Despite the significant role of nurses in end-of-life care, their attitudes towards euthanasia are under-represented both current literature and controversial debate that is ongoing several countries.What among Finnish nurses? Which characteristics associated with those attitudes?Cross-sectional web-based survey. Participants research context: A total 1003 recruited via members' bulletin Nurses Association social media. Ethical considerations: approval was obtained from Committee on Research...

To describe how nurse leaders' work-related well-being is related to a superior's transformational leadership style and structural empowerment.

Nurse managers are central to guaranteeing quality healthcare outcomes. However, their position is very demanding and special attention should be paid mental well-being. Good well-being at work associated with overall occupational well-being, increasing nurse managers' intention stay in the profession commitment organization. little known about personal work-related resources that support good

Nurses' voices remain unheard in most debates about euthanasia, although their crucial role the euthanasia process is widely acknowledged. Moreover, Canadian law, nurses have a more active role, which further highlights need for knowledge nurses' attitudes towards process.What are Finnish potential process? Which characteristics associated with those attitudes?Cross-sectional web-based survey.1003 nurses, recruited via social media and members' bulletin of Nurses Association.Ethical approval...

In nursing, empowerment may be deemed one's potential to gain power, achieve goals and promote skills advance positive changes in the working environment, or decentralization of authority. Empowerment is associated with nurses' nurse leaders' satisfaction, performance organizational commitment, as well burnout, emotional exhaustion intentions leave profession. Research on relation continuing education sparse.This study describes structural psychological levels students beginning a...

Purpose This study aims to describe nurse leaders’ experiences of work-related well-being and its association with background variables, working conditions, work engagement, sense coherence burnout. Design/methodology/approach An electronic survey design was used. Data collected between December 2015 May 2016 an instrument that included demographic questions four internationally validated scales: the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, QPS Nordic 34+, shortened Sense Coherence scale Maslach...

Despite the increasing prevalence of dementia, little is known about individuals' attitudes towards euthanasia on patients with dementia or cognitive impairment.Nurses (n = 1003) and representatives general public 2796), recruited via social media Finnish Nurses Association, completed an electronic questionnaire in 2014.Euthanasia due to severe was approved by 54.6% nurses 64.4% public. Depending age patient, between 50.0% 54.7% 58.3% 60.9% supported impairment.The impairment are slightly...

The debate about euthanasia is ongoing in several countries including Finland. However, there a lack of information on current attitudes toward among general Finnish public. traditional model for predicting individuals' to based their age, gender, educational level, and religiosity. new evaluation religiosity needed due the limited operationalization this factor previous studies. This study explores connections between factors public context. public's have become remarkably more positive...

Global changes in the health and social care sector have centralized treatment of emergency patients, leading to an increase urgent hospital transfers. The aim this study is describe paramedics' experiences gained while working prehospital care, regarding transfers skills that performing requires.Twenty paramedics with experience participated qualitative study. data collected via individual interviews were analyzed using inductive content analysis.Paramedics' resulted two upper categories:...

Purpose The purpose of this study was to describe health and social care leaders’ employees’ perceptions remote leadership the associated factors. Design/methodology/approach A total 45 leaders 177 employees from one Finnish organization completed an electronic questionnaire between October November 2020. included questions related background information, along with structured open-ended addressing collected quantitative data analyzed statistical methods, while inductive content analysis...

Euthanasia and its legalization are complex issues, which intensely debated in many countries. In the debates, little attention is paid to perceptions of nurses, despite their important role providing health care for dying patients. This study aims contribute ongoing debate by elucidating nurses' rarely explored euthanasia Finland. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 17 registered nurses between November 2012 January 2013 analyzed inductive content analysis. The participants...

This study aimed to describe nurse leaders' experiences of remote leadership in health care sector.

The aim of this study was to describe the forms and prevalence risk behaviour among adolescents in aftercare services, as well identify associated factors use services by adolescents.Adolescents represent a vulnerable group that struggles with several aspects life. challenges they face are known accumulate certain individuals, problems relevant for tend have an intergenerational nature.The research applied retrospective document analysis, analysed data comprising information on 698 one large...

Young people receiving aftercare services, hereinafter referred to as care leavers, are dependent on supportive and caring relationships with their family, friends, other support networks when transitioning independent life. According previous research, leavers often have low resilience, which impairs ability cope challenges leads problems related housing, studying, mental health, substance abuse, somatic morbidity; these issues can impair social inclusion increase vulnerability. The aim of...

In Europe, most individuals die in hospitals or other health care institutions, where nurses for them at the end of their lives. Despite nurses’ important role end-of-life care, perceptions death are underrepresented literature. This study explores Finnish varied conceptions a good with qualitative design. Nurses (n = 82), recruited via social media, completed Web-based questionnaire about death. Data were collected April 2014 and analyzed inductively phenomenographic, 7-step analysis...

Background: Management of challenging behaviour causes victimization and violates the human rights service users in psychiatric long-term settings for people having mental health issues learning disabilities. The purpose research was to develop test an instrument measuring humane management (HCMCB). guided by following questions: (1) What is structure content Human Comprehensive Challenging Behaviour (HCMCB) instrument, (2) are psychometric properties HCMCB (3) How do Finnish social care...

This study was conducted to assess structural and psychological empowerment among learners enrolled in a continuing leadership education program. Although the number of nurse development interventions has increased, there is little evidence on how they influence leaders' empowerment.A longitudinal employed, with (N = 85) program as participants. Data were collected beginning, at end, 8 months after completion using internationally validated instruments. analyzed statistically.A total 25...