Assessment of the work experiences of nurses of man power design program in University Hospitals of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education

Abstract

Background: Nurse's experiences in their first position can influence their Decision to stay in, or quit a position or the profession. Objective: Assessment of the work experiences of nurses of man power Program in tasks such as duties, interactions with the Physicians, coworker's and also the real situation of work. Design: This was a descriptive study in which self report Questionnaires were used As a data gathering tool. Sample: 166 nurses with 2₆ month's experiences of work contributed in this study Results: Findings showed that 74.1 of sample group had positive experiences in increased Knowledge and 72.5 of them said that their technical skills had improved; also 68.0 of the sample group was happy from learning through being with coworkers. On the other hand many of them (n=161) reported positive experience in interacting with Physicians and other nurses, while some (n=147) said That they had negative feedbacks. According to their experiences in a real situation 45.2 of the nurses said that they regret to choose nursing as a job, while 43.2 felt loss of motivation to work in hospital and 72 reckoned that educational program prepared them in a low to moderate degree for working in hospital. Conclusion: According to the results it the coworkers whom can have positive effects on new nurses; they should advise, lead and support new coworkers, and not to increase their stress by giving them so many responsibilities. Besides, complete orientation time and providing of a support system is highly recommended. © EuroJournals Publishing, Inc. 2007