurses.</p><p><strong>No patient or public contribution: </strong>No patient or public contribution was used. However, if more nurses would choose to undergo specialist training, especially in areas facing significant shortages, it would most likely lead to improved health-related outcomes for patients or populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":48570,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Open","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11259742/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141731521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nursing OpenPub Date : 2024-07-01DOI: 10.1002/nop2.2230
Wei Zhang, Ya-Jing Gao, Ming-Ming Ye, Lan-Shu Zhou
{"title":"Post-stroke family resilience is correlated with family functioning among stroke survivors: The mediating role of patient's coping and self-efficacy.","authors":"Wei Zhang, Ya-Jing Gao, Ming-Ming Ye, Lan-Shu Zhou","doi":"10.1002/nop2.2230","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.2230","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>Family resilience and healthy family functioning are crucial for stroke survivors' rehabilitation. This study aimed to determine the mediating effects of self-efficacy and confrontation coping on the relationship between family resilience and functioning among patients with first-episode stroke.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A cross-sectional design was applied.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>288 patients with first-episode stroke were recruited from 7 hospitals in Shangqiu and Shanghai, China, from July 2020 to October 2020. A shortened Chinese version of the Family Resilience Assessment Scale, family adaptation, partnership, growth, affection and resolve questionnaire, Medical Coping Modes Questionnaire, and Self-efficacy for Chronic Disease 6-item Scale were used to collect the self-reported data. The relationships among the studied variables were studied using spearman correlation and structural equation model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The average level of family functioning among stroke patients was 7.87 (SD = 2.32). About 26.8% (n = 76) of patients reported family dysfunction. The structural equation model showed that family resilience directly affected patients' satisfaction with family functioning (r = 0.406, p < 0.001) and indirectly affected the mediating role of patients' self-efficacy and confrontation coping style (r = 0.119, p < 0.001). The model was with good fit (χ<sup>2</sup>/df = 2.128, RMSEA = 0.065, GFI = 0.956, AGFI = 0.919, NFI = 0.949, and TLI = 0.956).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Family resilience and functioning among patients with first-episode stroke are positively associated with the mediating effects of the patients' confrontation coping style and self-efficacy between family resilience and functioning. The findings indicate that the professionals should pay special attention to families exhibiting poor family resilience or with patients who rarely use confrontation coping styles or with poor self-efficacy since they are more likely to suffer from low functioning.</p>","PeriodicalId":48570,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Open","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11212063/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141471711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nursing OpenPub Date : 2024-07-01DOI: 10.1002/nop2.2227
Dongmei Zhuang, Yan Wang, Qin Chen, Ting Wang, Peng Zhou, Furong Zhu, Shaohua Hu
{"title":"Validation of the Chinese version of the 'caring ability of family caregivers of patients with cancer scale (CAFCPCS)' in family caregivers of elderly patients with cancer: A study protocol.","authors":"Dongmei Zhuang, Yan Wang, Qin Chen, Ting Wang, Peng Zhou, Furong Zhu, Shaohua Hu","doi":"10.1002/nop2.2227","DOIUrl":"10.1002/nop2.2227","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>This study aims to translate the English version of the 'caring ability of family caregivers of patients with cancer scale (CAFCPCS)' into Chinese and validate its psychometric properties in the family caregivers of elderly patients with cancer.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A methodological study.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Based on the Brislin translation model, the original scale will be translated and back-translated, the Delphi expert consultation method will be adopted for cross-cultural adaptation, and the pilot will be carried out in 20-30 family caregivers of elderly patients with cancer. Then, a dual-centre prospective study will be conducted by recruiting 371-542 family caregivers of elderly patients with cancer to validate the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of CAFCPCS.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The scale's content validity will be evaluated using the Delphi expert inquiry method, and the face validity will be evaluated using a pre-experiment. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) will be used to assess structural validity, while internal consistency reliability and split-half reliability will be used to assess reliability.</p><p><strong>Patient or public contribution: </strong>Public involvement is of great significance for this study. Participants will be used in a pre-test to give feedback on whether the contents of the clinical pilot version of CAFCPCS after expert consultation can reflect real problems and whether the sentences can be well understood. Based on their opinions, the research group will further refine the scale.