Determination of Anger Expression and Anger Management Styles and an Application on Operating Room Nurses

This research has been carried out in order to determine anger expression and anger management styles in operating room nurses. By applying an in-depth interview technique on operating room nurses working in a private hospital, a qualitative study has been performed in order to determine anger expression and anger management styles in operating room nurses. The interview consisted of ten questions such as demographic questions addressing the workers’ age, sex, education level and duration of employment in the organization they work, aiming to determine their anger expression and anger management styles. Since operating room environments contain various risk factors, and require active team work in a stressful dynamic setting under excessive workload, , it has been found that operating room nurses display their anger through loud speaking, fail to settle their anger positively, fail to control their anger in a behavioural pattern despite their cognitive awareness in anger management. Thus, it has been suggested that operating room nurses should be trained on anger management methods so that they can manage their anger in a stressful operating room environment

Sağlık Turizmi ve Uluslararası Hastalar İçin Türkiye Pazarı

Günden güne hem kamu, hem de özel hastanelerin sayısı artmaktadır. Ulusal hastalara ait sabit bir pazar olması, sağlık sektöründe büyük bir rekabeti de beraberinde getirmektedir. Türkiye coğrafik konumu, iklimi, termal kaynakları, doğal güzellikleri, kaliteli tıp personeli ve yüksek teknoloji kullanan aletlere sahip hastaneleri ile sağlık turizmi için büyük bir potansiyele sahiptir. Sağlık turizminin 2011 yılı verilerine göre dünyadaki pazar payı yaklaşık olarak 400 milyar dolardır. Bu çalışma ile Türkiye’nin bu pazardaki mevcut durumunu ortaya koyarken; gelecekte bu pazardaki payını daha da artırabilmek için gereken öneri ve düzenlemelerin geliştirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Hastalara ait veriler Sağlık Bakanlığı ile Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı’nın resmi sitelerinden alınmıştır. 2010 yılında, sağlık turizmi için 109-678 hasta Türkiye’ye gelmiştir (Özel hastane: 77.003; kamu hastanesi: 32.675 kişi). Hastaların geldikleri ülke ve aldıkları sağlık hizmetine göre farklı dağılımlar sergilediği görülmektedir. Kamu hastanelerinin yanı sıra özel hastanelerin sayısı da günden güne artmakta ve bu sektörde önemli bir yer almaktadırlar. Sağlık sektöründe pazarı arttırmak için Sağlık Bakanlığı ile Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı sağlık turizmine gereken önemi vermelidir. Bu yolla oluşan döviz girdisi sağlık sektöründe pazar payını arttırırken; ortaya çıkan yeni iş olanakları işsizliği azaltacaktır. Sağlık sektörünün ayakta kalması için sağlık turizmi gün geçtikçe daha önemli hale gelmektedir

Sağlık Hizmetlerinde Podolojinin Gelişimi ve Eğitimine Genel Bir Bakış

Podoloji, podos- (ayak) ve -loji (bilim) sözcüklerinden oluşan ve dünyada tarihi çok eskilere dayanmasına rağmen, Türkiye’de çok yeni olan bir bilim dalıdır. Türkiye’deki gelişimi 2008 yılında Podoloji Derneği’nin kurulmasını takip eden çalışmalarla ve podologluğun meslek kanununun 26.04.2011 tarihinde yayınlanmasıyla başlamıştır. Podoloji, vücudumuzda organ fonksiyon bozukluklarının alt ekstremitede sinir, damar, eklem, cilt üzerine olan olumsuz etkilerini tanımlayan ve verdiği hasarı önleyici tedbirlerle azaltmaya çalışan bir sağlık mesleğidir. Türkiye’deki mesleki gelişimi çok yeni olmakla birlikte dünyada gelişimi eskilere dayanmaktadır. Bu çalışmadaki amaç, konjenital, edinsel ya da travmaya bağlı olarak gelişen ayak hastalıklarına yönelik birtakım primer / önleyici / koruyucu ve tedavi edici sağlık hizmetleri veren podoloğun eğitimini, podoloji alanına giren uygulamaları ve podologların mesleki gelişimini inceleyerek, Türkiye’de podolojinin sağlık hizmet sunumundaki yerini ve önemini vurgulamaktır

Determination of Anger Expression and Anger Management Styles and an Application on Operating Room Nurses

This research has been carried out in order to determine anger expression and anger management styles in operating room nurses. By applying an in-depth interview technique on operating room nurses working in a private hospital, a qualitative study has been performed in order to determine anger expression and anger management styles in operating room nurses. The interview consisted of ten questions such as demographic questions addressing the workers’ age, sex, education level and duration of employment in the organization they work, aiming to determine their anger expression and anger management styles. Since operating room environments contain various risk factors, and require active team work in a stressful dynamic setting under excessive workload, , it has been found that operating room nurses display their anger through loud speaking, fail to settle their anger positively, fail to control their anger in a behavioural pattern despite their cognitive awareness in anger management. Thus, it has been suggested that operating room nurses should be trained on anger management methods so that they can manage their anger in a stressful operating room environment

The Impact of Job Satisfaction on Organizational Commitment Among Generation Y Healthcare Employees

Objective: This study reported on the knowledge on the factors impacting job satisfaction and organizational commitment in the healthcare sector. It critically examined the relationship between job satisfaction and organizational commitment among Generational Y healthcare workers. Methods: The study involved 236 healthcare professionals working in a private healthcare group in Istanbul, The primary method of data collection was a questionnaire composed of three sections. The first section recorded data concerning participants’ demographic information. The second and third sections aimed to assess the participant’s job satisfaction and organizational commitment by applying the Minnesota Job Satisfaction scale and the Organizational Commitment scale developed by Meyer and Allen. In data analysis and evaluations, frequency tables, central and prevalence criteria, Pearson’s correlation test and simple linear regression analysis were employed and analysed in the SPSS 20 statistical package program. Results: Of 236 healthcare workers, 49.4% of the participants expressed that they have been working in the organization for 1 to 5 years. Among those healthcare workers who belonged to generation Y, a significant and positive relationship was found between job satisfaction and organizational commitment (r = 0.719, p = 0.000). Conclusion: Our study results demonstrated a positive and significant relationship between job satisfaction and their organizational commitment among Generation Y healthcare workers. Among the factors identified, it was observed that pecuniary and moral support received by employees have increased the perception of job satisfaction, whereas economic security and rewards associated with the employment strengthened organizational commitment. The study discussed human resources practices that will strengthen job satisfaction and organizational commitment

THE EFFECT OF PATERNALIST LEADERSHIP ON ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR

The aim of this study is to examine the impact of paternalist leadership behaviors on organizational citizenship behavior. The sample of the study consists of 535 healthcare professionals working in a private hospital in Istanbul. Correlation Analysis and Simple Linear Regression Analysis were used to examine the relationship between the measured variables. As a result of the research, it was found that paternalist leadership has a positive and moderate effect on organizational citizenship behavior (r = 0.427, p <0.01) and 18.3% of the changes in organizational citizenship behavior are explained by paternalist leadership. Our study shows that paternalistic leadership has a significant impact on the organizational citizenship behavior of health workers. By exhibiting paternalistic leadership behavior, health administrators can enable health workers to display more organizational citizenship behavior