Dual practice of nurses in Poland against the current staff resources

Malinowska-Lipień, Iwona; Gabryś, Teresa; Kózka, Maria; Gniadek, Agnieszka; Wadas, Tadeusz; Ozga, Edyta; Brzostek, Tomasz

doi:10.13075/mp.5893.01018

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“…The study used the lead author's questionnaire and the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) questionnaire in the Polish adaptation by Malinowska‐Lipień et al. ( 2021 ). The SAQ reliability had Cronbach's alpha of 0.98.…”

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“…The Kaiser–Mayer–Olkin value, being the measure of the adequacy of the sample selection, was estimated at the level of 0.87 (df = 8630, p < 0.001). This model explained 68% of the total variance of the analysed set of variables (Malinowska‐Lipień et al., 2021 ). The SAQ questionnaire facilitated the evaluation of nurses' attitudes towards factors promoting patient safety.…”

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Evaluating Polish nurses' working conditions and patient safety during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Malinowska-Lipień

Wadas²,

Gabryś

et al. 2021

International Nursing Review

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Aim To study the relationship between Polish nurses' working conditions and their attitudes towards patient safety during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Background Facing the COVID‐19 pandemic, caused by the SARS‐CoV‐2 virus, healthcare worldwide has been reorganised. How these changes affected patient safety for hospitalised persons is not well understood. Introduction Difficult working conditions related to the outbreak of the COVID‐19 pandemic may affect the provision of safe and effective care by healthcare staff. Methods This observational research was performed on the group of 577 nurses working during the COVID‐19 pandemic in isolation infection wards ( n = 201) and non‐infectious diseases wards ( n = 376) in Polish hospitals. The evaluation of working conditions was performed with an author's questionnaire, while the evaluation of factors influencing attitudes towards safety of the hospitalised patients was performed using Safety Attitudes Questionnaire. The STROBE checklist was used to report this study. Results The procedures developed by management in advance for COVID‐19 patient treatment had a statistically significant influence on nurses' ‘evaluation of teamwork climate, safety climate, job satisfaction, perception of management and work conditions’. Providing management with the ability to perform a swab polymerase chain reaction SARS‐CoV‐2 test for hospital staff in the workplace, and psychological support from professionals and employers were statistically significant for higher ratings of ‘teamwork climate, safety climate, job satisfaction, stress recognition, perception of management and work conditions’ by the Polish nurses. Hospital workload during the COVID‐19 pandemic was significantly correlated with lower evaluation of work conditions. Discussion Our study reinforces the existing literature on many fronts and demonstrates how even when operating under the COVID‐19 pandemic conditions, some factors remain critical for fostering a culture of patient safety. Reinforcing patient safety practices is a imperative under these conditions. Conclusions and implications for nursing Working conditions influence nurses' attitudes towards safety of the hospitalised patients. These are largely modifiable factors related to the workplace and include prior preparation of procedures, restrictions to extending daily work hours and psychological counselling for the staff.

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Evaluating Polish nurses' working conditions and patient safety during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Malinowska-Lipień

Wadas²,

Gabryś

et al. 2021

International Nursing Review

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“…This is due to their constant engagement in highly emotionally demanding relationships with subordinates, as well as intense cognitive and quantitative demands. The lack of adequate healthcare resources, together with an increase in the proportion of elderly patients in the population, have caused a greater quantitative demand for nurses, especially in the context of rising demands, workload, and pace of work [4]. Workplace stress among nurses is closely related to their workplace conditions and atmosphere [5].…”

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Stress among nurses from countries variously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic – results collected in Poland and Iran

Piotrowski

Farkhani²,

Makarowski³

2021

Med Pr

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Background: Nursing involves numerous stressful situations, such as overwork, night shifts, responsibility for the patients' health, rapid pace of work, emotional demands, contact with suffering individuals, and patients' aggressive behaviors. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is an additional demand on the already demanding profession. Thus, the aim of the current study was to assess the character of the relationship between overwork and subjectively experienced stress, taking into account the moderating role of contact with patients and work in facilities dedicated for COVID-19 patients, and the strategies of coping with stress, including resilience, in countries affected by the pandemic to various degrees. Material and Methods: The study was carried out on 151 Iranian and 158 Polish nurses at the beginning of June 2020. The following research tools were used: the Overwork Climate Scale, the Brief COPE, the Resilience Scale, and the Perception of Stress Questionnaire. The participants were also asked about their contacts with patients infected with COVID-19, and work in facilities dedicated for such patients. Results: Polish and Iranian nurses reported similar levels of overwork, but they differed with respect to the level of subjectively experienced stress and they used different coping strategies to various degrees. Contact with patients infected with COVID-19 and work in facilities dedicated for such patients also moderated the relationship between overwork climate and resilience. Conclusions: Stress levels among Iranian and Polish nurses during the pandemic are different and are related to the intensity of contact with patients infected with COVID-19. Culture and context have an important impact on coping strategies which requires further studies with a multinational approach. Med Pr. 2021;72

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“…A 2021 empirical analysis of this phenomenon showed that 44% worked in two workplaces, working over 160 h per month (39%). The most frequent reason for nurses working at multiple workplaces (93.3% of the sample) is financial concerns [ 21 ]. Simultaneously, there are reports showing that multiple workplaces can have benefits other than financial ones, including greater job satisfaction and learning new skills [ 77 ].…”

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“…Polish nurses aged under 40 and working in intensive medical care declared intention to leave more often, and the most commonly indicated reason was low pay. Over 40% of Polish nurses work in two organizations [ 21 ].…”

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Resilience, Occupational Stress, Job Satisfaction, and Intention to Leave the Organization among Nurses and Midwives during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Piotrowski

Sygit–Kowalkowska

Boe

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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The current study on the intention to leave the organization among nurses and midwives aligns with the broader direction of research on the consequences of demanding jobs. This is particularly important in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, which began in 2020 and is ongoing. The aim of the current study was to identify the levels of intention to leave the organization and job satisfaction in a sample of 390 Polish nurses and midwives. A multiple stepwise linear regression was carried out to establish which variables are predictors of job satisfaction and intention to leave the organization. The following measures were used in the study: Nurses’ Occupational Stressor Scale, The Brief Resilience Coping Scale, The Turnover Intention Scale, The Job Satisfaction Scale, and an occupational questionnaire (number of workplaces, weekly number of evening and night shifts, working at a unit dedicated to treating COVID-19, working as a supervisor/executive). The current study showed that almost 25% of the sample reported high turnover intention, and a similar proportion reported low job satisfaction. Resilience was related to nurses’ job satisfaction. In the predictive models for job satisfaction, the organizational factor of the number of workplaces was significant (positively related), while job experience was a negative predictor of intention to leave. The practical implications of the results and the need to continue research on this topic are also discussed.

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Dual practice of nurses in Poland against the current staff resources

Cited by 8 publications

References 23 publications

Evaluating Polish nurses' working conditions and patient safety during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Evaluating Polish nurses' working conditions and patient safety during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Stress among nurses from countries variously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic – results collected in Poland and Iran

Resilience, Occupational Stress, Job Satisfaction, and Intention to Leave the Organization among Nurses and Midwives during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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