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Work‐related frustration among senior nurses at a medical centre

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  • Pei‐Hern Wang
  • Yan‐Chiou Ku
  • Chi‐Chi Chen
  • Shiow‐Rong Jeang
  • Frank Huang‐Chih Chou

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Aims and objectives To investigate the levels and causes of work‐related frustration among senior nurses. Background Role changes and the associated expectations and setbacks faced by senior middle‐aged nurses can easily result in low morale. Therefore, working setbacks experienced by senior nurses must be investigated. Design A cross‐sectional questionnaire study. Methods Purposive sampling was used to select questionnaire recipients. In total, 482 senior nurses completed and returned a structured questionnaire. Results The predictive factors for frustration at work among senior nurses included age, service unit, and the impact of sleep disorders, which jointly explained 54% of the variance. In particular, age and service unit were important predictive factors for frustration at work. Conclusions Senior nurses had medium‐to‐low scores for frustration at work and did not perceive a high level of frustration. Relevance to clinical practice The outpatient departments and other medical departments in this sector should provide a reasonable system of incentives and promotion opportunities if they are to retain their most senior and experienced nurses. The results of this study could serve as a reference for hospital administrations.

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  • Pei‐Hern Wang & Yan‐Chiou Ku & Chi‐Chi Chen & Shiow‐Rong Jeang & Frank Huang‐Chih Chou, 2016. "Work‐related frustration among senior nurses at a medical centre," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 25(13-14), pages 2040-2051, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jocnur:v:25:y:2016:i:13-14:p:2040-2051
    DOI: 10.1111/jocn.13241
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    1. Ya‐Ting Ke & Joel F. Stocker, 2019. "On the difficulty of finding one’s place: A qualitative study of new nurses’ processes of growth in the workplace," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 28(23-24), pages 4321-4331, December.

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