Happiness in nurses during their professional activity
Section: Originals
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Quintana Alonso R, Miana Ortega M, Chamorro Rebollo E, García Isidoro S, Álvarez López O. Felicidad en enfermeras durante su actividad profesional. Metas Enferm sep 2022; 25(7):49-56. Doi: https://doi.org/10.35667/MetasEnf.2022.25.1003081971
Authors
Raúl Quintana Alonso1, María Miana Ortega2, Elena Chamorro Rebollo3, Sara García Isidoro4, Óscar Álvarez López5
Position
1Doctor en Ciencias Humanas y Sociales. Facultad de Enfermería y Fisioterapia Salus Infirmorum. Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca (España)2Doctora en Bioquímica y Biología Molecular. Facultad de Enfermería y Fisioterapia Salus Infirmorum. Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca (España)3Doctora en Ciencias de la Salud. Facultad de Enfermería y Fisioterapia Salus Infirmorum. Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca (España)4Doctora en Ciencias Biomédicas. Facultad de Enfermería y Fisioterapia Salus Infirmorum. Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca (España)5Doctor en Ciencias Sociales y de la Salud. Agencia Madrileña para la Tutela de los Adultos. Comunidad de Madrid (España)
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Raúl Quintana Alonso. Facultad de Enfermería y Fisioterapia Salus Infirmorum. Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca. C/ Gaztambide, 12. 28015 Madrid (Es
Contact email: rquintanaal@upsa.es
Abstract
Objective: to understand the point of view of nurses in the Community of Madrid about their professional experience and its impact on their happiness.
Method: a qualitative phenomenological study conducted in nurses from the Community of Madrid, who were purposively selected, looking for professionals currently working in the main areas of professional activity. Data collection was conducted through semistructured interviews. After verbatim transcription, there was subsequent analysis (coding and generation of categories and subcategories). Lincoln’s credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability criteria were used to guarantee the quality of the study.
Results: the participating nurses claimed that they started studying by vocation, and the act of caring for others was the driver for their happiness at work. On the other hand, one of the factors with direct impact on the development of feelings of frustration, dissatisfaction and unhappiness at work was the lack of enough time to offer quality care to their patients, either due to lack of staff or excessive workload.
Conclusion: although nursing professionals in their individual setting are happy in terms of personal and close care for patients and relatives, the profession seems to be going through a moment of disaffection and unhappiness in the collective setting, and this is mainly caused by aspects external to this provision of care, such as the management of their daily practice and the existing image of the profession.
Keywords:
Happiness; Nursing professionals; job satisfaction; personal satisfaction
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