Ošetřovatelské perspektivy 2022, 5(1):37-51 | DOI: 10.25142/osp.2022.010

MOTIVATING AND DEMOTIVATING FACTORS IN THE NURSING PROFESSION DURINGTHE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Mariana Magerčiaková1
1 Katedra ošetrovateľstva, Fakulta zdravotníctva, Katolícka univerzita v Ružomberku

Background: The shortage of nurses is one of the significant problems of the health care system in Slovakia. Motivating and demotivating factors are the key to the performance of the nursing profession, especially during an emergency situation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, which determined all areas of life.

Aim: To identify the most common motivating and demotivating factors for the nursing profession during the COVID-19  pandemic.

Methods: A self-designed questionnaire focusing on motivating and demotivating factors was used for quantitative research. The group consisted of 888 nurses from hospitals in the Slovak Republic.

Results: The most common motivating factors are the ability to help people, job security and financial security. The most frequent demotivating factors were the psychological demands of the nursing profession , lack of staff and insufficient financial evaluation. Using the Chi-square
test, we found that age influenced the perception of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the motivation of the nursing profession.

Discussion: The motivation of nurses is very important for providing quality services and achieving the intended success of the organization. Even with a view to achieving the hospital's goals, it is necessary to pay attention to the demotivation of staff, so that even such a challenging situation as the COVID-19 pandemic does not exacerbate the shortage of nurses.

Conclusion: The research pointed out the factors that nurses perceive as motivating and demotivating. Due to the relatively large research package, these results can be used in the implementation of optimal motivatin techniques at the national and local level.

Keywords: motivation, demotivation, factor, nurse, COVID-19  pandemic

Received: March 2, 2022; Revised: March 2, 2022; Accepted: March 7, 2022; Published: June 9, 2022  Show citation

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