Objective: This is a descriptive study carried out to determine teamwork attitudes and job motivations of intensive care nurses and to investigate the relationship between these 2 variables. Material and Methods: The population of the study consisted of the nurses working at coronavirus disease-2019 intensive care units in Türkiye. The sample included 301 nurses, who voluntarily accepted to participate in the study. The data were collected by ''Personal Information Form'', ''Teamwork Attitudes Scale'' and ''Nurse Job Motivation Scale'' between April 10, 2021 and May 30, 2021. Snowball sampling method was used. Descriptive statistics and comparative analyzes were utilized to evaluate data. Results: Total score received by the nurses from the Teamwork Attitudes Scale was 118.17±7.65, whereas their total score from the Nurse Job Motivation Scale was 65.26±5.57. A statistically significant positive relationship (r=0.249) was concluded between nurses'' job motivation and their teamwork attitudes (p<0.05). Conclusion: The teamwork attitudes and job motivation of the nurses were found to be at a good level above the mean score. Nurses spend more time with team members than normal working days due to the busy working time during the pandemic period. Accordingly, the nurses may be reported to be aware of the importance of working with an understanding and highly motivated team in this process.
Keywords: COVID-19; critical care nursing; motivation; nursing; team
Amaç: Bu araştırma, yoğun bakım hemşirelerinin ekip çalışması tutumlarını ve iş motivasyonlarını belirlemek ve bu 2 değişken arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek amacıyla tanımlayıcı, kesitsel türde yapıldı. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Araştırmanın evrenini Türkiye'deki koronavirüs hastalığı-2019 yoğun bakım ünitelerinde çalışan hemşireler oluşturdu. Araştırmaya katılmaya gönüllü 301 hemşire örnekleme dâhil edildi. Veriler 10 Nisan 2021-30 Mayıs 2021 tarihleri arasında ''Kişisel Bilgi Formu'', ''Ekip Çalışması Tutumları Ölçeği'' ve ''Hemşire İş Motivasyon Ölçeği'' kullanılarak toplandı. Kartopu örnekleme yöntemi kullanıldı. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler ve karşılaştırma analizleri kullanıldı. Bulgular: Hemşirelerin Ekip Çalışması Tutumları Ölçeği'nden aldıkları toplam puan 118,17±7,65, Hemşire İş Motivasyonu Ölçeği'nden aldıkları toplam puan 65,26±5,57'dir. Hemşirelerin iş motivasyonu ve ekip çalışması tutumları arasında pozitif yönde (r=0,249) istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu görüldü (p<0,05). Sonuç: Hemşirelerin ekip çalışması tutumları ve iş motivasyonlarının ortalamanın üstünde iyi seviyede olduğu bulundu. Hemşireler, pandemi döneminde yoğun çalışma saatleri nedeniyle ekip üyeleri ile normal iş günlerinden daha fazla zaman geçirmekteler. Dolayısıyla bu süreçte; hemşirelerin, anlayışlı ve motivasyonu yüksek bir ekiple çalışmanın önemli olduğunun bilincinde oldukları söylenebilir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19; yoğun bakım hemşiresi; motivasyon; hemşirelik; ekip
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