Explaining the Nurses' Experiences of Implementation of Health System Reform Plan

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Article Type:
Research/Original Article (دارای رتبه معتبر)
Abstract:
 
Introduction
Global attention to health has led governments in developed and developing countries to adopt strategies to improve their health systems. Iran has also begun a healthcare reform in recent years. The purpose of this study is to explain the experiences of nurses with the implementation of the Health System Development Plan.
Methods
This research was of qualitative and phenomenological method and its sampling was done purposefully. The participants were 15 nurses working in the hospitals implementing the Health System Development Plan in Tehran province. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed according to the Colizii method.
Results
The participants' experiences, which included 13 women and 2 men between the ages of 24 and 61, appeared in 29 sub-themes and 6 themes. The topics were: shortage of human resources, challenge with payments, shortage of facilities, need for job support, health care service and workload.
Conclusions
Nurses have note to the various aspects of human resource shortages, increased workload and burden, lack of satisfaction with payments and financial issues, occupational safety and security status. It is suggested that nurses' experiences be used to improve their satisfaction and quality of care
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Persian
Published:
Journal of Health Promotion Management, Volume:7 Issue: 4, 2018
Pages:
1 to 7
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