...Abdullah Esirgenler; Gamze Tuncer Unver Purpose The objectives of this study are to examine nurses' perceptions of their managers' toxic leadership behaviors and their levels of psychological capital and caring behaviors, and to identify the demographic and professional factors predicting...

... included 400 nurses selected through convenience sampling. Data were collected using the Sparking Leadership Scale, Work Engagement Scale, and Team Job Crafting Scale, and analyzed with IBM SPSS and AMOS. The STROBE guideline was followed in reporting the study. Findings The conceptual model...

...Mohamed Mousa; Doaa Althalathini; Vesa Puhakka Purpose The aim of this study is to explore how extreme work conditions influence nurses’ experiences of career shock in public hospitals. Design/methodology/approach This study employed a phenomenon-based approach to gain a deeper and more...

...Ferhat Onur Agaoglu; Murat Baş; Sinan Tarsuslu Purpose The study was designed to investigate the moderating role of employee motivation as a mediator of psychological ownership in the relationship between nurses’ perception of participatory leadership and their organizational learning behaviors...

...Ana Luiza Ferreira Aydogdu Purpose This study aims to understand the experiences of Brazilian nurse auditors in the practice of their profession, exploring the importance, challenges, rewards and strategies related to the occupation. Design/methodology/approach This is a qualitative...

...Lise Elliott; Naomi Chambers Purpose This paper uses data from an ethnographic study of a group of NHS community nurses in England, to analyse their work using labour process theory. A theory influenced by Marxist thinking, which is concerned with the examination of the labour process. This study...

... aims to identify the factors contributing to nosiness among nurses. Design/methodology/approach We conducted an exploratory qualitative interview study involving 38 nurses in Iran. The participants were selected by purposive sampling. Findings We identified nine themes as the antecedents...

...Rania Ali Albsoul; James Hughes; Muhammad Ahmed Alshyyab; Gerard Fitzgerald Purpose The aim of this study was to identify and evaluate interventions shown to improve nurse resilience in the acute care settings. Design/methodology/approach The study was a systematically conducted scoping review...

... and reduce the deleterious impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nursing workforce. Results of this study capture the recommendations made by nurses during in-depth interviews conducted early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Mental Health Nurses COVID-19 Hospital administration Semi...

...Daniel R. Terry; Blake Peck; Andrew Smith; Tyrin Stevenson; Ed Baker Identifying and measuring personality traits assists to understanding professional career choices, however, what impact personality traits have on nursing student rural career choice remains absent. The purpose of this paper...

... graduated nurses shows that when learning to fit in they are emotionally and physically challenged (Leong and Crossman, 2015). In another study, highlighting newly graduated nurses’ perspectives, some of the challenges for leaders and colleagues are identified as showing trust, providing on the job training...

... case study of three large inpatient wards. The study finds that the nursing staff and their frontline leaders experience challenges in regard to visibility and role of the leader, e.g., in creating overview, coordination, setting-up clear goals, following up and being in touch. However, large...

...Andrew Robson; Fiona Robson Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an evaluation of the key antecedents of leave intention demonstrated by nurses employed in UK National Health Service (NHS). Design/methodology/approach – Survey assessment of a sample of 433 nurses employed...

... of the midwives delivering care, as reported by midwives and nurses. Design/methodology/approach Quantitative questionnaires consisting of standardised measures were distributed to midwives in two large maternity hospitals. These questionnaires assessed levels of work engagement, supervisor and colleague...

...Yvonne Sawbridge; Alistair Hewison Purpose The aim of this article is to report some of the work undertaken by a nursing “think tank”, focussed on examining the causes of poor nursing care in hospitals, and potential solutions. Design/methodology/approach A “think tank” was convened which...

.... At the beginning of the new century, important reforms that emphasised the efficient use of scarce resources were implemented. The objective of this study is to understand how nurses are adapting to a more managerial environment, one in which economic rationalism and market‐driven initiatives are the key...

.../implications A major limitation of the study is that the sample of health workers was biased towards nurses (n=160; 56.1 percent). This is explained by their large presence in remote districts in Ghana. A qualitative approach could enrich the findings by bringing out the many complex views of health...

...‐centred care (PCC) for patients with chronic heart failure. Design/methodology/approach Surveys were sent out to 170 nurses. The survey included two instruments – the Organisational Values Questionnaire (OVQ) and the Resistance to Change Scale (RTC). Findings The results indicate that a culture...

...Sarah Wall Purpose The purpose of this article is to critique extant nursing research on nursing practice environments by juxtaposing it with critical sociological perspectives on nurses' work and to propose an alternative paradigm for future research based on these perspectives. Design...

... different studies, comprising both data from qualitative interviews and a nationwide survey. Findings Doctors and nurses in many respects perform their roles as unitary managers differently. They hold the same position but carry out their roles differently. Doctors are very committed to clinical tasks...