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Prerequisites for quality improvement in nursing
Author(s) -
Koivula,
Paun,
Laippala
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of nursing management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2834
pISSN - 0966-0429
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2834.1998.00091.x
Subject(s) - nursing , affect (linguistics) , quality (philosophy) , nursing management , work (physics) , psychology , medicine , nursing care , quality management , sister , management system , mechanical engineering , philosophy , management , communication , epistemology , engineering , economics , sociology , anthropology
Aim This study examines how the characteristics of nurses, working communities and leadership affect the prerequisites for quality improvement in nursing. Background Knowledge of the phenomena affecting nurses’ action is needed, since quality of care is seen as a result of an individual carer's professional skills, work motivation and commitment to work. Methods Material for the study was collected using a questionnaire. The respondents were 723 nursing practitioners from two special level hospitals. The main instrument used was the Managerial Abilities instrument developed by the researchers. Findings The results of the statistical analyses showed that exhaustion experienced by the nurses is the most important obstacle to quality improvement in nursing. The education of nurses, good team work and the ward sister's managerial abilities have a positive influence on quality improvement in nursing. Conclusion Nurses’ exhaustion should be reduced in order to improve quality of care.