Abebe Boe Eyerusalem, Mekonnen Shiwangizaw, Fako Thomas, Aschale Wale Mastewal, Tade Meku, Tsega Chekol Aklile
Faculty of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
Department of Anesthesia, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
Front Med (Lausanne). 2024 Aug 22;11:1352499. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1352499. eCollection 2024.
The foundation of the global healthcare system is nurses, and professionalism in nursing is a basic idea that helps patients, organizations, and people. Studies that have been published in Ethiopia, though, are limited, out-of-date, and poorly documented, especially when it comes to the study setting. Because of this, this study aimed to close a knowledge gap on the level of professionalism in public hospitals in Sidama, Ethiopia.
This study aimed to assess professionalism and associated factors among nurses working in Hawassa city public hospitals, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among nurses working in Hawassa city public hospital from June to July 2022. A computer-generated simple random sampling technique was used to select 413 study participants. The level of professionalism was assessed through a self-administered questionnaire, using the guidelines of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario. All the loaded data using Epi-data version 4.6 were exported to a statistical package for social science. An ordinal logistic regression analysis was used to identify the associations between the outcome and predictor variables. The statistical significance of the factors influencing the outcome variable was declared in multivariate logistic regression analysis using an adjusted odds ratio at a 95% confidence interval with a -value <0.05.
A total of 405 nurses participated in the study, with a response rate of 98%. Of the total participants, more than half were females (55.3%). The level of professionalism was found to a moderate level. There was a strong link between completing their degree in a governmental institution, being part of a professional organization, serving for several years, and having a BSc or above qualification with a moderate level of professionalism.
We found a moderate level of professionalism among nurses working in the study setting. This suggests that the Regional Health Bureau should collaborate with other responsible bodies to develop various opportunities for nursing staff to increase their professionalism. The minister of health should be focused on private college nurses, nurses lacking the association, and the qualification of the profession.
全球医疗保健系统的基础是护士，护理专业精神是有助于患者、组织和大众的基本理念。然而，在埃塞俄比亚发表的研究有限、过时且记录不佳，尤其是在研究背景方面。因此，本研究旨在填补埃塞俄比亚锡达马地区公立医院护理专业水平方面的知识空白。
本研究旨在评估埃塞俄比亚哈瓦萨市公立医院护士的专业精神及相关因素。
2022年6月至7月，在哈瓦萨市公立医院工作的护士中开展了一项基于机构的横断面研究。采用计算机生成的简单随机抽样技术选取413名研究参与者。使用安大略省注册护士协会的指南，通过自填问卷评估专业精神水平。使用Epi-data 4.6版本录入的所有数据均导出到社会科学统计软件包。采用有序逻辑回归分析确定结果变量与预测变量之间的关联。在多变量逻辑回归分析中，使用95%置信区间的调整比值比和P值<0.05来判定影响结果变量的因素的统计学显著性。
共有405名护士参与研究，应答率为98%。在所有参与者中，超过一半为女性（55.3%）。专业精神水平被发现处于中等水平。在政府机构完成学业、成为专业组织的一员、工作数年以及拥有理学学士或以上学历与中等水平的专业精神之间存在紧密联系。
我们发现研究环境中护士的专业精神水平处于中等。这表明地区卫生局应与其他责任机构合作，为护理人员创造各种机会以提高他们的专业精神。卫生部长应关注私立学院护士、缺乏协会会员身份的护士以及专业资质问题。
