Increasing Job Satisfaction of Nurses through SBAR Communication in Handover of Nursing Tasks

Non-nursing tasks, nursing tasks left undone and job satisfaction among professional nurses in South African hospitals.

AIM To investigate the relationship between non-nursing tasks (NNTs), nursing tasks left undone (NTLU) and job satisfaction among professional nurses (PNs) in South Africa (SA). BACKGROUND This study adds to the international debate about the relationship between non-nursing tasks, nursing tasks left undone and job satisfaction by studying the variables at individual nurse and hospital unit l...

SBAR Report Competency and Communication Clarity of Handover in Korean Nursing Students

This study aims to grasp the current condition of handovers of practical tasks among nursing students as well as specific items of handovers and the communication clarity. A questionnaire-based survey was conducted on handover experience among 137 individuals who had experience of clinical practice and were senior students at three nursing colleges located in A, B, and C districts. Among then, ...

Staffing and job satisfaction: nurses and nursing assistants.

AIM The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between staffing and job satisfaction of registered nurses (RNs) and nursing assistants (NAs). BACKGROUND Although a number of previous studies have demonstrated the link between the numbers of patients cared for on the last shift and/or perceptions of staffing adequacy, we could find only one study that utilized a measure of actual st...

Job Satisfaction 1 Running head: JOB SATISFACTION/ STRESS Job Stress Related to Job Satisfaction of Nurses

The SBAR communication technique: teaching nursing students professional communication skills.

The Joint Commission and Institute for Healthcare Improvement have mandated healthcare organizations to improve professional communication. Nursing students lack experience in communicating with physicians. As a result, recent graduates may not be prepared to meet the demands of professional communication to ensure patient safety. The authors discuss the SBAR (situation, background, assessment,...