Critical care nurses' reasons for working or not working overtime

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dc.contributor.authorLobo, Vanessa M.
dc.contributor.authorPloeg, Jenny
dc.contributor.authorFisher, Anita L.
dc.contributor.authorPeachey, Gladys
dc.contributor.authorAkhtar-Danesh, Noori
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-27T07:43:53Z
dc.date.available2020-01-27T07:43:53Z
dc.date.copyright2018en_US
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionThis article is not available at CUD collection. The version of scholarly record of this article is published in Critical Care Nurse (2018), available online at: https://doi.org/10.4037/ccn2018616.en_US
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND Around the world, registered nurses are working increasing amounts of overtime. This is particularly true in critical care environments, which experience unpredictable fluctuations in patient volume and acuity, combined with a need for more specialized nurses. OBJECTIVE To explore critical care nurses' reasons for working or not working overtime. METHODS A semistructured interview guide was used to interview 28 frontline nurses from 11 critical care units in Ontario, Canada. Analysis was guided by Thorne's interpretive description methodology. RESULTS Participants' reasons for working overtime included (1) financial gain (96% of participants); (2) helping and being with colleagues (68%); (3) continuity for nurses and patients (39%); and (4) accelerated career development (39%). Their reasons for not working overtime were (1) feeling tired and tired of being at work (50%); (2) having established plans (71%); and (3) not receiving enough notice (61%). CONCLUSIONS Findings from this study provide important variations and extension of existing literature on the topic, and appear to be the first reported in Canadian critical care units. Additional research is required to understand administrative decision-making processes that lead to the use of overtime. © 2018 American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLobo, V. M., Ploeg, J., Fisher, A., Peachey, G., & Akhtar-Danesh, N. (2018). Critical care nurses’ reasons for working or not working overtime. Critical Care Nurse, 38(6), 47–57. https://doi.org/10.4037/ccn2018616en_US
dc.identifier.issn02795442
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.4037/ccn2018616
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12519/46
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Association of Critical Care Nursesen_US
dc.relationAuthors Affiliations: Lobo, V.M., Canadian University Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Ploeg, J., School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; Fisher, A., School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, McMaster University, Canada; Peachey, G., McMaster University, Canada; Akhtar-Danesh, N., School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCritical Care Nurse;Vol. 38, no. 6
dc.rightsPermission to reuse abstract has been secured from American Association of Critical Care Nurses.
dc.rights.holderCopyright : 2018 American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
dc.subjectAdulten_US
dc.subjectArticleen_US
dc.subjectDecision makingen_US
dc.subjectHumanen_US
dc.subjectIntensive Care Unit (ICU)en_US
dc.subjectNurseen_US
dc.subjectOntario, Canadaen_US
dc.subjectSemi structured interviewen_US
dc.subjectFemaleen_US
dc.subjectIntensive care nursingen_US
dc.subjectMaleen_US
dc.subjectMiddle ageden_US
dc.subjectNursing staffen_US
dc.subjectOrganization and managementen_US
dc.subjectPersonnel managementen_US
dc.subjectPsychologyen_US
dc.titleCritical care nurses' reasons for working or not working overtimeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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