Imran Hameed. Human relations among nurses at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad . Master's Degree(Primary Health Care Management). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2004.
Human relations among nurses at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad
Abstract:
A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the human relations among
nurses working at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad.
Two hundred and eighty one nurses were surveyed based on; listening skills,
team work skills, decision making skills and the nurses' attitude towards human
relations. Predisposing factors, such as socio demographic, family and work related
factors, were also investigated. The data were gathered using a self administered
questionnaire developed by the researcher using Hipple's Interpersonal Relationship
Ranking Scale as a reference.
The results revealed that 58.7% of nurses had a high level of human relations.
The team work skills were relatively high in 67.2%, communication skills in 61.2%
and decision making skills in 55.9% of the respondents. A strong association was
found between attitude and human relations (p-value < 0.001).
Chi square was used to determine the association between dependent and
independent variables. The association between family income, and working hours
and human relations were significant at p-value of < 0.001, while the association
between private practice and human relations was significant with a p-value of
0.006. The association between rank in the hospital and human relations was
significant at p-value of 0.032. A strong association was also found between human
relations, human relations before and after training, as well as lapse of relations after
training, (p < 0.001).