Table 2.
Staff Nurses' Work-related Problems as Perceived by Nurse Managers at the Study Setting (N = 150).
| Staff nurses' work-related problems | Hospital 1 (n = 50) |
Hospital 2 (n = 50) |
Hospital 3 (n = 50) |
Total (n = 150) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Job stress | 50 | 100 | 50 | 100 | 50 | 100 | 150 | 100 |
| Work overload | 50 | 100 | 47 | 94.0 | 50 | 100 | 147 | 98.0 |
| Staff absenteeism | 48 | 96.0 | 44 | 88.0 | 47 | 94.0 | 139 | 92.6 |
| Nursing shortage | 25 | 50.0 | 25 | 50.0 | 19 | 38.0 | 69 | 46.0 |
| Demotivation | 50 | 100 | 39 | 78.0 | 21 | 42.0 | 110 | 73.3 |
| Lack of empowerment | 45 | 90.0 | 38 | 76.0 | 30 | 60.0 | 113 | 75.3 |
| Staff turnover | 50 | 100 | 20 | 40.0 | 22 | 44.0 | 92 | 61.3 |
| Workplace violence | 41 | 82.0 | 38 | 76.0 | 30 | 60.0 | 109 | 72.6 |
| Staff conflict | 46 | 92.0 | 43 | 86.0 | 39 | 78.0 | 128 | 85.3 |
| Staff poor performance | 33 | 66.0 | 39 | 78.0 | 23 | 46.0 | 95 | 63.3 |
| Lack of organizational justice | 25 | 50.0 | 22 | 44.0 | 19 | 38.0 | 66 | 44.0 |
| Unclear job description | 21 | 42.0 | 27 | 54.0 | 15 | 30.0 | 63 | 42.0 |
| Limited resources | 26 | 52.0 | 20 | 40.0 | 15 | 30.0 | 61 | 40.6 |