1. Well-being and satisfaction of nurses in Slovenian hospitals : a cross-sectional studyMateja Lorber, Sonja Treven, Damijan Mumel, 2020, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: Introduction: Well-being is one of the most important factors in whether nurses decide to remain in the nursing profession. This study aims to examine well-being and satisfaction among nurses working in Slovenian hospitals and to identify the related demographic factors.
Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study uses standardised instruments. The sample included 640 nurses working in Slovenian hospitals. The difference between individual variables were analysed using the Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests.
Results: Nurses self-assessed their satisfaction and well-being as moderate. Forty-seven per cent of nurses were satisfied with their job, 49% assessed their psychological well-being as good, 52% were often exposed to stress at the workplace and 30% were always exposed to stress at the workplace. Levels of job satisfaction (p=0.031), psychological well-being (p=0.029) and subjective well-being (p=0.014) were found to differ significantly according to level of education, while levels of job satisfaction (p=0.005), life satisfaction (p<0.001), psychological well-being (p<0.001) and subjective well-being (p<0.001) were also found to differ according to years of nursing service and from hospital to hospital (p<0.001).
Conclusions: The key finding of the study is that nurses are moderately satisfied with their work and life and that they display moderate levels of psychological and subjective well-being. Hospitals can be successful and achieve the goals of the organisation if their employees are satisfied with work and enjoy good levels of well-being. Hospital management have to recognise the importance of ensuring that nurses and other employees are satisfied and healthy. Ključne besede: hospitals, nurses, satisfaction, health Objavljeno v DKUM: 28.01.2025; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 345
Celotno besedilo (480,56 KB) Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |
2. Effects of a serious smartphone game on nursing students` theoretical knowledge and practical skills in adult basic life support : randomized wait list-controlled trialNino Fijačko, Ruth Masterson Creber, Špela Metličar, Matej Strnad, Robert Greif, Gregor Štiglic, Pavel Skok, 2024, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: Background: Retention of adult basic life support (BLS) knowledge and skills after professional training declines over time.To combat this, the European Resuscitation Council and the American Heart Association recommend shorter, more frequent BLS sessions. Emphasizing technology-enhanced learning, such as mobile learning, aims to increase out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survival and is becoming more integral in nursing education.
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate whether playing a serious smartphone game called MOBICPR at home can improve and retain nursing students’ theoretical knowledge of and practical skills in adult BLS.
Methods: This study used a randomized wait list–controlled design. Nursing students were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either a MOBICPR intervention group (MOBICPR-IG) or a wait-list control group (WL-CG), where the latter received the MOBICPR game 2 weeks after the MOBICPR-IG. The aim of the MOBICPR game is to engage participants in using smartphone
gestures (eg, tapping) and actions (eg, talking) to perform evidence-based adult BLS on a virtual patient with OHCA. The participants’ theoretical knowledge of adult BLS was assessed using a questionnaire, while their practical skills were evaluated on cardiopulmonary resuscitation quality parameters using a manikin and a checklist.
Results: In total, 43 nursing students participated in the study, 22 (51%) in MOBICPR-IG and 21 (49%) in WL-CG. There were differences between the MOBICPR-IG and the WL-CG in theoretical knowledge (P=.04) but not in practical skills (P=.45) after MOBICPR game playing at home. No difference was noted in the retention of participants’ theoretical knowledge and practical
skills of adult BLS after a 2-week break from playing the MOBICPR game (P=.13). Key observations included challenges in response checks with a face-down manikin and a general neglect of safety protocols when using an automated external defibrillator.
Conclusions: Playing the MOBICPR game at home has the greatest impact on improving the theoretical knowledge of adult BLS in nursing students but not their practical skills. Our findings underscore the importance of integrating diverse scenarios into adult BLS training. Ključne besede: serious smartphone game, adult basic life support, teaching, games, gaming, education, nurses, nursing, educational, mHealth, mobile health, applications, smartphones, randomized controlled trial, technology-enhanced learning, life support, knowledge retention, practical Objavljeno v DKUM: 27.11.2024; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 3
Celotno besedilo (778,28 KB) |
3. Exploring the feelings of nurses during resuscitation : a cross-sectional studyAnton Koželj, Maja Šikić Pogačar, Sabina Fijan, Maja Strauss, Vita Poštuvan, Matej Strnad, 2022, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is one of the most stressful situations in emergency medicine. Nurses involved in performing basic and advanced resuscitation procedures are therefore exposed to a certain amount of stress. The purpose of this study was to determine the stressors and the level of stress experienced by nurses during resuscitation. A cross-sectional quantitative study was done. The sample consisted of 457 nurses who worked in emergency units. First demographic data were collected, followed by a questionnaire regarding the effect of different situations that occur during and after resuscitation on nurses including Post-Code Stress Scale questionnaire. The most disturbing situations for respondents were resuscitation of young person (MV = 3.7, SD = 1.4), when they fail to establish an intravenous pathway (MV = 3.5, SD = 1.4), chaotic situation during resuscitation (MV = 3.4, SD = 1.4) and making decision about termination of resuscitation (MV = 3.1, SD = 1.5). Research has shown that nurses are exposed to a certain amount of stress during resuscitation, but most of them manage to compensate for stress effectively. Ključne besede: emergency nurses, resuscitation, stress, emotions Objavljeno v DKUM: 10.07.2024; Ogledov: 108; Prenosov: 11
Celotno besedilo (453,74 KB) Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |
