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A comparison of nurse‐related behaviour, philosophy of care and job satisfaction in team and primary nursing
Author(s) -
Reed Suzanne Elizabeth
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1988.tb01433.x
Subject(s) - nursing , job satisfaction , primary nursing , quality (philosophy) , context (archaeology) , team nursing , nursing care , nursing outcomes classification , psychology , nurse education , medicine , social psychology , paleontology , philosophy , epistemology , biology
The study compares team and primary nursing modes of organization of nursing care on three related variables, namely: nurse‐related behaviour and quality of care, philosophy of care and job satisfaction for nurses. The historical dimension and evolution of modes of care, quality of care, philosophy of care and theories of job satisfaction are discussed within the context of the study. The literature and previous research studies conducted on team and primary nursing are reviewed and comparisons ofthe two are made. Analysis of data collated yielded results which are compared for differences and benefits between team and primary nursing. The results of the study suggest that when compared to team nursing mode of organization of care, primary nursing affords increased quality of care, a more coherent philosophy of nursing and increased job satisfaction for nurses. Methodological problems are examined and implications for policy explored.