The purpose of the study was to investigate the perceived anxiety experienced by coronary care nurses working eight- and 12-hour work shifts. It was hypothesized that length of shift work affects the before- and after-shift anxiety for nurses working eight- or 12-hour work shifts. Anxiety differences between the eight- and 12-hour work shifts were examined as well as differences between the before- and after-shift anxiety for each length of shift.Thirty-two (32) coronary care nurses from a general medical and surgical hospital in the Midwest volunteered to participate in the research. The sample consisted of all females (18 Registered Nurses, nine Licensed Practical Nurses, three charge nurses, a supervisory nurse, and a rehabilitation nurse). The nurses had voluntarily selected the eight- or 12-hour length of shift work and understood that they would be committed towork that shift for one year. Twelve nurses worked the eight-hour shift; 20 nurses chose the new 12-hour shift.The State Anxiety Inventory (SAI) was used to measure the nurses' before- and after-shift anxiety. Baseline data were collected from the nurses prior to the initiation of the 12-hour shift. The Box-Jenkins Time Series Analysis was used to analyze the daily before- and after-shift anxiety scores and to establish a forecasted trend for both the eight- and 12-hour shifts.The first finding was that the before-shift anxiety scores for the eight-hour workers declined, while the anxiety scores for the 12-hour workers increased, following the implementation of the 12-hour shift. The same trend was forecast for the after-shift anxiety scores. The eight-hour nurses' after-shift anxiety scores declined while the 12-hour nurses' anxiety scores increased. A transfer function was conducted for both the eight-hour and 12-hour before- and after-shift anxiety scores. No predictive trend could be established for the eight-hour anxiety scores; however, the 12-hour after-shift anxiety scores were found to be consistently higher than before-shift anxiety scores. / Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services

Tyrimo tikslas: Įvertinti reanimacijos ir intensyviosios terapijos slaugytojų motyvaciją darbui ir nustatyti ją įtakojančius veiksnius. Tyrimo uždaviniai: 1. Ištirti ir įvertinti reanimacijos ir intensyviosios terapijos slaugytojų motyvaciją. 2. Išanalizuoti reanimacijos ir intensyviosios terapijos slaugytojų motyvaciją veikiančius veiksnius. 3. Ištirti reanimacijos ir intensyviosios terapijos slaugytojų požiūrį į Lietuvos sveikatos mokslų universiteto ligoninėje Vš. Į. Kauno klinikose taikomus motyvavimo sistemos elementus bei parengti praktines rekomendacijas slaugytojų motyvacijai didinti. Išvados. Išanalizavus tyrimo rezultatus, suformuluotos tokios išvados: 53 proc. reanimacijos ir intensyviosios terapijos skyriuose dirbančių slaugytojų yra motyvuotos darbui; 29 proc. slaugytojų pasirinkimą dirbti būtent reanimacijos ir intensyviosios terapijos skyriuose lėmė darbo specifika. Slaugytojų motyvaciją veikiantys veiksniai yra: moralinio skatinimo priemonės - slaugytojų darbo, profesinės kompetencijos vertinimas, geras socialinis – psichologinis darbo klimatas, pagarba slaugytojų darbui; prasminga, gebėjimų ir mąstymo reikalaujanti darbinė veikla; materialiniai skatinimo veiksniai. 37 proc. respondentų yra patenkinti įstaigoje taikomomis motyvacijos priemonėmis, 39 proc. - šiuo klausimu neturi aiškios nuomonės. Dažniausiai slaugytojai išskyrė dvi motyvacijos priemones, taikomas jų darbovietėje, - geras darbo sąlygas ir vadovo padėką, pagyrimą. 62 proc. respondentų... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The aim of the research: to evaluate the Resuscitation and Intensive therapy unit nurses' motivation to work and to identify the factors influencing it. The objectives of the research: 1. To research and evaluate the Resuscitation and Intensive therapy unit nurses' motivation. 2. To analyze affecting factors of the Resuscitation and Intensive therapy unit nurses' motivation. 3. To research the Resuscitation and Intensive therapy unit nurses' attitude towards to the elements of the motivating system in Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas hospital clinic and to develop practical recommendations to increase the nurses' motivation. Conclusions. After the research have been made the following conclusions: 53 percent of the Resuscitation and the Intensive therapy unit's nurses are motivated to work, 29 percent of nurses made their choice to work in this unit just because of the work specifics. Nurses motivating factors are: the moral incentives – nurses' work, a professional competence assessment, a good social - psychological working environment, a respect of nurses work, a special abilities and good thinking skills requiring work activity and a material promotion. 37 percent of respondents are satisfied with the methods of motivation in their working units, 39 percent – do not have a clear view on this issue. Nurses have identified the main two motivational measures for their workplace – a good working conditions and the boss' gratitude. 62 percent of respondents... [to full text]

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