Developing a tool to measure the factors influencing nurses’ enjoyment of nursing

Abstract

Enjoyment seems to be one of the main reasons nurses continue to stay in nursing even though the system and people are not always supportive, encouraging or conducive to career development.

The Second Side of the Coin—Resilience, Meaningfulness and Joyful Moments in Home Health Care Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…Besides social relationships with patients, the current study shows the strong impact of the team on home health care workers’ joy. This generally confirms previous results on joyful moments and resources [ 33 , 67 ]. In contrast to the results from Wilkes et al [ 67 ] and Galuska et al [ 66 ], which identified educating others as the most central source of joy related to the team, receiving support was found in the present study as the aspect most frequently related with joy.…”

“…This generally confirms previous results on joyful moments and resources [ 33 , 67 ]. In contrast to the results from Wilkes et al [ 67 ] and Galuska et al [ 66 ], which identified educating others as the most central source of joy related to the team, receiving support was found in the present study as the aspect most frequently related with joy. Thereby, the results clearly showed the special role of nursing trainees, as home health care workers often reported joy when they experienced the luxury of working in pairs.…”

“…Taking these findings together with the results of the present study, resilience in home health care may be discussed in terms of being able to provide good care despite the organizational system, and not because of it. However, experiencing joy when overcoming challenges successfully is a new but frequently found aspect that has not yet been identified by other studies on joy in nursing [ 28 , 29 , 66 , 67 ].…”

“…Unfortunately, Wilkes et al [ 67 ] do not present a differentiated analysis of their results or a detailed explanation of identified topics beyond using quotes. However, the topics “to do and share with others”, “connect with others” and “supporting others” identified by Wilkes et al [ 67 ] may be comparable to the category of social relationships with patients in this study. Within this category, positive interaction with patients was the sub-category mentioned most often within the audio diaries.…”

Factors Influencing Midwifery Students’ Decision to Choose the Midwifery Education Program in Albania

“…Choosing a profession is a significant decision that shapes a person's life. In some developed countries, choosing to study midwifery has been influenced by personal and extrinsic factors, including the willingness to help others and altruism [5], [6], [7], [8]. Unlike developed countries, in low-income countries, factors such as professional and extrinsic, such as job security and salary, career opportunities, and working in developed countries, have motivated students to study midwifery [5], [7], [9], [10].…”