The Relationship Between Workload, Work Environment and Quality of Work Life of Professional Nurses in a General Hospital, Health Area 3
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This research is a cross-sectional survey study. The objective is to study the relationship between workloads. working environment and quality of work life for professional nurses. A general hospital, Health Area 3, the sample group were professional nurses working in the inpatient ward. A simple random sample of 132 people was selected. The research instrument was a questionnaire. It passed the content validity check (CVI) equal to .86 and tested for confidence using the Cronbach alpha coefficient formula equal to .81. General data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. and analyze the relationship using Spearman's correlation coefficient when the data is abnormal distributed. and Pearson's correlation coefficient. When the data spreads out in a normal distributed. The results of the research found that the workload of professional nurses Inpatient units are at a high level. Average nursing productivity is 173.05 percent (S.D. = 41.31). The work environment of professional nurses is at a high level with an average score of 3.69 (S.D. = x̅.53). The quality of working life of professional nurses is high with an average score of 3.56 (S.D. = x̅.43). Workload has a low negative relationship with the quality of work life of professional nurses. Found in the aspect of nursing productivity (rs = -.20, P < .01) and the duration of overtime work (rs = -.17, P < .01). As for the relationship between work environment and Quality of working life of professional nurses. There was a high level of positive correlation (r = .80, P < .01). Suggestions from the results of this research Nursing administrator Emphasis should be placed on policies that help improve the quality of working life of professional nurses. Especially in terms of workload Arrangement of adequate manpower Suitable for the workload and working environment Promoting life balance between work and personal time and adequate and fair compensation It will help professional nurses have a higher quality of working life.
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