Why do some schools struggle to retain staff? Development and validation of the Teachers' Working Environment Scale (TWES)

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam Sims
Keyword(s):  
Staff Development ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Environment Scale ◽  
Development And Validation

scholarly journals KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF MEDICATION ERROR AMONG NURSES IN FEDERAL NEURO-PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL, CALABAR

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 20-44
Author(s):  
Edet Okon Umoh ◽  
Blessing Oduenyi Opue
Keyword(s):  
Staff Development ◽  
Medication Error ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

This study was conducted to assess knowledge and attitude of medication among Nurses in Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Calabar. Three (3) research questions were raised and one hypothesis formulated to direct the study. The descriptive cross-sectional survey design was used to study a total of one hundred and two (102) nurses selected from the study area using the stratified random sampling technique. A well developed and structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The questionnaire was duly validated and its reliability ensured. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency count, simple percentage, mean, weighted mean, and standard deviation. The study hypothesis was tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient analysis with its significance level set at 0.05. Findings of the study revealed that majority (73.6%) of the nurses used for the study had adequate knowledge of medication error, and majority (72.6%) had positive attitude towards prevention of medication error in the Hospital. Factors that affect safe medication practices among the nurses include: individual negligence, excessive workload, inadequate staff strength, poor working environment, lack of staff development and training, lack of equipment and supplies, non-regular review of patient’s drugs by doctors, and prescription of under dosage drug by doctors. There is a statistically significant and positive relationship between knowledge and attitude of nurses towards prevention of medication error. Based on these findings, it was recommended that government should employ more qualified nurses to increase the strength of nurses in the Hospital and improve the nurse-patient ratio to avoid excessive workload which is a strong and significant contributing factor to medication error among nurses in the Hospital.

Difficult Living and Working Environment Scale

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynda A. King ◽  
Daniel W. King ◽  
Dawne S. Vogt ◽  
Jeffrey Knight ◽  
Rita E. Samper
Keyword(s):  
Working Environment ◽  
Environment Scale

scholarly journals Benchmarking nurse outcomes in Australian Magnet® hospitals: cross-sectional survey

BMC Nursing ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Stone ◽  
M. Arneil ◽  
L. Coventry ◽  
V. Casey ◽  
S. Moss ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Personal Accomplishment ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Practice Environment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Nursing Outcomes ◽  
Environment Scale

Abstract Background Positive reports of nursing-related outcomes such as quality nursing care, nursing engagement with work and good practice environment are crucial in attaining and maintaining Magnet® designation. The majority of Magnet®-designated organisations (N = 482) are in the USA, with their aggregate nursing outcomes widely published as benchmark data. Australian Magnet® outcomes have not been aggregated or published to date. Methods The aims are to benchmark educational preparation, occupational burnout, job satisfaction, intention to leave and working environment of nurses in Australian Magnet®-designated facilities and to determine the reliability of the Practice Environment Scale-Australia. The design is a cross-sectional multisite survey set in all three Australian Magnet®-designated organisations. The demographics included age, gender, level of education, years in practice, level of seniority and position title. Two items measured job satisfaction and intent to stay in current employment. The Maslach Burnout Inventory explored the three domains of nursing engagement: depersonalisation, personal achievement and emotional exhaustion. The Australian version of the Practice Environment Scale interrogated participants’ perceptions of their work environments. Results 2004 nurses participated (response rate 45.9%). Respondents’ mean age was 39.2 years (range 20–72). They were predominantly female and had worked in their current facility for more than 5 years. Eighty five percent had a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree. Eighty-six percent of respondents were satisfied or very satisfied with their current position. Eighty eight percent had no intention of leaving their current employer within the next 12 months. Participants rated their hospitals highly in all domains of the practice environment. Respondents reported less burnout in the personal accomplishment and depersonalisation domains than in the emotional exhaustion domain, in which they reported average levels of burnout. The internal consistency of the Practice Environment Scale-Australia was confirmed in this sample (Cronbach α’s 0.87–0.9 for subscales and 0.89 for composite score). Conclusion In this paper, we present nursing outcome data from all Australian Magnet® hospitals for the first time. This provides a benchmark that facilitates comparison with nursing outcomes published by Australian non-Magnet® hospitals and with international Magnet® organisations.

scholarly journals Teaching Programme in Nigerian Higher Institutions: Challenges of Implementation and Way Forward

