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Enjoyment in nursing – experiences from the clinical milieu

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  • Lesley Wilkes
  • Michelle Doull
  • Harrison Ng Chok
  • Gladys Mashingaidze

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Aims and objectives To present findings from a qualitative study which aimed to explore and describe experiences of enjoyment in nursing. Background The topic of ‘enjoying nursing’ is often part of job satisfaction surveys conducted in the workplace and in some studies it has been found to be the prime reason that nurses stay in the workforce. However, there is little research which explores the concept fully. Design Qualitative in‐depth interviews. Method Semi‐structured individual interviews were conducted with 17 nurses in a local health district in Sydney, Australia. Data from digitally recorded individual interviews were transcribed and the content was analysed for themes relating to aspects of nursing that were enjoyable and others that were not. Results The major themes to emerge from the data describing enjoyment of nursing were: doing for others, supporting others and educating others. Themes that identified not enjoying nursing were related to the aggression of others, i.e. patients/clients, families or other staff in the workplace, as well as system issues. System issues referred mainly to the need for support from other nurses and management. Conclusion Nurses still enjoy caring for patients and teaching others to care. This is the reason they remain in nursing even though the system and people are not always supportive or encouraging. Relevance to clinical practice Managers and educators can use these results to assist them to understand the importance of giving support to nursing staff to optimise their enjoyment of caring for their patients/clients.

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  • Lesley Wilkes & Michelle Doull & Harrison Ng Chok & Gladys Mashingaidze, 2016. "Enjoyment in nursing – experiences from the clinical milieu," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 25(5-6), pages 656-663, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jocnur:v:25:y:2016:i:5-6:p:656-663
    DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12981
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    1. Doris Gebhard & Julia Neumann & Magdalena Wimmer & Filip Mess, 2022. "The Second Side of the Coin—Resilience, Meaningfulness and Joyful Moments in Home Health Care Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(7), pages 1-23, March.

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