Table 3.
Factors influencing the quality of work life among primary health care nurses
| Items |
Agree |
Disagree |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | ||
|
A |
Work life/home life dimension |
|
|
|
|
| |
Energy left after work |
150 |
29.5 |
358 |
70.5 |
| |
Policy for vacations is appropriate for me and for my family |
211 |
41.5 |
297 |
58.5 |
| |
Ability to balance work with family needs |
213 |
41.9 |
295 |
58.1 |
| |
Important to have support for taking care of elderly parents* |
242 |
47.6 |
266 |
52.4 |
| |
Important to have on-site/near child care services* |
401 |
78.9 |
106 |
20.9 |
| |
The system of working hours negatively affects my life* |
409 |
80.5 |
99 |
19.5 |
| |
Important to have on-site ill child care services* |
420 |
82.7 |
88 |
17.3 |
|
B |
Work design dimension |
|
|
|
|
| |
Enough registered nurses |
111 |
21.9 |
397 |
78.1 |
| |
Quality assistance from nursing assistants and service workers |
144 |
28.3 |
364 |
71.7 |
| |
Many interruptions during daily work routine* |
173 |
34.1 |
334 |
65.7 |
| |
Many non-nursing tasks* |
197 |
38.8 |
311 |
61.2 |
| |
Sufficient assistance from nursing assistants and service workers |
198 |
39.0 |
310 |
61.0 |
| |
Workload is too heavy* |
203 |
40.0 |
305 |
60.0 |
| |
Autonomy to make client/patient care decisions |
313 |
61.6 |
193 |
38.0 |
| |
Ability to provide quality client/patient care |
376 |
74.0 |
132 |
26.0 |
| |
Enough time to do jobs |
424 |
83.5 |
84 |
16.5 |
| |
Satisfaction with job as a PHC nurse |
454 |
89.4 |
54 |
10.6 |
|
C |
Work context dimension |
|
|
|
|
| |
Management and supervision |
|
|
|
|
| |
Recognition of accomplishments |
161 |
31.7 |
347 |
68.3 |
| |
Nurse manager/supervisor provides adequate supervision |
221 |
43.5 |
287 |
65.5 |
| |
Participate in decisions made by nurse manager/supervisor |
188 |
37.0 |
320 |
63.0 |
| |
Upper-level management has respect for nursing |
196 |
38.6 |
312 |
61.4 |
| |
Enough feedback by nurse manager/supervisor |
198 |
39.0 |
310 |
61.0 |
| |
Nursing policies and procedures facilitate the work |
248 |
48.8 |
260 |
51.2 |
| |
Good communication with nurse manager/supervisor |
328 |
64.6 |
180 |
35.4 |
| |
Co-workers |
|
|
|
|
| |
Availability of teamwork |
335 |
65.9 |
173 |
34.1 |
| |
Good communication with physicians |
433 |
85.2 |
75 |
14.8 |
| |
Respect by physicians |
435 |
85.6 |
72 |
14.2 |
| |
Good communication with other co-workers |
443 |
87.2 |
65 |
12.8 |
| |
Friendships with co-workers |
453 |
89.2 |
55 |
10.8 |
| |
Development opportunities |
|
|
|
|
| |
Support to attend continuing education/training programs |
140 |
27.6 |
368 |
72.4 |
| |
Career advancement opportunities |
147 |
28.9 |
361 |
71.1 |
| |
Important to have the opportunity to further nursing education* |
473 |
93.1 |
35 |
6.9 |
| |
Work environment |
|
|
|
|
| |
Security department provides secure environment |
202 |
39.8 |
306 |
60.2 |
| |
Adequate client/patient care supplies and equipment |
203 |
40.0 |
305 |
60.0 |
| |
Safe from personal harm at work |
280 |
55.1 |
228 |
44.9 |
| |
Belong to the workplace |
371 |
73.0 |
137 |
27.0 |
| |
Important to have break area for nurses* |
446 |
87.8 |
62 |
12.2 |
|
D |
Work world dimension |
|
|
|
|
| |
Society has an accurate image of nurses |
124 |
24.4 |
384 |
75.6 |
| |
Ability to find same job in another organization |
193 |
38.0 |
315 |
62.0 |
| |
Salary is adequate |
196 |
38.6 |
312 |
61.4 |
| |
Job is secure |
389 |
76.6 |
119 |
23.4 |
| Nursing work positively impacts lives of others | 482 | 94.9 | 26 | 5.1 | |
* Reversed items. PHC, primary health care.