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Perceptions of operating room staff of their job demands and turnover intentions in Western Cape Metropolitan provincial hospitals
Thesis (MNur)--Stellenbosch University, 2022.
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| author | Kunz, Thalita Yvonne |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/124305 Perceptions of operating room staff of their job demands and turnover intentions in Western Cape Metropolitan provincial hospitals Kunz, Thalita Yvonne Cohen, Mary A. Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dept. of Nursing & Midwifery. Operating room personnel -- Job satisfaction -- Western Cape (South Africa) Operating room personnel -- Attitudes -- Western Cape (South Africa) Operating room personnel -- Employment -- Western Cape (South Africa) Personnel management -- Hospitals -- Western Cape (South Africa) UCTD Thesis (MNur)--Stellenbosch University, 2022. ENGLISH SUMMARY: Specialist trained operating room nurses (ORNs) are a scarce resource and the diminishing number of skilled employees has affected the quality and safety of patient care in South Africa (Washeya, 2018:29). The shortage impacts on the ability of hospitals to cope with the burden of surgery that is attributed to violence, road accidents and disease (Dell & Kahn, 2017:4). The aim of this study was to explore and describe the perceptions of ORNs and operating department assistants (ODAs) of their job demands, resources and turnover intentions in the Western Cape metropolitan district provincial hospitals. A self-administered paper and pen survey was used to collect data. Two non-proprietary questionnaires were combined and the respondent’s demographics were included. Cluster sampling of hospitals (n=15) in the geographical area were invited to participate, namely, District hospitals (n=4); Regional hospitals (n=8) and Academic hospitals (n=3). The census of all ORNs and ODAs employed in the OR departments on both day and night duty were included. Ethical approval was obtained from the Health Research Ethics Committee (HREC) of the University of Stellenbosch (S20/07/177) and the ethical research department of the Department of Health Western Cape (WC_202101_017). Permission was also sought from the nursing managers of each hospital. Anonymity, confidentiality, and secrecy were assured for both the institutions and the participants. Furthermore, measures to prevent cross infection of Covid-19 on the surveys were meticulously observed. The majority of the participants indicated that they always have too much work to do, that requires them to be highly attentive and that some tasks affect them personally. For autonomy in the workplace few participants indicated that their job offered them the possibility of independent thought and action. Collegial relationships interfered with the team climate, as did clear communication and indications of appreciation from the supervisor. Training course opportunities were indicated to be almost never provided. The findings may contribute to an alternative understanding of the effects of the current job demands and resources on ORNs wellbeing at work for managers of provincial hospitals. It may further raise awareness of the factors identified in the study that if addressed may contribute to alleviating the shortage of ORNs in provincial hospitals in the Western Cape. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Gespesialiseerde opgeleide operasiekamerverpleegkundiges (ORN'e) is 'n skaars hulpbron en die dalende aantal geskoolde werknemers het die kwaliteit en veiligheid van pasientsorg in Suid-Afrika beïnvloed (Washeya, 2018:29). Die tekort het 'n impak op die vermoe van hospitale om die las van chirurgie wat aan geweld, padongelukke en siektes toegeskryf word, te hanteer (Dell & Kahn, 2017:4). Die doel van hierdie studie was om die persepsies van ORN'e en bedryfs-ODA's (operasiedepartement assistente) van hul werksvereistes, hulpbronne en omsetvoornemens in die Wes-Kaapse metropolitaanse distriks hospitale te verken en te beskryf. ’n Selfgeadministreerde papier- en pen opname is gebruik om data in te samel. Twee nie-eiendomsvraelyste is gekombineer en die respondent se demografie is ingesluit. Groepsteekproefneming van hospitale (n=15) in die geografiese gebied is genooi om deel te neem, naamlik: Distrikshospitale (n=4); streekhospitale (n=8) en akademiese hospitale (n=3). Die sensus het ingesluit alle ORN'e en ODA's wat in die departemente werksaam was op beide dag- en nagdiens. Etiese goedkeuring is verkry van die Gesondheidsnavorsingsetiekkomitee (HREC) van die Universiteit van Stellenbosch (S20/07/177) en die etiese navorsingsafdeling van die Departement van Gesondheid Wes-Kaap (WC_202101_017). Toestemming is ook by die verpleegbestuurders van elke hospitaal gevra. Anonimiteit, vertroulikheid en geheimhouding is vir beide die instansies en die deelnemers verseker. Verder is voorsorgmaatreels, om kruisbesmetting van Covid-19 te voorkom, gedurende die opnames noukeurig nagekom. Die meerderheid van die deelnemers het aangedui dat hulle altyd te veel werk het om te doen. Dit vereis dat hulle baie oplettend moet wees en dat sommige take hulle persoonlik raak. Vir outonomie in die werkplek het min deelnemers aangedui dat hul werk hulle die moontlikheid van onafhanklike denke en optrede bied. Werksverhoudings het inmeng met die spanklimaat, asook onduidelike kommunikasie en aanduiding van waardering van die toesighouer. Opleidingsgeleenthede, bv. Kursusse, is aangedui dat dit byna nooit verskaf word nie. Die bevindinge kan, vir bestuurders van provinsiale hospitale, bydra tot 'n alternatiewe begrip van die uitwerking van die huidige werkseise en hulpbronne op ORN’s se welstand by die werk. Dit kan verder bewustheid verhoog van die faktore wat in die studie geidentifiseer is wat, indien aangespreek, kan bydra om die tekort aan ORN'e in provinsiale hospitale in die Wes-Kaap te verlig. Masters 2022-02-28T13:06:28Z 2022-02-28T13:06:28Z 2022-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/124305 en_ZA Stellenbosch University xxi, 100 pages : illustrations, includes annexures application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Operating room personnel -- Job satisfaction -- Western Cape (South Africa) Operating room personnel -- Attitudes -- Western Cape (South Africa) Operating room personnel -- Employment -- Western Cape (South Africa) Personnel management -- Hospitals -- Western Cape (South Africa) UCTD Kunz, Thalita Yvonne Perceptions of operating room staff of their job demands and turnover intentions in Western Cape Metropolitan provincial hospitals |
| title | Perceptions of operating room staff of their job demands and turnover intentions in Western Cape Metropolitan provincial hospitals |
| title_full | Perceptions of operating room staff of their job demands and turnover intentions in Western Cape Metropolitan provincial hospitals |
| title_fullStr | Perceptions of operating room staff of their job demands and turnover intentions in Western Cape Metropolitan provincial hospitals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perceptions of operating room staff of their job demands and turnover intentions in Western Cape Metropolitan provincial hospitals |
| title_short | Perceptions of operating room staff of their job demands and turnover intentions in Western Cape Metropolitan provincial hospitals |
| title_sort | perceptions of operating room staff of their job demands and turnover intentions in western cape metropolitan provincial hospitals |
| topic | Operating room personnel -- Job satisfaction -- Western Cape (South Africa) Operating room personnel -- Attitudes -- Western Cape (South Africa) Operating room personnel -- Employment -- Western Cape (South Africa) Personnel management -- Hospitals -- Western Cape (South Africa) UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/124305 |
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