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 86-93
Author(s):  
Niyi Jacob Ogunode ◽  
Ehichoya Edokhamhen
Keyword(s):  
Staff Development ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Professional Staff ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Teaching Programme ◽  
Service Programs ◽  
Adequate Funding ◽  
Academic Calendar ◽  
Higher Institutions

This article discusses the challenges militating against effective teaching programme in Nigerian higher institutions. Secondary data were used to support the points raised in the article. The secondary data were sourced from print materials and publications by recognized institutions and individual authors. The article identified inadequate funding of teaching programme, inadequate professional academic staff, poor motivation, inadequate infrastructural facilities, ineffective supervision, unstable academic calendar, brain drain, poor working environment and poor staff development. To address the issues raised, the following suggestions were made: adequate funding of teaching programme, employment of more academic and professional staff, in-service programs for staff development, provision of conducive working environment, provision of adequate infrastructural facilities, and motivation of personnel, effective supervision and implementation of union agreement.

Development and Validation of the College Campus Environment Scale (CCES): Promoting Positive College Experiences

2015 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-165
Author(s):  
Marian C. Fish ◽  
Dalia R. Gefen ◽  
Walter Kaczetow ◽  
Greta Winograd ◽  
Rachel Futtersak-Goldberg
Keyword(s):  
College Campus ◽  
College Experiences ◽  
Campus Environment ◽  
Environment Scale ◽  
Development And Validation

FACTOR INFLUENCING JOB PERFORMANCE OF AGRICULTURAL TEACHERS IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ABEOKUTA METROPOLIS NIGERIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 18-28
Author(s):  
R. A. OYEYINKA ◽  
K. K. BOLARINWA
Keyword(s):  
Staff Development ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Performance Appraisal ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
Agricultural Teachers

The study examined the factor influencing the job performance of agricultural teachers in selected secondary schools in Abeokuta metropolis. A multistage random sampling technique was used to select 77 respondents for the study. The results showed that majority (62.5%) of the sampled teachers were male, while (77.9%) were married with a mean age of 38.9 years. The educational background showed that majority (64.9%) of the agricultural teachers had HND/B.Sc as their educational qualification with quite a lot of them (66.2%) belonging to the Christian faith group. Furthermore the results indicated that, adequate career opportunities with a mean score of (=4.06) were among the highest factor influencing the job performance of the respondents, while adequate performance appraisal with a mean score of (=3.56) was the least factor that contribute to the job performance of the respondents. Inferential statistical results showed that there was significant relationship between teachers job performance and their age (χ2=6.61, p<0.05) and working experience (χ2=7.26, p<0.05).Also constraints (r=-0.403, p<0.05) and lack of training/staff development (r=0.432, p<0.05) have significant relationship with the respondents job performance. The study concludes that adequate working environment and frequent pay rise in salary were among the major factors influencing the job performance of teachers in the study area. The study recommended that government should increase their budgetary allocation to education so that teachers’ job performance can be enhanced.

scholarly journals Assessment of the nursing practice environment in Greek Hospitals: a cross-sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 535-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalliopi Brofidi ◽  
Konstantinos Vlasiadis ◽  
Anastas Philalithis
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Practice Environment ◽  
Magnet Hospitals ◽  
Environment Scale ◽  
Work Index ◽  
Nursing Practice Environment ◽  
The Us ◽  
Greek Hospitals

Background The organisational characteristics of the nursing practice environment play a crucial role in nurses’ job satisfaction, job retention, quality-of-care service provision and patient outcomes. The widely used Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index assesses the favourability of these traits, showing the grade of magnetism of these factors in the workplace. Aims and methods This study aims to assess the nurse working environment at five public hospitals in Greece, and to compare these data with those of Magnet and non-Magnet hospitals. The Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index was completed by 532 nurses. Results Findings have shown that all five hospitals were assessed by nurses as unfavourable working environments. Four of five subscales were identified as unfavourable by the participants and only Collegial Nurse-Physician Relations were evaluated as a positive organisational trait. The mean scores in all five subscales of favourability were significantly lower than the corresponding scores of non-Magnet hospitals in the US. Conclusions The present study shows the favourability grade of Greek hospitals. When compared with Magnet and non-Magnet hospitals in the US, Greek hospitals were perceived as more unfavourable than non-Magnet hospitals. Action to improve the current situation must be taken by hospital management, supporting nurse involvement, continuous education, changing human resources management and adopting evaluation procedures.

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