The relationship between quality of work life and location of cross-training among obstetric nurses in urban northeastern Ontario, Canada: A population-based cross sectional study

• Authors: Behdin Nowrouzi , Nancy Lightfoot , Lorraine Carter , Michel Larivière , Ellen Rukholm , Robert Schinke , Diane Belanger-Gardner

Abstracts

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Objectives The purpose of this mixed methods study was to examine the quality of work life of registered nurses working in obstetrics at 4 hospitals in northeastern Ontario and explore demographic and occupational factors related to nurses’ quality of work life (QWL). Material and Methods A stratified random sample of registered nurses (N = 111) selected from the 138 eligible registered nurses (80.4%) of staff in the labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum areas at the 4 hospitals participated. Logistic regression analyses were used to consider QWL in relation to the following: 1) demographic factors, and 2) stress, employment status and educational attainment. Results In the logistic regression model, the odds of a higher quality of work life for nurses who were cross trained (nurses who can work across all areas of obstetrical care) were estimated to be 3.82 (odds ratio = 3.82, 95% confidence interval: 1.01–14.5) times the odds of a higher quality of work life for nurses who were not cross trained. Conclusions This study highlights a relationship between quality of work life and associated factors including location of cross-training among obstetrical nurses in northeastern Ontario. These findings are supported by the qualitative interviews that examine in depth their relationship to QWL. Given the limited number of employment opportunities in the rural and remote regions, it is paramount that employers and employees work closely together in creating positive environments that promote nurses’ QWL.

Keywords

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occupational stress; workplace environment; registered nurses; quality of work life; rural and northern Canada; cross-training

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 28
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 571-586

Dates

published

2015

Contributors

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Behdin Nowrouzi

• Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada (Interdisciplinary PhD Program)
• Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada (Centre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health)

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Nancy Lightfoot

• Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada (Centre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health)
• Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada (Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Schools of Rural and Northern Health, Social Work, and Human Sciences Division)

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Lorraine Carter

• Nipissing University, North Bay, Ontario, Canada (Centres for Flexible Teaching and Learning)

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Michel Larivière

• Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada (Centre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health)
• Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada (School of Human Kinetics and Northern Ontario School of Medicine)

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Ellen Rukholm

• Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada (Centre for Rural and Northern and Health Research)

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Robert Schinke

• Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada (School of Human Kinetics and Northern Ontario School of Medicine)

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Diane Belanger-Gardner

• Health Sciences North, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Identifiers

DOI

10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00443

Biblioteka Nauki

2177364