Finnish Nurses Research Articles

Occupational stresses, goal clarity, control, and strain among nurses in the Finnish health care system.

The aim of this study was to determine how occupational stresses (job demands), control, and goal clarity were related to strain in Finnish nurses (n = 433). It was hypothesized that clear goals moderate the stress-strain relationship. The interaction between stresses, perceived control, and goal clarity was tested by hierarchical regression analysis. Troublesome patients and time pressure imposed the greatest job demands. Job demands and control were related to strain, but control did not moderate the stress-strain relationship. The results supported the moderating effect of goal clarity.

Occupational stresses, goal clarity, control, and strain among nurses in the finnish health care system

The aim of this study was to determine how occupational stresses (job demands), control, and goal clarity were related to strain in Finnish nurses (n = 433). It was hypothesized that clear goals moderate the stress-strain relationship. The interaction between stresses, perceived control, and goal clarity was tested by hierarchical regression analysis. Troublesome patients and time pressure imposed the greatest job demands. Job demands and control were related to strain, but control did not moderate the stress-strain relationship. The results supported the moderating effect of goal clarity. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Finnish nurses win 4.7%

Finnish nurses win 4.7%

Decision‐making models of Finnish nurses and public health nurses

This study described nursing decision-making models and variables related to these models. For this purpose a 56-item Likert-type questionnaire was constructed according to the Dreyfus model of skill acquisition as applied to nursing by Benner and information processing theory. The target group consisted of 100 registered nurses working in inpatient clinics and 100 public health nurses working in preventive health care. The decision-making variables explored were nurses' experience, education and knowledge as well as the nature of the nursing task and context. The results revealed four different types of decision-making: (a) unquestioning/questioning decision-making, (b) creative-diversive decision-making, (c) patient/nurse-oriented decision-making, and (d) rule- and situation-based decision-making. The most important factors related to decision-making were experience and the nature of the nursing task and context.

New Scandinavian Doctorates

The Secular Nurse in Finland from the 18th Century to the Beginning of Uniform Nursing Education in 1930. Finnish nursing and nursing education compared to that of the rest of the world.

Basis of the quality of nursing care. A short quantitative description.

The purpose of the study is to create a descriptive evaluation basis for the quality of nursing care. In this article a short quantitative description of the most frequent elements of good nursing care is reported, using the views of Finnish nurses and nurse teachers. These elements are: interaction, comprehensiveness, need-centerness, initiativeness, technical procedures and knowledge-base. Based on these, further research areas can be seen both in nursing practice and in education.

Citizenship of Finnish Nurses

Citizenship of Finnish Nurses

Citizenship of Finnish Nurses

Citizenship of Finnish Nurses