Autor: |
Mohammad Afshar, Hamidreza Sadeghi‑Gandomani, Negin Masoudi Alavi |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2020 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
Nursing Open, Vol 7, Iss 4, Pp 1052-1059 (2020) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2054-1058 |
DOI: |
10.1002/nop2.485 |
Popis: |
Abstract Aims The purpose of the present study was to improve clinical competencies in nursing staff in a selected surgical department in Kashan/Iran during 2016–2018. Design This was a participatory action research. Methods This action research was implemented in four steps of problem identification, planning, action and reflection. Interviews, focus groups and observation were used for the qualitative part. Conditions of Work Effectiveness Questionnaire‐II, job satisfaction and patients' satisfaction questionnaires were completed before and after the study. Qualitative content analysis, paired and independent t test were used for data analysis. Results Three main problems could affect the clinical competencies including professional insufficiency, basic shortages and external influences. Three changes were implemented in the surgical department including improving education, involving nursing students in patients' education and increasing the motivations by peer evaluation and selecting the nurse of the week. The changes significantly increased patients' satisfaction, nurses' job satisfaction and work effectiveness. |
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