Darbo tikslas: išanalizuoti bendruomenės slaugytojų profesines problemas ir parengti šių problemų sprendimo gaires. Uždaviniai: 1. Identifikuoti bendruomenės slaugytojų profesines problemas realizuojant skirtingus profesinius vaidmenis. 2. Nustatyti bendruomenės slaugytojų požiūrį į problemų sprendimo būdus. 3. Pateikti bendruomenės slaugytojų profesinėje veikloje išryškėjusių problemų sprendimo gaires. Tyrimo metodika: Tyrimo objektas – slaugytojų profesinės problemos. Tyrimo metodas – anoniminė anketinė bendruomenės slaugytojų apklausa (N=285). Tyrimo statistiniai duomenys buvo apdoroti programine įranga (SPSS for Windows 13.0). Hipotezės apie dviejų požymių nepriklausomumą buvo tikrinamos naudojant Chi kriterijų (χ2), laisvės laipsnių skaičių (lls) bei reikšmingumą (p). Procentinių dydžių poriniai palyginimai atlikti taikant z kriterijų. Rodiklių skirtumai laikyti statistiškai reikšmingais, kai p<0,05. Rezultatai. Dauguma slaugytojų (68,1 proc.) yra patenkinti savo darbu. Nepasitenkinimą darbe dažniausiai sukelia mažas darbo užmokestis (77,4 proc.), slaugytojų pripažinimo trūkumas (74,3 proc.), didelis darbo krūvis (50,4 proc.), savarankiškumo trūkumas (35,3 proc.). Savarankiškumo trūkumą dažniau akcentuoja didesnį darbo stažą turintys slaugytojai. Nepatenkinti karjeros galimybėmis yra 11,4 proc. visų respondentų, mažai patenkinti – 18,7 proc. Daugiausia nepatenkintų karjeros galimybėmis yra žemiausią ir aukščiausią išsilavinimą turinčių respondentų grupėse. 35,1 proc... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The aim of the study is to analyze the occupational problems of community nurses and prepare guidelines for the solution of these problems. Objectives of the study are the following: 1. To identify the occupational problems of community nurses in the process of realization of different occupational roles. 2. To determine the attitude of the community nurses towards the ways of problem solutions. 3. To present guidelines for the solution of problems appearing in the occupational activity of community nurses. The methodology of the research is the following: The object of the research is the occupational problems of nurses. The method of the research is an anonymous questionnaire survey of community nurses (N = 25). The data of the research was processed by software (SPSS for Windows 13.0). The hypotheses about the dependence of two features were checked using the Chi criteria (χ2), the number of freedom degrees (lls) and significance (p). The paired comparisons of percentages were made using the z criteria. The differences of indicators were assumed as statistically significant, as p<0,05. Results. The majority of the nurses (68,1 per cent) is satisfied with their work. Dissatisfaction at work is usually evoked by low salary (77,4 per cent), the lack of appreciation of nurses (74.3 per cent), big work load (50,4 per cent) and lack of independence (35,3 per cent). The lack of independence is usually emphasized by nurses who have greater length of service. 11,4 per cent of... [to full text]

Background: Approximately 20-25 % of people experience mental health disorders globally and, therefore, have a higher chance of meeting occupational injustices in their everyday lives. Occupational injustice includes occupational deprivation, imbalance, alienation, marginalization and apartheid. The purpose of this study was to explore the current knowledge of occupational justice or injustice in persons with mental disorders. Method: Scoping review methodology by Peters et al. (2020) was used for mapping evidence. For inclusion criteria, there was no age restriction. Also, mental disorders or mental illnesses or diagnoses for that had to be stated. The time span for the literature search was between 2006 and 2021. The data was searched from AMED, CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Scopus. Hand searching in the Journal of Occupational Science was also conducted, and the citations and reference lists were screened. Results: Seven articles met the criteria and were included for qualitative synthesis, and all were related to working-aged adults. Three main themes were found in relation to (1) engagement in occupations, (2) social relations, and (3) participating in work-life. Conclusion: Occupational injustice was related to environmental barriers, a lack of opportunities for engaging in meaningful activities, developing positive identity and self-esteem and to having a stigma. Participation in work-life was noted to be affecting occupational justice positively. There may also exist knowledge gaps regarding other age groups than persons of working age with mental disorders and from countries with weak health care and insurance systems. Further research about occupational injustice in persons with mental disorders is needed.