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Factors Affecting Nurse Retention In A Private Healthcare System In Malaysia, Zarin Ikmal Zan Mohd Zain, Annamma Kunjukunju, Govethamma Subramaniam, Nur Izzana Tajuddin Mar 2025

Factors Affecting Nurse Retention In A Private Healthcare System In Malaysia, Zarin Ikmal Zan Mohd Zain, Annamma Kunjukunju, Govethamma Subramaniam, Nur Izzana Tajuddin

Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia

Nurse retention has become increasingly challenging in the post-pandemic era, particularly for private hospitals. This study aimed to identify the significant predictors of nurse retention in selected private hospitals in Malaysia. A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional design was employed. A pre-validated, self-administered questionnaire, distributed via Google Forms, was used for data collection. The respondents included 532 registered nurses employed at three private hospitals in Malaysia. Data analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics and correlation studies, including Spearman’s rho and multiple regression analysis. Among the participants, 54% reported good job satisfaction, 27.37% expressed organizational commitment, 25.97% were satisfied with human resource practices, …


Sleep Quality And Stress Levels Among Nurses: A Single Center Study, Siti Zuhaidah Shahadan, Mohamad Firdaus Mohamad Ismail, Khalidah Nadhirah Kamaruzaman Nov 2023

Sleep Quality And Stress Levels Among Nurses: A Single Center Study, Siti Zuhaidah Shahadan, Mohamad Firdaus Mohamad Ismail, Khalidah Nadhirah Kamaruzaman

Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia

The issue of nurses' sleep quality, which has a significant impact on their mental health, has not received enough attention. Nurses’ stress and mental health can affect patient care, so poor sleep quality in nurses can lead to stress and patient harm. Thus, this study examines the relationship between sleep quality and stress in nurses at a university hospital in Kuantan, Malaysia. This cross-sectional study used convenience sampling. A total of 101 nurses in the hospital were recruited to complete a series of questionnaires, including the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) and the depression anxiety stress scale 21 (DASS21). SPSS …


Cluster Analysis Of The Productivity Of Nurses’ Work, Hermansyah Hermansyah, Agung Riyadi, Rina Delfina Dec 2022

Cluster Analysis Of The Productivity Of Nurses’ Work, Hermansyah Hermansyah, Agung Riyadi, Rina Delfina

Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia

Productivity is a measure of performance, including effectiveness and efficiency. The importance of work productivity for nurses includes its evaluation role in contributing to continuous improvement. The purpose of this study is to determine the classification of nurses in clusters based on work productivity in the inpatient room. It is an analytic study with a cross-sectional design. The study sample were 130 nurses in the inpatient room at the Bengkulu Provincial Hospital, selected using the proportional random sampling technique. A questionnaire was employed for the data collection. Data analysis was performed univariately, and multivariately with cluster analysis. The study results …


Determinants Of Nurses’ Safety Attitudes In A Hospital Setting, Frima Ulfa Agustina, Hanny Handiyani, Tuti Afriani Jul 2022

Determinants Of Nurses’ Safety Attitudes In A Hospital Setting, Frima Ulfa Agustina, Hanny Handiyani, Tuti Afriani

Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia

Hospital patient safety socialization is a routine part of nursing care. Although nurses’ knowledge of patient safety affects nurses’ safety attitudes, such knowledge may not be optimal. This study explored potential factors determining nurses’ safety attitudes in a hospital setting. This was a quantitative study with a cross-sectional design. The study population comprised 376 nurses who were recruited using the purposive sampling method. The instruments were valid and reliable. The test results were as follows: job satisfaction: 0.356 – 0.575 (Cronbach’s alpha: 0.724); workload: 0.338 – 0.613 (Cronbach alpha: 0.736), job stress: 0.542 – 0.719 (Cronbach’s alpha: 0.756); head nurse’s …


Factors Related To Doctors’ And Nurses’ Perceptions Of Evidence-Based Practice And Healthcare Information Access Through Information And Communications Technology, Melati Fajarini, Sri Rahayu, Ebaa M. Felemban, Agus Setiawan Mar 2021

Factors Related To Doctors’ And Nurses’ Perceptions Of Evidence-Based Practice And Healthcare Information Access Through Information And Communications Technology, Melati Fajarini, Sri Rahayu, Ebaa M. Felemban, Agus Setiawan

Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia

Evidence-based practice (EBP) that is supported by the availability of the best literature can improve the quality of health services. Information and communication technology (ICT) usage may provide the evidence in timely-manner. However, literature on the factors related to EBP and ICT of doctors and nurses in Indonesia is scant. This study aimed to describe the factors related to the doctors’ and nurses’ EBP perception and ICT. This survey was conducted in November 2017– January 2018 at one general hospital, five private hospitals, eleven public health centers, and five private clinics. A total of 85 doctors and 271 nurses selected …


Relationship Between Nurses’ Readiness And Institutional Readiness In Developing Nursing Career Paths In Public Health Centers, Tuti Afriani, Rr. Tutik Sri Hariyati, Dyah Fitri Wulandari Mar 2021

Relationship Between Nurses’ Readiness And Institutional Readiness In Developing Nursing Career Paths In Public Health Centers, Tuti Afriani, Rr. Tutik Sri Hariyati, Dyah Fitri Wulandari

Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia

Nursing career paths in public health centers have not been well established compared with nurses in hospitals. It is because the nursing career path has a different organizing system, which then becomes an obstacle in implementing the career path for nurses in primary health care. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the relationship between institutional and nurses’ readiness in implementing nursing career paths within public health centers. A cross-sectional study design with questionnaire as instrument was used in this research. A consecutive sampling technique was used to select 93 nurses from 13 public health centers. Furthermore, to identify the objective …


Nurses’ Awareness On Patient Safety Culture In A Newly Established University Hospital, Mohd Said Nurumal, Najwa Madinah Sabran, Siti Hazariah Abdul Hamid, Muhammad Kamil Che Hasan Jul 2020

Nurses’ Awareness On Patient Safety Culture In A Newly Established University Hospital, Mohd Said Nurumal, Najwa Madinah Sabran, Siti Hazariah Abdul Hamid, Muhammad Kamil Che Hasan

Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia

As a vital part of patient care delivery, patient safety culture contributes to the quality of care provided by nurses. Safe patient care is positively linked to the attitudes of nurses. This study aimed to assess the perception of nurses working in a newly established teaching hospital. A cross-sectional study involving 194 nurses from three different units was conducted by using a 24-item Hospital Survey of Patient Safety Culture. Data on gender, working unit, age, years of working, and attendance in workshops on patient safety were also collected. The majority of the nurses had a positive total score of patient …


Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Towards Tuberculosis And The Effectiveness Of A Tuberculosis Education Program Among Nurses Employed In Tuberculosis Centers In Libya, Elbahloul Muftah Abdusalam Jan 2020

Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Towards Tuberculosis And The Effectiveness Of A Tuberculosis Education Program Among Nurses Employed In Tuberculosis Centers In Libya, Elbahloul Muftah Abdusalam

Student Works (2020-2029)

Nurses make up by far the largest group of healthcare workers in any part of the world, playing an important role in the direct management of tuberculosis (TB) patients and facing a high risk of infection. Therefore, this study was conducted to explore the knowledge, attitude, and practice towards TB among professional nurses in Libya and the impact of an educational intervention on their knowledge, attitude and practice. A cross-sectional design using self-administered validated questionnaire was conducted to explore the nurses’ KAP towards TB. A total of 384 nurses in tuberculosis centres in Libya participated in the study. TB education …