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Nurses’ perceptions of motivational factors: a case study in a Turkish university hospital
Author(s) -
Kantek Filiz,
Yildirim Nezaket,
Kavla İlkay
Publication year - 2015
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 - 10.1111/jonm.12195
Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , turkish , nursing management , perception , nursing , work experience , descriptive statistics , test (biology) , psychology , data collection , descriptive research , medicine , work (physics) , clinical psychology , psychometrics , linguistics , philosophy , mechanical engineering , statistics , mathematics , paleontology , neuroscience , engineering , biology
Purpose This study investigates the perceptions of nurses regarding work motivation factors. Background Work motivation of nurses is of utmost importance so that patients may receive high‐quality and effective nursing services as well as higher levels of care satisfaction. Method This descriptive study was conducted with nurses in a university hospital in Turkey. A personal information form and the motivation factors questionnaire form were used as data collection tools. Data analysis was conducted using mean, anova , t ‐test, Tukey test and Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Result Appreciation (mean 4.76) had the highest score among all the factors. It was also found that the respondents’ perceptions regarding motivation varied significantly ( P < 0.05) depending on their age, professional experience and institutional experience. No differences were found in the respondents’ perceptions with respect to professional position ( P < 0.05). Conclusion The results show that appreciation was perceived as the most effective factor by nurses. Furthermore, nurses’ perception of the influence of motivation factors varied according to age, duration of professional experience and institutional experience. Implications for nursing management Nursing managers can maximise the potential of nurses by implementing appropriate motivation strategies. When developing suitable motivation strategies, they should consider age, duration of professional experience and institutional experience and monitor recent changes. It is strongly recommended that experimental studies are conducted and significant appreciation techniques analysed.