What Implies the Good Work for Registered Nurses in Municipal Elderly Care in Sweden?

Karin Josefsson, Jenny Åling and Britt-Louise Östin
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Karin Josefsson: Örebro Regional Development Council, Örebro, Sweden, Mälardalen University, Eskilstuna, Sweden, karinjosefsson@3mail.se
Jenny Ã…ling: Karlskoga Hospital, Karlskoga, Sweden
Britt-Louise Östin: Municipal Elderly Care, Storfors, Sweden

Clinical Nursing Research, 2011, vol. 20, issue 3, 292-309

Abstract: The aim was to describe registered nurses’ perceptions of what the good work implies to them in municipal elderly care. A descriptive design and a structured questionnaire specifically designed for this study were used. Sixty housing units for older people and 213 nurses participated, with a response rate of 62%. The good work included the following aspects: intellectually stimulating without guilt feelings; freedom and independence with the possibility to influence; having appreciative and pleasant fellow workers and a fair and understanding manager; a good physical and risk-free environment; work security and a steady income with the possibility of improving salary through work effort; work effort should be beneficial to others; innovative thinking and initiative should be highly valued; and pride in work without compromising personal values. Employers must take this into consideration to retain those nurses already employed and recruit nurses to municipal elderly care.

Keywords: registered nurse; municipal elderly care; nursing; questionnaire; work environment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1177/1054773811403622

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