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Swedish nurses' experiences of being forced into part‐time employment
Author(s) -
Kapborg Inez
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
nursing and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.563
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1442-2018
pISSN - 1441-0745
DOI - 10.1046/j.1442-2018.2000.00054.x
Subject(s) - retraining , unemployment , part time employment , competence (human resources) , nursing , agency (philosophy) , working time , work (physics) , medicine , psychology , business , social psychology , sociology , mechanical engineering , social science , economics , engineering , economic growth , international trade
Nurses being forced into part‐time work is a common occurrence in Sweden. A questionnaire was mailed to nurses who were registered with an unemployment agency, with the purpose to investigating how part‐time employment has affected their life situation and whether their attitudes to working as nurses had changed. The questionnaire was distributed via the unemployment agency, and 96 nurses responded. One in five nurses regretted their choice of profession and 30% considered retraining. Nurses forced into part‐time employment reported that their self‐confidence had decreased and their financial situation had deteriorated. The majority of nurses were not anxious about working as nurses within their area of competence, but some expressed a lack of sufficient practical professional experience. Nurses generally felt uncertain about their future and found it particularly difficult to plan their time because they did not know when they would be offered temporary work.