TY - JOUR AU - ก้อมอ่อน, สุกัญญา AU - รัตนจรณะ, สหัทยา AU - พงศ์จตุรวิทย์, ยุนี PY - 2018/07/03 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Perception of Professional Nurses on Becoming a Magnet Hospital JF - Journal of Phrapokklao Nursing College, Chanthaburi JA - JPNC VL - 29 IS - 1 SE - Research Report (รายงานการวิจัย) DO - UR - https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/pnc/article/view/132622 SP - 42 - 53 AB - <p>This qualitative descriptive research aimed to examine the perception of professional nurses on becoming a magnet hospital. The informants consisted of 16 professional nurses. The research instruments were composed of a recording form of demographic data, a semi-structured in-depth interview guide, a recording form of interview transcription, a tape-recorder, notebook, and pen. Data were collected from February to December, 2014 and were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and content analysis.</p><p>The research results revealed that the perception of professional nurses on becoming a magnet hospital could be classified into 4 main categories:- 1) definition of magnet hospital: clients attracting, personnel attracting, and happy working of personnel; 2) participation in preparation for a magnet hospital: proud feeling and participation in various activities; 3) the effects of transition during a magnet hospital preparation: both positive and negative feeling; and 4) problems and obstacles in preparation for a magnet hospital: inadequate personnel number for workload, unclear and discontinuous communication, and elusiveness of a magnet hospital standard.</p><p>This research suggested that the administrators should pick an important data regarding a magnet hospital and present using interesting and clear techniques. Additionally, they should set policies to reduce professional nurse workload and recruit personnel appropriately.</p> ER -