</p>","PeriodicalId":48570,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Open","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11247114/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141617447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intensive care unit dignified care: Persian translation and psychometric evaluation.","authors":"Amir Jalali, Niloufar Darvishi, Parnia Kalhory, Fateme Merati, Salam Vatandost, Khalil Moradi","doi":"10.1002/nop2.2238","DOIUrl":"10.1002/nop2.2238","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>The present study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the 'Intensive Care Unit Dignified Care Questionnaire (IDCQ)' among Iranian nurses.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A methodological and psychometric study was conducted in 2022, involving nurses from six teaching hospitals in Kermanshah, Western Iran.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The IDCQ was translated into Persian using a forward-backward translation method. Construct validity was assessed through exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), employing a stratified sampling method with 455 critical care nurses. Internal consistency was gauged using Cronbach's alpha coefficient, while reliability was determined through the test-retest method. Analyses were performed using SPSS version 26 and Lisrel version 8 software.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>EFA and CFA validated the instrument's two-factor, 17-item structure. The CFA indicated a well-fitting model with fit indices: CFI = 0.93, NNFI = 0.92, GFI = 0.861, RMSEA = 0.051 and SRMR = 0.046. Pearson's correlation coefficient substantiated a significant relationship between the items, subscales and the overall scale. The instrument's reliability was confirmed by a Cronbach's α coefficient of 0.88 and a test-retest reliability of 0.86.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The Persian version of the IDCQ, comprising two factors and 17 items, has been validated as a reliable and applicable tool for use within the Iranian nursing community.</p>","PeriodicalId":48570,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Open","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11231042/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141560091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nursing OpenPub Date : 2024-07-01DOI: 10.1002/nop2.2229
Alba Torné-Ruiz, Montse Sanromà-Ortiz, Alex Corral-Nuñez, Daniel Medel, Judith Roca, Judith García-Expósito
{"title":"Management from a multidisciplinary perspective of phlebitis related to peripheral venous catheter insertion: An international Delphi study.","authors":"Alba Torné-Ruiz, Montse Sanromà-Ortiz, Alex Corral-Nuñez, Daniel Medel, Judith Roca, Judith García-Expósito","doi":"10.1002/nop2.2229","DOIUrl":"10.1002/nop2.2229","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To determine the consensus and importance of care practices related to the management of peripheral venous catheter (PVC)-related phlebitis in hospitalized patients through the views of experts from different disciplines.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>PVCs are commonly used in hospitals but are associated with complications such as phlebitis. Their management differs widely, and studies are heterogeneous.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Delphi method.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Four stages: problem area (with Web of Science bibliometric review in July 2022), panel members, two Delphi rounds and closing criteria. In the Delphi survey, experts answered an online questionnaire based on assessment, treatment and follow-up dimensions (September 2022-February 2023). Statistical analyses were conducted of frequencies, percentages, measures of central tendency and levels of dispersion (QD). A space for comments was created, and a thematic analysis conducted of them.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eighteen experts (nurses, doctors and pharmacists) participated in the Delphi rounds. Forty-five activities were identified: 19 in assessment, 15 in treatment and 11 in follow-up. A high consensus level (QD ≤ 0.6) was found in five activities (11.12%), moderate level (0.6 < QD < 1.0) in 19 (42.22%) and low level (QD > 1.0) in 21 (46.66%). Seven themes were determined (patient perspective, lack of consensus, low evidence-based practices, stage-based treatments, prevention activities, high variability in practice and specialist teams and interdisciplinary work).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The importance of systematic assessment scales is highlighted together with consensus on signs and symptoms (pain, redness, inflammation, palpable cord and induration). Treatment according to severity and daily visual recording and monitoring are emphasized along with the need for patient participation and healthcare literacy. A high level of consensus was obtained in 11% of the activities, showing the large variability of criteria and interventions for phlebitis management. Highlighted needs include working in a team, the use of specialist teams and promoting evidence- and prevention-based activities.</p><p><strong>Relevance to clinical practice: </strong>Clinical variability is noted and, therefore, the importance of consensus on standardized care for PVC phlebitis and evidence-based practice.</p><p><strong>Reporting method: </strong>Delphi studies (CREDES).</p><p><strong>Patient or public contribution: </strong>Experts contribution.</p>","PeriodicalId":48570,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Open","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11220340/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141493984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nursing OpenPub Date : 2024-07-01DOI: 10.1002/nop2.2233
Ryozo Tomita
