Nurse engagement in a Finnish tertiary-level university hospital: a descriptive cross-sectional survey
Abstrakti
The purpose of this study was to describe the state of nurse engagement by using the results of one Finnish tertiary-level university hospital. Quantitative descriptive cross-sectional survey design was applied. The data were collected using a Nurse Engagement Survey (NES). The sample included 2,464 nurses. The data were statistically analysed.
Of the nurses, 15% were engaged, 42% content, 30% ambivalent, and 13% disengaged. Assistant nurse managers were the most engaged, and least engaged were registered nurses and those who had over one but less than 15 years of work experience. Responders were most satisfied with the drivers of nurse staff teamwork and passion for nursing, and least satisfied with the drivers of recognition and autonomy and input.
The results of this study can be used to understand the phenomenon of nurse engagement and to identify development needs related to it, where nursing directors and managers playing a key role.
