The effect of colleague solidarity of surgical nurses on the quality of work life

This study was conducted between April 2023 and May 2023 with a total of 209 surgical nurses working in a private hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, in order to examine the impact of professional collegiality among surgical nurses on work-life quality. Research data were collected using the "Demographic Information Form," the "Nurses' Professional Collegiality Scale," and the "Nursing Work-Life Quality Scale." The data were analyzed using the SPSS (Statistical Package Program for Social Science) 21.0 software. Skewness and kurtosis coefficients were used to test the normality of the scale scores. For scores that did not follow a normal distribution, logarithmic transformations were applied. Pearson correlation test was used to analyze the relationship between professional collegiality among nurses and work-life quality, while multiple regression analysis was conducted to determine the impact of professional collegiality on work-life quality. A confidence interval of 95% (p < 0.05) was set for the analyses. The total score for professional collegiality among nurses was found to be 97.01±8.33. When examined at the subscale level, the highest level of collegiality was observed in academic consultation (27.73±9.56), while negative thoughts regarding professional collegiality were found to be at a low level (13.02±5.46). The total score for nursing work-life quality was determined as 142.61±14.41. When analyzed at the subscale level, the highest work-life quality was related to job/work environment (37.77±4.16), while the lowest work-life quality was associated with relationships with supervisors (18.96±2.42). When we look at the research findings, we can say that colleague solidarity in surgical nurses positively affects the quality of work life, and as colleague solidarity increases, the quality of work life increases.