DOI: 10.53424/balikesirsbd.1655894 ISSN: 2146-9601

The Relationship Between Nurses' Perception of Nursing Diagnoses and Their Workload

Ayşe Tosun, Hale Tosun, Neriman Zengin, Fatma Gedikli, Nurgül Erdal
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Objective: The study was conducted to determine the relationship between nurses' perception of nursing diagnoses and their workload and the affecting factors. Materials and Methods: The study was designed with a descriptive and correlational design. Data obtained from 257 participants were collected using an individual information form, the Perceptions of Nursing Diagnoses Survey (PNDS), and the Workload Subscale. Results: The mean age of the nurses in the study was 31.84±9.19, the mean working year was 9.87±9.45. 65% of nurses worked in internal medicine units, 93.8% had received training on the nursing process, and 94.6% thought that determining nursing diagnosis contributed to nursing care positively. The PNDS total mean score was 2.45±0.43 and the Workload Subscale mean score was 16.11±2.01. No statistically significant relationship was found between PNDS and Workload Subscale mean scores(p>0.05). Conclusions: PNDS and Workload Subscale scores vary according to age, working year, position, shift, self-preference of the unit, difficulty in using nursing process and thinking the positive contribution of determining the nursing diagnosis to care. Nursing diagnosis is extremely important for the patient to receive individualized, quality, and safe care. Workload affects the performance of employees. Using the nursing process and diagnoses in practice, supporting nurses with in-service training programs about this, and making plans to reduce workload will positively contribute to employee performance.

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