Publications by authors named "Zainab Alfar"
Aim: Adverse events impact patients as primary victims including their families, while healthcare providers are impacted as second victims. These incidents have serious psychological and physical impacts on healthcare providers' quality of life and their ability to execute their jobs. As no studies have been conducted in the Middle East to explore the experiences of second victims among nurses, this study examined the relationship between nurses' second victim experiences, turnover and absenteeism.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFactors Influencing Job Satisfaction among Mental Health Nurses: A Systematic Review.
Healthcare (Basel)
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- Job satisfaction is vital for healthcare professionals, especially nurses in psychiatric settings; understanding its influencing factors can enhance work environments and patient care quality.
- A systematic review analyzed 16 eligible studies from a pool of 567, focusing on factors like interpersonal relationships, working conditions, and recognition as key drivers of nurse job satisfaction.
- Differences were observed between psychiatric hospitals and diverse psychiatric settings, with the former emphasizing personal and psychosocial factors and the latter leaning towards external influences on job satisfaction.
Hospital Nurses' Experiences of Providing Care for Muslim Patients in the United States.
J Transcult Nurs
July 2023
Introduction: Understanding a patient's culture is imperative to providing holistic patient care. The purpose of the study is to describe and explore the lived experiences of non-Muslim hospital-employed registered nurses providing care for Muslim patients in the United States.
Method: This study used a qualitative exploratory research design based on semi-structured interviews utilizing Husserlian phenomenology.