Abstract
Background:Creativity and innovation are key elements for organization improvement, particularly in nursing, and for finding alternatives for solving nurses’ occupational problems. Nurses’ creativity is affected by motivation. Although, there are many possible sources of motivation, the Iranian nurses’ creativity is seldom clarified, and the most important factors motivating nurses to be creative in clinical settings has rarely been addressed.Objectives:The aim of this study was to explore Iranian nurses’ experiences regarding the most important factors that motivate their creativity in clinical settings.Methods:This qualitative study was conducted using conventional content analysis approach. A purposive sample of sixteen nurses was recruited from two educational hospitals affiliated to Tehran and Jahrom Universities of Medical Sciences in Iran. Data were gathered through conducting face-to-face semi-structured interviews and were analyzed by qualitative content analysis approach.Findings:Five main themes emerged from the data analysis, including: (a) Intrinsic motivators, (b) Extrinsic motivators, (c) Achievement motivators, (d) Relational or altruistic motivators, and (e) Spiritual motivators.Conclusions:Study findings indicated that nurses are creative and innovative individuals. So nurse managers and health policy makers should consider creativity as an integral part of all health and clinical strategies and policies. They should support creative and innovative efforts of nurses and provide a climate in which nurses engage in more creative and productive behaviors.
Highlights
The world of healthcare is changing, so development of personnel performance is important and is the core of high quality healthcare (Toode, Routasalo, & Suominen, 2011)
There are many possible sources of motivation, the Iranian nurses’ creativity is seldom clarified, and the most important factors motivating nurses to be creative in clinical settings has rarely been addressed
The aim of this study was to explore Iranian nurses’ experiences regarding the most important factors that motivate their creativity in clinical settings
Summary
The world of healthcare is changing, so development of personnel performance is important and is the core of high quality healthcare (Toode, Routasalo, & Suominen, 2011). The nurse in the 21st century will have to be a creative and innovative to cope effectively with new and unique elements in complex health care settings (Potgieter, 1999) and to find alternatives for solving problems related to the profession as a whole (Feldman, Ruthes, & Cunha, 2008). In most health care systems, nurses are the main professional member of ‘front line’ health care team providing up to 80% of primary health care. As such, they are critically responsible to provide creative and www.ccsenet.org/gjhs. There are many possible sources of motivation, the Iranian nurses’ creativity is seldom clarified, and the most important factors motivating nurses to be creative in clinical settings has rarely been addressed
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