Gould Dinah, Fontenla Marina
Applied Health, School of Nursing, London, UK.
J Nurs Manag. 2006 Apr;14(3):213-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2934.2006.00577.x.
The aims of the study were to explore opportunities to undergo continuing professional education, family friendly policy and holding an innovative or traditional post on nurses' job satisfaction and professional and organizational commitment.
Qualified nurses have become a scare resource in the National Health Service. Managers need to be aware of the work-related factors most likely to secure nurses' professional and organizational commitment which will contribute to the retention. Commitment is thought to be increased if opportunities for continuing professional education are good. Family friendly policy is also important. Less is known about the relationship between type of nursing work and commitment.
An in-depth, exploratory approach to data collection were taken, employing an interview guide with open-ended questions. Data were collected with 27 nurses in clinical grades in two contrasting trusts.
Family friendly policies emerged as most important in securing nursing commitment. Those in innovative posts whose work entailed social hours and greater professional autonomy also displayed greater levels of job satisfaction. Opportunities for continuing professional education had less influence on professional and organizational commitment.
Providing flexible or social working hours appears to be more influential than providing opportunities for continuing professional education in securing nursing commitment in this exploratory study.
本研究的目的是探讨继续职业教育机会、家庭友好政策以及担任创新型或传统型岗位对护士工作满意度、职业承诺和组织承诺的影响。
在国民医疗服务体系中，合格护士已成为稀缺资源。管理者需要了解最有可能确保护士职业承诺和组织承诺的工作相关因素，这将有助于护士的留任。人们认为，如果继续职业教育机会良好，承诺会增加。家庭友好政策也很重要。关于护理工作类型与承诺之间的关系，人们了解较少。
采用深入的探索性数据收集方法，使用带有开放式问题的访谈指南。在两个形成对比的信托机构中，对27名临床级别的护士进行了数据收集。
家庭友好政策在确保护士承诺方面最为重要。从事创新型岗位、工作时间灵活且职业自主性更高的护士，其工作满意度也更高。继续职业教育机会对职业承诺和组织承诺的影响较小。
在这项探索性研究中，提供灵活或社交性工作时间在确保护士承诺方面似乎比提供继续职业教育机会更具影响力。
