The influence of individual workload perception of nurses on individualized care perception

The Influence of Individual Workload Perception of Nurses on Individualized Care Perceptions Aim: The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of individual workload perception of nurses on individualized care perceptions. Method: A total of 424 clinic nurses working at the hospitals in the Afyonkarahisar city centre and districts during March and May 2016 were included in the current research planned as a descriptive study. The data were collected with the nurse introduction information form, the Individual Workload Perception Scale, and the Individualized Care Scale-Nurse A version. In the analysis of the data, score, percentage distribution, and arithmetic mean were implemented. The correlation between the scales were analysed with the Pearson Correlation Analysis and Regression Model. Results: In the present study, 86,3% of the nurses were female and most of them were between 35 and 44 years old. Of the nurses, 35,4% had bachelor's degree, 50% were working at the Central State Hospital, and 32,5% had work experience of 1-5 years. The mean scores of the nurses' Individual Workload Perception Scale and Individualized Care Scale were 3,50±0,67 and 3,48±0,82, respectively. According to the Individual Workload Perception Scale, it was revealed that the nurses were positively influenced by the subscale of "support of colleague" at most and by the subscale of "support of manager" at least. It was determined that the nurses perceived the subscale of "clinical situation" as the most positive one and "personel life situation" as the most negative one according to the Individualized Care Scale. It was found that there was a positive and meaningful correlation -relationship- between nurses' perceptions of general individual workload and general individualized care. According to the Regression analysis, it was detected that an unit increase in the perception of individual workload (overall nurse satisfaction) caused an increase of 0,447 in the perception of individualized care. Conclusion: It was concluded that the perception of individual workload had a meaningful effect on the perception of individualized care. It was found that the subscale of the individual workload "support of unit" had the highest effect on the perception of individualized care. Key Words: Nurse, individual workload, individualized care, working environment, perception.