Perception Forms of Profession and Expactations for The Future of Nurses and Midwifes

Ta�k�n Y�lmaz, Feride; Tiryaki �en, Hanife; Demirkaya, Fatma

Feride Ta�k�n Y�lmaz¹, Hanife Tiryaki �en², Fatma Demirkaya²

¹Cumhuriyet University School Of Susehri Health High Nursing Department, Sivas, Turkey
²Istanbul Health Directorate, Human Resources Director Staff Training Unit, Istanbul, Turkey

OBJECTIVE: The study was carried out in order to determine perception forms of profession and expactations for the future of nurses and midwifes.
METHODS: The study which was carried out descriptive included 940 nurses and midwifes. Definition form and questionnaire form which included perception forms of profession and expectations for the future were used as data collecting tools. Datas were analized average, percentage and chi-square test.
RESULTS: 73.2% of participants were nurses and 26.8% of participants were midwifes. It was determined that 64.7% of nurses and 69% of midwifes worked in their profession fondly, 23.5% of nurses and 20.2% of midwifes thought that status of their professions was high. In the study, it was established that aspects of the future of 37.6% of nurses and 36.5% of midwifes were negative in terms of profession and 38.1% of nurses and 32.5% of midwifes thought that status of profession would be better in the future.
CONCLUSION: It was determined that perceptions of profession of nurses and midwifes were not good levels although they worked in their professions fondly, nurses and midwifes perceived profession almost the same and expactations for the future of nurses and midwifes were partly positive.

Keywords:

Hem�ire ve Ebelerin Mesleklerini Alg�lama Bi�imleri ve Gelecekten Beklentileri

Feride Ta�k�n Y�lmaz¹, Hanife Tiryaki �en², Fatma Demirkaya²

¹Cumhuriyet �niversitesi Su�ehri Sa�l�k Y�ksekokulu Hem�irelik B�l�m�, Sivas, T�rkiye
²�stanbul Sa�l�k M�d�rl��, �nsan Kaynaklar� �ube M�d�rl�� Personel E�itim Birimi, �stanbul

AMA�: �al��ma, hem�ire ve ebelerin mesleklerini alg�lama bi�imlerini ve gelecekten beklentilerini belirlemek amac�yla yap�lm��t�r.
Y�NTEMLER: Tan�mlay�c� olarak ger�ekle�tirilen �al��maya 940 hem�ire ve ebe dahil edilmi�tir. Veri toplama arac� olarak, tan�lama formu ile birlikte hem�ire ve ebelerin mesle�i alg�lama bi�imleri ve gelecekten beklentilerini sorgulayan anket formu kullan�lm��t�r. Veriler ortalama, y�zdelik ve ki kare testi ile analiz edilmi�tir.
BULGULAR: �al��maya kat�lanlar�n %73,2�si hem�ire ve %26,8�i ebedir. Hem�irelerin %64,7�sinin, ebelerin %69�unun mesle�ini severek yapt�klar�; hem�irelerin %23,5�inin, ebelerin 20,2�sinin mesleklerinin stat�s�n�n y�ksek oldu�unu d��nd�kleri belirlenmi�tir. �al��mada hem�irelerin %37,6�s�n�n, ebelerin %36,5�inin mesleki anlamda gelece�e bak�� a��lar�n�n olumsuz oldu�u ve hem�irelerin %38,1�inin, ebelerin %32,5�inin mesle�in stat�s�n�n gelecekte daha iyi olaca��n� d��nd�kleri saptanm��t�r.
SONU�: Hem�ire ve ebelerin mesleklerini severek yapmalar�na ra�men mesleki alg�lar�n�n iyi d�zeyde olmad��, hem�ire ve ebelerin mesle�i hemen hemen ayn� �ekilde alg�lad�klar�, hem�ire ve ebelerin gelecekten beklentilerinin k�smen olumlu oldu�u tespit edilmi�tir.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Feride Ta�k�n Y�lmaz, Hanife Tiryaki �en, Fatma Demirkaya. Perception Forms of Profession and Expactations for The Future of Nurses and Midwifes. Journal of Health and Nursing Management. 2014; 1(3): 130-139

Corresponding Author: Feride Ta�k�n Y�lmaz, T�rkiye