Darkwah Ernest, Annor Francis, Oppong Seth, Hagan Sylvia
Department of Psychology, College of Humanities, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
SAGE Open Nurs. 2024 Oct 9;10:23779608241279911. doi: 10.1177/23779608241279911. eCollection 2024 Jan-Dec.
Early work-related experiences of newly hired employees can have important implications for their work performance over time and their future health and well-being trajectories. In health care work, such outcomes may hold implications for the services delivered and the patients whose lives depend on them.
This study was conducted to explore the work-related experiences of newly hired hospital nurses in Ghana.
Using qualitative methods, thirty-six (36) newly hired nurses in three (3) hospitals in the Eastern Region of Ghana were purposively sampled and interviewed. Thematic network analyses were applied to the data collected.
Five main themes emerged which summarized the experiences of the nurses. The themes indicated that newly hired nurses experienced the nursing profession as stressful and yet fulfilling, different from their preentry expectations with multiple sources of stressors and resources. Religion and faith, family support, and a perceived lack of suitable alternative sources of income emerged as the main motivators of the intention to stay.
The findings suggest a highly stressful and quite unpredictable work environment for newly hired nurses. Despite this, they are determined to stay on the job. Employee assistance programs that have specialized components targeted at providing emotional and psychosocial assistance to newly hired nurses are recommended.
新员工早期的工作经历可能会对其长期工作表现以及未来的健康和幸福轨迹产生重要影响。在医疗保健工作中，这些结果可能会对所提供的服务以及依赖这些服务的患者产生影响。
本研究旨在探索加纳新入职医院护士的工作经历。
采用定性研究方法，从加纳东部地区三所医院中，有目的地抽取了三十六名新入职护士进行访谈。对收集到的数据进行主题网络分析。
出现了五个主要主题，总结了护士们的经历。这些主题表明，新入职护士体验到护理工作既压力巨大又令人满足，与入职前的期望不同，存在多种压力源和资源。宗教信仰、家庭支持以及认为缺乏合适的其他收入来源成为留任意愿的主要动机。
研究结果表明新入职护士面临高度紧张且相当不可预测的工作环境。尽管如此，他们仍决心留在岗位上。建议设立专门针对新入职护士提供情感和心理社会援助的员工援助计划。
