ATTITUDINAL PROFILE OF MILITARY NURSING SERVICE OFFICERS.

Med J Armed Forces India

Formerly Classified Specialist (Psychiatry), Military Hospital, Jodhpur-342 010 (Now at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA).

Published: April 2000

A questionnaire designed to assess attitudinal profile was mailed to nursing officers in five representative military hospitals. 158 (77.83%) of 203 addressees responded. Cluster analysis indicated higher level of commitment in nursing officers with over 16 years service as compared to those with less than 5 years. Self-image and job-satisfaction, however tended to be eroded with increasing length of service which was also associated with a more authoritarian attitude, relatively less materialistic outlook and (paradoxically) greater negative attitude towards authority figures. Marriage and having children did not influence any parameter. The feeling of sexual harassment increased with seniority in service, as also a perceived erosion in the authority of the principal matron. Relatively junior nursing officers appeared dissatisfied with "too much paper work" and a felt deterioration in working environment as well as the image of Military Nursing Service.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5532009PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0377-1237(17)30130-2DOI Listing

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