NURSING PERCEPTION ABOUT WORKING ENVIRONMENT IN HOSPITAL AND ITS INFLUENCE ON NURSING CARE

Abstract

Introduction: The nurses' professional environment is receiving international interest, because there is a growing consensus that identifying opportunities for improving working conditions in hospitals is essential to maintain adequate staffing, high-quality care, nurses' job satisfaction and hence their retention. Improving the practice environment, including patient to nurse ratios holds promise for retaining a qualified and committed nurse workforce, reducing the rates of nurse burnout and job dissatisfaction and benefiting patients in terms of better-quality care. Objective: The main objectives of this study were to identify the perceptions of nurses about the working environment and to identify the factors affecting the nursing care due to working environment perceptions. Study Design: Descriptive comparative research design. Setting: This research was conducted in DHQ Toba Tek Singh. Method: A questionnaire was designed to be filled by the nurses working in the hospital. The gathered data was processed and analyzed by SPSS to examine their results and to view. Result: The sample size of this research was 132 nurses working in hospitals. Nurses perceptions about working environment influence the nursing care. 55% nurses agreed that presence of qualified nurses causes better treatment. Nurses also expect functional collaboration (83%), clear philosophy (83%), 71% nurses expect in job trainings