{"title":"The relationship between general self-efficacy and nursing practice competence for second-year nurses: Empirical quantitative research.","authors":"Ryozo Tomita","doi":"10.1002/nop2.2233","DOIUrl":"10.1002/nop2.2233","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To examine the relationship between general self-efficacy and nursing practice competence for nurses in the second year of employment.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A cross-sectional design was used.</p><p><strong>Data sources: </strong>The study included 596 nurses in their second year of employment at 75 medical facilities across Japan and used an online questionnaire survey for data collection.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The covariance structure analysis showed the path from general self-efficacy (latent variable) to nursing practice competence. Positive correlations were found between all factors on both scales. Multiple regression analysis results showed that the general self-efficacy factors of 'positivity in behavior' and 'confidence in social competence' affect nursing practice competence.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study emphasizes the importance of enhancing the general self-efficacy of second-year nurses to improve their nursing practice competence. To achieve this, it suggests developing strategies from the perspective of the factors that comprise general self-efficacy.</p><p><strong>Implications for the profession and patient care: </strong>The findings suggest that improving general self-efficacy can enhance nursing practice competence, which could inform the development of interventions to support nurses in improving their competence. The study provides basic data for improving nurses' practice competence.</p><p><strong>Impact: </strong>This study is the first to establish a relationship between general self-efficacy and nursing practice competence among second-year nurses. It demonstrates the significance of general self-efficacy in enhancing nursing practice competence, particularly for second-year nurses worldwide who may be struggling with their nursing practice competence and considering leaving the profession. The findings offer practical implications for stakeholders involved in nursing education and training programs, with potential applications in professional development.</p><p><strong>Reporting method: </strong>This manuscript adheres to the STROBE guidelines for the reporting of cross-sectional studies.</p><p><strong>Patient or public contribution: </strong>There was no patient or public contribution.</p>","PeriodicalId":48570,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Open","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11222662/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141499339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nursing OpenPub Date : 2024-07-01DOI: 10.1002/nop2.2220
{"title":"Correction to \"A cross-sectional study of factors associated with nurses' postoperative pain management practices for older patients\"[Youngcharoen, P., & Aree-Ue, S. (2023). A cross-sectional study of factors associated with nurses' postoperative pain management practices for older patients. Nursing Open, 10(1), 90-98. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1281].","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/nop2.2220","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.2220","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48570,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Open","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11212062/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141471710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nursing OpenPub Date : 2024-07-01DOI: 10.1002/nop2.2234
Yuan Gao, Min Zhou, Yan Yan Liu, Jun Yang Ma, Pei Shan Tian, Man Fen Qin
{"title":"Influential factors associated with core competencies of diabetes specialist nurses and correlation with self-directed learning ability: A cross-sectional study.","authors":"Yuan Gao, Min Zhou, Yan Yan Liu, Jun Yang Ma, Pei Shan Tian, Man Fen Qin","doi":"10.1002/nop2.2234","DOIUrl":"10.1002/nop2.2234","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims and objectives: </strong>This study aimed to investigate the current status of the core competencies and self-directed learning ability of diabetes specialist nurses and to explore the relationship between these core competencies and their self-directed learning ability.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A cross-sectional survey design was used.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study was conducted via a web-based questionnaire platform in China from January 14 to April 24, 2023. The survey included a general information questionnaire, a diabetes specialist nurses' core competencies self-assessment scale, and a nursing staff's self-directed learning ability evaluation scale. The data was collected online. Descriptive, correlation and multiple linear regression analyses were conducted using SPSS 26.0 software.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>118 diabetes specialist nurses from 11 cities participated in this study. A positive correlation was observed between the core competencies of diabetes specialist nurses and their self-directed learning ability. The characteristics affecting the core competencies of diabetes specialist nurses included age, participation in external learning and communication and self-directed learning.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The training of diabetes specialist nurses can focus on core competencies, and the ability to self-direct learning can be used as an entry point to customize feasible theoretical and practical courses. The training system can further improve diabetes specialist nurses' core competencies and self-directed learning abilities.</p><p><strong>Relevance to clinical practice: </strong>A reference can be established that nursing managers and nursing educators can use to develop training programs for specialist nurses by validating the link between their core competencies and self-directed learning skills.