| Summary: | Neðst á síðunni er hægt að nálgast greinina í heild sinni með því að smella á hlekkinn View/Open Allur texti - Full text The work of registered nurses (RNs) is manifold and complex. Each day they encounter unforeseen tasks additional to their daily work that can influence the quality of patient care. Multiple concurrent factors contribute to additional workload or complexity compression, delaying or preventing quality patient outcomes as well as RNs wellbeing at work. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the complexity compression in RNs in acute care. The study sample were all permanently employed RNs at the Akureyri Regional Hospital in the fall of 2009. Participants were 68 RNs from all hospital units (41.2% response rate). This study is a descriptive quantitative study. An Icelandic version of the Complexity Compression Questionnaire was used for data collection. The questionnaire contains 28 statements about what contributes to RNs’ complexity compression and how frequently. The statements are categorized into: systems factor, work of nursing factor, and personal factor. Data collection was done by mail. The majority of participants agreed to some items from the systems factor, items from the work of nursing factor and items from the personal factor contributing to complexity compression in RNs. Most participants agreed to and more than half had experienced the following to contribute to their complexity compression in the past month: stimuli in the physical environment influencing concentration and additional responsibility due to teaching and supervision of students and new nurses. Participants with more experience perceived complexity compression due to the work of nursing factor less frequently than RNs with less experience (rho= 0,256, p=0,035). Study findings indicate that factors in the work and work environment of RNs in acute care can contribute to their complexity compression, not the least less experienced RNs. Stimuli in the work environment and additional responsibility due to teaching ...
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