The identity of the nursing staff in Northern Greece

dc.contributor.author	Δημητριάδου, Αλεξάνδρα	el
dc.contributor.author	Σαπουντζή - Κρέπια, Δέσποινα	el
dc.contributor.author	Ψυχογιού, Μ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Κωνσταντινίδου, Άννα	el
dc.contributor.author	Peterson, D.	en
dc.contributor.author	Μπένος, Αλέξιος	el
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-13T16:39:01Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-13T16:39:01Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-13
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1209
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	Nurses identity
dc.subject	Prejudice
dc.subject	Reality shock
dc.subject	Religion
dc.subject	Nursing unions
dc.subject	Greek nurses
dc.title	The identity of the nursing staff in Northern Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Medicine--Nursing
heal.classification	Νοσηλευτική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Medicine--Nursing
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Νοσηλευτική
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2008-12
heal.bibliographicCitation	Dimitriadou, A., Sapountzi-Krepia, D., Psychogiou, M., Konstantinidou, A., Peterson, D., Benos, A.. (2008). The identity of the nursing staff in Northern Greece. "Health Science Journal". 2 (4), 206-18.	en
heal.abstract	Aim: The main objective of the present study was to investigate the nursing staff's identity in relation to demographic characteristics. Additional aims were: 1) to investigate the nursing staff's relation to religion and to trade unionism, and 2) to determine the frequency of negative experiences that are related to the practice of nursing. Methodology: The sample consisted of 342 nurses and nursing assistants. The data were collected by a questionnaire designed specifically for this study. Results: The participants were mainly women (86.3%, n= 295) with mean age 41.2 years. Regarding educational status, 63.5% of the participants did not have any kind of postgraduate education. However, 97.90% had a very positive opinion about the need for continuing education. Only 15.5% reported that they absolutely agree with religion and 11.9% reported that they are actively involved with trade unionism. 90% of the participants experienced prejudice because of their profession, and 314 reported that they experience reality shock at their working environment. Conclusions: The nursing staff continues to consist mostly of women, who do not have equal opportunities for education, and they are not rewarded for their efforts to receive additional knowledge. The participants do not absolutely agree with religion and they do not participate actively in trade unions. The majority experiences prejudice in their everyday life because of their profession. As new workers, they discovered that the nursing profession they are called to practice is different than the one they were educated for.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true
heal.dateCreated	2008-10