Recognition of Staff Nurse Job Performance and Achievements

Cronin, Sherill Nones; Becherer, Donna

doi:10.1097/00005110-199901000-00005

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“…Similar suggestions for improvements were made by Burke (2001), Carey and Campbell (1994), Cooney (1994), Cronin and Becherer (1999), Del Bueno (1993) and McGirr and Bakker (2000). Therefore, the participants' recommendations are in line with, and confirm, those of the researchers.…”

Section: Participants' Ideas For Restructuringsupporting

confidence: 73%

Restructuring: A View from the Bedside

Daiski¹

2004

cjnl

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This qualitative study reports on the perspectives of hospital staff nurses regarding the recent restructuring of Canadian healthcare. They were the group on the front lines bearing the brunt of the changes. Yet, mostly they had not been consulted, as the decisions were made elsewhere. Twenty staff nurses working in a variety of Toronto hospitals were interviewed and described the impacts on themselves and their patients. While restructuring focused on deficit reduction and increased efficiency, the factors affecting quality of patient care and work life of nurses were neglected. The major strategies employed -increased workloads, casualization and deskilling -changed nurses' work at the bedside. Stable teams disappeared as nurses were hired into casualized positions. Care was reduced to specific tasks and routinized, to be carried out by a "skill-mix" of workers. The nurses' relationships with patients, the "heart and soul of nursing," became largely limited to managing care for a number of patients over one shift. Lack of time and continuity with their patients left nurses dissatisfied. The voices of bedside nurses and their suggestions for change add some novel perspectives to the restructuring discourse.This study reports on the thoughts and experiences of hospital staff nurses during the recent restructuring of the Canadian healthcare system. The purpose is to bring nursing voices into the discussion about the effects of restructuring and the possible changes that nurses envision.

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Section: Participants' Ideas For Restructuringsupporting

confidence: 73%

Restructuring: A View from the Bedside

Daiski¹

2004

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“…A number of the writings concentrate on poor morale of health care workers and highlight a range of causes including: shortage of workers; 14 overwork; [15][16][17][18][19][20] low pay and difficulties with the recruitment and retention of staff; 15,[19][20][21][22] the quality of nursing education; 15,23 professional support and prospects; 15,21 and the lack of recognition for job performance and professional achievement. 19,22 The way a person responds or reacts to work and organisational stimuli has a strong bearing on their subsequent perception of morale within the workplace.…”

Section: The Morale Of Nursesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…19,22 The way a person responds or reacts to work and organisational stimuli has a strong bearing on their subsequent perception of morale within the workplace.…”

Section: The Morale Of Nursesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Nursing morale: what does the literature reveal?

Day¹,

Minichiello²,

Madison³

2006

Aust. Health Review

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There is increasing attention to nursing workforce issues such as recruitment, retention, turnover, workplace health and safety issues and their impact on quality patient care. A number of these problems have been linked to poor morale. While there has been a lack of consensus on the determinants of morale, it is clear that the outcomes of poor morale not only add considerable cost to the organisation but also impact negatively on patient care. This article provides a systematic overview of the literature surrounding nursing morale and the variables identified in the literature that impact upon morale, and discusses the impli- cations for future research.

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“…Conversely, the lack of recognition has been ranked as one of the primary causes of discontent in nursing (Howery 1990, Hayes 1993). However, little research has been done to identify recognition methods that are most valued by nurses themselves (Cronin & Becherer 1999).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%