Review of Literature
What percentage of Nurses make up the healthcare workforce?
approximately 50%
Name three main themes of consequences
- Heavy Workload
- Nurse's Health
- Patient Care
Name a resource/agency mentioned in the presentation
- RNAO
- Mental Health Commission of Canada
- ONA
Name three theories that were mentioned in the presentation?
- Feminist Theory
- Critical Social
- Empowerment
What is a method to positively impact the quality of nurse's work life?
Job security, modifying workloads, increasing teamwork, improving work and home life balance, increasing opportunities for promotion, stress reduction programs, financial compensation, respect, autonomy and shifting the culture surrounding the treatment of new nursing graduates
What are the root causes of oppression in Nursing?
- Historical
- Cultural
- Political
- Economical
What kind of violence do nurse's face?
Physical, sexual, and verbal violence
What association represents registered nurses (RN), nurse practitioners (NP) and nursing students in Ontario?
RNAO
Name one of the CNA Code of Ethics?
- Providing safe, compassionate, competent and ethical care
- Promoting health and well being
- Promoting and respecting informed decision-making
- Honouring dignity
- Maintaining privacy and confidentiality
- Promoting justice
- Being accountable
What does a positive quality of work life lead to?
Decreases a nurse's potential to leave the organization, while increasing job satisfaction and group cohesion commitment, motivation and quality of care, reducing absenteeism, workplace accidents and job turnover.
Name stereotypes surrounding the nursing profession.
- it is a woman's profession
- a doctor's assistant
What is the root cause of violence towards nurses?
Heavy Workloads
What is the regulatory body of Nurses in Ontario?
CNO
What is empowerment?
Increasing the power or control an individual has
What does a negative quality of work life lead to?
Absenteeism, and increased nurse turnover, affects costs, perceptions of quality of care, increased pressure to work in a fractured and unsatisfactory environment, and a negative effect on job satisfaction, emotional exhaustion and burnout which affect the quality of care that a nurse provides
M_______ D________ is the most significant reason for continuing oppression
Medical Dominance
60% of nurses reported of having _________
Depression
What is the purpose of the Mental Health Commission of Canada?
They provide training programs designed to increase your mental health literacy, reduce the stigma of mental illness, and provide you with the skills and knowledge to help you better manage potential or developing mental health problems in yourself, your family members, your friends, or your colleagues.
What is feminist theory?
Considers the influence of women’s life experience but also acknowledges their oppression
Name two variables that affect quality of work life?
Age, education level, gender, culture, work experience, race, marital status