Time thieves in everyday nursing practice

Cilj istraživanja: Ispitati koji su najčešći kradljivci vremena u svakodnevnom radu medicinskih sestara, ispitati ima li razlike s obzirom na radno mjesto na Klinici za infektologiju, Klinici za unutarnje bolesti i Klinici za kirurgiju te ispitati ima li razlike s obzirom na spol, dob, obrazovanje i godine radnog staža. Nacrt istraživanja: Presječno istraživanje. Ispitanici i metode: U provedenom istraživanju sudjelovalo je 110 ispitanika zaposlenih u Kliničkom bolničkom centru Osijek na Klinici za infektologiju, Klinici za Kirurgiju i Klinici za unutarnje bolesti. Anketnim su upitnikom ispitanici upitani o najčešćim kradljivcima vremena prilikom rada. Za ispitivanje je upotrijebljen upitnik „Moji kradljivci vremena“. Rezultati: Obrađeni su rezultati 110 ispitanika, od čega 94 žene i 16 muškaraca. Kao najčešći kradljivac vremena ispitanici su naveli „telefon“, dok ih „reći ne“ ometa često ili gotovo uvijek. Za puno više muškaraca „bolest odgađanja“ ponekad je kradljivac vremena u odnosu na žene kojima se bolest odgađanja ne događa gotovo nikada. Muškarcima „papirologija“ gotovo uvijek ili često krade vrijeme, dok ženama gotovo nikada. „Određivanje ciljeva“ i „samodisciplina“ najrjeđi su kradljivci vremena. „Posjetitelji“ i „delegiranje“ češći su kradljivci vremena u odnosu na „sastanke“, „bolest odgađanja“, „prioritete“, „papirologiju“ i „rokove“. Zaključak: Najčešći su kradljivci vremena „telefon“ i „reći ne“. „Telefon“ najčešće krade vrijeme ispitanicima Klinike za Infektologiju. Muškarcima je „papirologija“ gotovo uvijek ili često kradljivac vremena, dok ženama gotovo nikada ne krade vrijeme. Nema značajnih razlika među ispitanicima u odnosu na dob, obrazovanje i godine radnog staža.Study goal: To examine the most common time thieves in the daily work of nurses, to explore whether there are differences regarding workplace at the Clinic of Infectious Diseases, the Internal Disease Clinic and the Clinic of Surgery and to examine whether there are differences regarding gender, age, level of education and years of service. Study design: A cross- sectional study. Subjects and methods: The study involved 110 respondents employed at the Clinical Hospital Centre Osijek at the Clinic of Infectious Diseases, the Clinic of Surgery and the Internal Disease Clinic. Using the survey questionnaire respondents were asked about the most common time thieves during their daily work. A questionnaire My Time Thieves was used for obtaining data. Results: Results of 110 respondents (of whom 94 women and 16 men) have been processed. Respondents cited 'telephone’ as the most common time thief, while 'saying no’ often or almost always distracts them. 'Procrastination disease’ is sometimes a time thief for a significantly larger number of men than women for whom 'procrastination disease' almost never happens. For men 'paperwork’ almost always or often steals time, whereas for women it almost never does. 'Goal setting’ and 'self- discipline’ are the rarest thieves of time. 'Visitor’ and 'delegation’ are more frequent time thieves than 'meeting’, 'delay disease’, 'priorities’ 'paperwork’ and 'deadlines’. Conclusion: The most common time thieves in the daily work of nurses are ‘telephone’ and ‘saying no’. ‘Telephone’ is the most common time thief for respondents from the Clinic of Infectious Diseases. For men ‘paperwork’ is almost always or often a time thief, whereas for women it almost never is. There are no significant differences among respondents regarding their age, level of education and years of service