Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Nursing - Department of Nursing Services Administration

Background: Staff nurses working continuously twenty four hours during the day and exposing to workload through achieving their tasks that directly influence on their physical and emotional status. Workload at work setting make staff nurses have low level of quality of work life that finally affect the main goal of hospital as staff nurses become don{u2019}t concentrate to give the patient the nursing care effectively. Aim of the Study: this study aims to assess the impact of nursing workload on quality of work life as perceived by staff nurses. Design: A descriptive correlational design was used. Setting: the study was conducted at Sohag University Hospital at units of medical, surgical departments and general intensive care unit. Subjects: Convenient nurses sample (n=240) from all age categories and different educational level. Tools: Nursing workload questionnaire and quality of work life questionnaire were used for date collection. Results: Study revealed that there was significant relation between workload and quality of nursing work life level (X2 = 19.168, P = .001). Conclusion: Study concluded that there was significant difference between workload and quality of nurses work life levels and the majority of participants had high level of workload and average level of quality of work life. Recommendations: The study recommended that nurse manager should make continuous meetings with staff nurses and Provide continuous feedback to staff nurses for their performance. Design stress and management programs and organizes workshops for nurses to help reduce high mental stress that will decrease workload

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