4. Advanced Nursing Practice : International Experiences and Future Direction for Nursing in Slovenia, Book of Abstracts2021, zbornik Opis: First international Advanced Nursing Practice conference in Slovenia brought world leading academic scholars to exchange and share their experiences on Advance Nursing Practice (ANP) education and practice. Special emphasis will be put on presentation of competencies, roles and scope of practice. Aim of our conference was to bring ANP education and especially the nature of ANP practice closer to an academic and clinical environment as well to decision making bodies in government and other professional groups in Slovenia. Numerous studies have shown that advanced practice nurses can provide quality patient care by role extension or expansion, contribute to efficacy, cost efficiency, patient satisfaction, reduced (re)hospitalizations, and reduced mortality. Experts from countries where ANP is well established and experts from countries where ANP is in the beginning stages of development participated in round table discussion. Conclusions of the round table discussion produced future direction for development of ANP in Slovenia. Ključne besede: advanced nursing practice, nursing, nurses, education, conference Objavljeno v DKUM: 20.07.2021; Ogledov: 1895; Prenosov: 189
Celotno besedilo (2,01 MB) Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |
5. Is education for using humour in nursing needed? : (Slovenian case study on sociological and ergonomic aspects of the impact of humour on nursing professionals)Jana Goriup, Jadranka Stričević, Vida Sruk, 2017, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: Introduction: Although there has been considerable discussion regarding the presence of therapeutic aspects of humour in the nurse educational programme and syllabus, little is known about the use of humour in the nurse - patient relationship and the needed topics in the Slovene educational system for nurses. From educational and medical perspectives, humour is anything that evokes laughter and it has been proven that laughter contributes to physical health. A sense of humour in nursing has a conformist, quantitative and productive importance which is manifested through the essential elements of humour: meta-communication sensitivity, personal affection for humour and emotional admissibility. As nurses spend a lot of time with patients, humour adds to the quality of their work as well as to the nurses’ satisfaction with their work with patients. The aim of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of the significance of humour in nursing both for the employees and for the patients and to discuss humour within the framework of nursing profession in Slovenia. The specific objective of our study is to explore the attitudes of Slovenian nurses towards humour and their actual use of humour during their interaction with patients.
Methods: For the purpose of this study, a quantitative research methodology was adopted. A questionnaire was used to collect data on the topic and a set of statistical analyses (frequency distribution method, the χ2 and Spearman rank correlation test) was performed on the data obtained.
Results: Our study shows that Slovenian nurses are prone to the use of humour in their work and they welcome it as an integral part of their work with patients. We found that humour also enhances their sense of belonging to the nursing profession and serves as a tool for socialization.
Discussion: Humour, employed in nursing can help overcome certain difficulties which nurses face in the workplace as they also try to fulfil some social objectives and get socialized via humour. These psychological-sociological features of humour stand out as cognitive and social benefits of the positive emotions of joy, the use of humour for social communication and their influence on the release of stress and coping, which draws from the ergonomics of humour as social interaction. Therefore, topics of humour in nurse education are required.
Limitations: 279 Slovenian nurses with different levels of education participated in the study.
Conclusions: Humour should be used by nurses since it is important in their professional interaction with patients. It can be used as a bridge between individuals and can serve as a means of individual's integration into groups, cultures and, consequently, into the society as a whole. Ključne besede: education, humour, nurses, nursing, patients Objavljeno v DKUM: 23.01.2018; Ogledov: 2272; Prenosov: 181
Celotno besedilo (455,43 KB) Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |
6. Some aspects of burnout in nursing homesLjiljana Leskovic, Goran Vukovič, Robert Leskovar, Jana Goriup, 2016, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: Nursing personnel in nursing homes for elderly citizens are exposed to a number of factors that contribute to possible burnout syndrome. For this reason, the set objective of the research was to measure the degree of burnout, check the correlation between the burnout syndrome and satisfaction at work, and psychosomatic symptoms, as well as to figure out the main characteristics of burnout syndrome among the nursing personnel in nursing homes for the elderly in Slovenia. Ključne besede: burnout, elder people, work, satisfaction, psychosomatic symptoms, nursing homes, nurses Objavljeno v DKUM: 30.03.2017; Ogledov: 1711; Prenosov: 375
Celotno besedilo (410,46 KB) Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |
7. Vocabulary acquisition for future nursing staff : authenticity in the classroomKirsten Hempkin, Barbara Majcenovič Kline, 2012, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: Research suggests that many ESL teachers either modify or supplement the set textbooks they use in class, or develop their own materials for classroom use. Indeed, in recent years, the internet in particular has opened up a rich and at times perhaps baffling array of resources for those ESL practitioners who wish to incorporate authentic materials into their teaching. While the benefits of authentic materials are well-documented, their use is, however, not entirely unproblematic, and as research into the field of material (authentic or otherwise) development grows, this raises a number of issues as to the form these materials should take and how they can best be employed. This article presents a set of vocabulary building activities for future nursing staff; these activities are in use at the Faculty of Health Sciences in Maribor. The article explains the rationale behind them in light of the theoretical framework of language acquisition that underpins them. Ključne besede: ESL teachers, vocabulary acquisition, authentic materials, trainee nurses, theoretical framework Objavljeno v DKUM: 10.07.2015; Ogledov: 1257; Prenosov: 101
Celotno besedilo (105,48 KB) Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |
8. Supporting nurses' decisions with a multi-attribute model for patient health evaluationUroš Rajkovič, Dejan Dinevski, Olga Šušteršič, Vesna Prijatelj, Vladislav Rajkovič, 2012, objavljeni znanstveni prispevek na konferenci Ključne besede: podpora odločanju medicinskih sester, večkriterijsko modeliranje, temeljne življenjske aktivnosti, zdravstveno stanje pacienta, decision support for nurses, multi-attribute modeling, basic living activities, patient's health status Objavljeno v DKUM: 10.07.2015; Ogledov: 1583; Prenosov: 63
Povezava na celotno besedilo |