Reasons for absenteeism from work among staff nurses working in healthcare settings: A descriptive study
1 Saida Waheed FMH College of Nursing, Lahore, Pakistan.
2 Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Research Article
World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2023, 16(02), 107–111.
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjbphs.2023.16.2.0470
Publication history:
Received on 25 September 2023; revised on 06 November 2023; accepted on 09 November 2023
Abstract:
Uninformed absenteeism among nurses seems to be a multidimensional occurrence and is a cause of distress that affects the day-to-day managing of staff schedules, eventually compromising safe and effective healthcare delivery. This study has aimed to determine the other reasons for absenteeism from work among nurses. A descriptive cross-sectional design was used to conduct this study for around three months beginning on 16 September 2021- 26 November 2021. A total of 70 nurses working in different units of the hospital were selected through the non-probability convenience method. The majority of nurses i.e. 60% rated the ineffective policy of sick leaves as the most common reason for absenteeism from work and 55% graded nurse-to-patient ratio amongst the leading causes, other reasons reported were delay in payback and/or denial of overtime payment, lack of policies lack of motivation and inspiration, etc. In conclusion to the findings of this article, there is a dire need to find a solution to the reasons that lead to absence from work.
Keywords:
Absenteeism; Presenteeism; Multidimensional; Healthcare-delivery; Nurse-to-patient ratio
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