</p><p><strong>Patient or public contribution: </strong>Participants were involved solely in the data collection process. No participant contributions were required for the study's design, outcome measurement or implementation.</p>","PeriodicalId":48570,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Open","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11259599/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141731522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessing numeracy and medication calculations within undergraduate nursing education: A qualitative study.","authors":"Christine Minty-Walker, Nathan J Wilson, Leanne Rylands, Jim Pettigrew, Leanne Hunt","doi":"10.1002/nop2.2226","DOIUrl":"10.1002/nop2.2226","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To explore how undergraduate nursing students are assessed on nursing numeracy and medication calculations from the perspective of Australian nurse education leaders.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A qualitative study.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 nurse education leaders between November 2022 and January 2023. Braun and Clarke's six phases of thematic analysis were used to analyse the data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Five key themes were identified: (i) high expectations to keep the public safe, (ii) diverse assessment formats, (iii) different ways of managing assessment integrity, (iv) assessment conditions incongruent to the clinical setting and (v) supporting struggling students.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Nurse education leaders set high standards requiring students to achieve 100% in numeracy and medication calculation assessments, thus maintaining the reputation of nursing and patient safety. However, students struggled to meet this expectation. Diverse assessment formats were implemented, with some examination conditions contrary to clinical practice. Currently, there is no benchmark or independent point of registration examination in Australia, hence the problem is each university had a different standard to judge students' competence. Gaining insight into how these assessments are conducted provides an opportunity to work towards an evidence-based model or benchmark for the assessment of numeracy.</p><p><strong>Implications for the profession: </strong>Dosage errors in clinical practice threaten patient safety and the reputation of the nursing profession. The accuracy rate of calculations by undergraduate and registered nurses is deficient worldwide. This research highlights a major educational issue, that being the wide variation in how numeracy assessments are conducted with no clear pedagogical rationale for a standardised method. Such assessments would establish a national standard, contributing to quality assurance, the development of the nursing profession and improve patient safety.</p>","PeriodicalId":48570,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Open","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11214913/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141471709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nursing OpenPub Date : 2024-07-01DOI: 10.1002/nop2.2222
Yi-Chen Chen, Fei-Ling Wu, Hsiu-Ya Su, Chih-Erh Weng, Wen-Pin Yu
{"title":"Correlations of factors associated with job values, job stress and job satisfaction among hospital nursing assistants.","authors":"Yi-Chen Chen, Fei-Ling Wu, Hsiu-Ya Su, Chih-Erh Weng, Wen-Pin Yu","doi":"10.1002/nop2.2222","DOIUrl":"10.1002/nop2.2222","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To investigate the correlation between job values, job stress, and job satisfaction among nursing assistants in a hospital setting.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A cross-sectional study.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were collected from nursing assistants working in a regional hospital and a medical center in Northern Taiwan. A self-rated structured questionnaire was used to collect data on participants' demographic characteristics, job values, job stress, and job satisfaction. Descriptive statistics, t test, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and stepwise regression were used for data analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 135 questionnaires were distributed; of them, 132 were returned, resulting in a response rate of 97.8%. The average age of the participants was 57.08 ± 5.86 years, with the majority being female, high school educated, and married. Most participants (70%) had >5 years of experience in working as nursing assistants. The average job satisfaction score of was 63.63, indicating a moderate level of job satisfaction. Job satisfaction exhibited a significantly positive correlation with job values but a significantly negative correlation with job stress. Job value was negatively correlated with job stress. Stepwise regression revealed that job values significantly explained the variance in job satisfaction among hospital nursing assistants.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Nursing assistants are integral to clinical practice. To enhance their job satisfaction and professional development, health-care institutions and policymakers should implement strategies such as providing continual training, offering recognition and rewards to enhance sense of accomplishment.</p><p><strong>Patient or public contribution: </strong>This study involves no patient or public contribution.</p>","PeriodicalId":48570,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Open","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11230935/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141560089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}