Fariborz Roshangar1, Amin Soheil2, Golshan Moghbeli3, Taneal Wiseman4, Hossein Feizollahzadeh1, Neda Gilani5. 1. Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. 2. Department of Nursing, Khoy University of Medical Sciences, Khoy, Iran. 3. Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. 4. Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Sydney Nursing School, Melborn, Vic., Australia. 5. Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Abstract
AIM: To investigate the association between the nurses' perception of the public image (PI) of nursing and the quality of nursing work life (QNWL). DESIGN: A descriptive correlational study. METHODS: 250 nurses of 12 hospitals affiliated with Tabriz University of Medical Sciences were sampled using a proportionate stratified sampling technique. Porter Nursing Image Scale and Brooks QNWL Scale were used for collecting data. RESULTS: There was a significant positive correlation between nurses' perception of their public image and QNWL (r = .158, p = .012). Nurses' perception of their PI along with other significant predictors including gender, age, position, work shifts, residency, financial status, level of family support, spouse's education and spouse's job significantly explained 15.2% of the predictability of QNWL (F(10,175) = 3.017, p = .001). Findings imply that enhancement of nurses' psychological status (nurses' perception of the public image of their profession) may improve their functional status (quality of nursing work life).
AIM: To investigate the association between the nurses' perception of the public image (PI) of nursing and the quality of nursing work life (QNWL). DESIGN: A descriptive correlational study. METHODS: 250 nurses of 12 hospitals affiliated with Tabriz University of Medical Sciences were sampled using a proportionate stratified sampling technique. Porter Nursing Image Scale and Brooks QNWL Scale were used for collecting data. RESULTS: There was a significant positive correlation between nurses' perception of their public image and QNWL (r = .158, p = .012). Nurses' perception of their PI along with other significant predictors including gender, age, position, work shifts, residency, financial status, level of family support, spouse's education and spouse's job significantly explained 15.2% of the predictability of QNWL (F(10,175) = 3.017, p = .001). Findings imply that enhancement of nurses' psychological status (nurses' perception of the public image of their profession) may improve their functional status (quality of nursing work life).