- Title
- Exploratory study on attitudes of nurse managers towards quality improvement programmes in the East London hospital complex
- Creator
- Dondashe-Mtise, Tobeka
- Subject
- Nursing services -- South Africa -- Administration
- Subject
- Nurse administrators -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Subject
- Hospitals -- South Africa -- East London
- Subject
- Nursing audit -- South Africa -- East London
- Date Issued
- 2011
- Date
- 2011
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MSc (Nursing Science)
- Identifier
- vital:11895
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/316
- Identifier
- Nursing services -- South Africa -- Administration
- Identifier
- Nurse administrators -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Identifier
- Hospitals -- South Africa -- East London
- Identifier
- Nursing audit -- South Africa -- East London
- Description
- This study was aimed at investigating the attitudes of nurse managers towards quality improvement programmes in the East London Hospital Complex. The research design comprised a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive approach. A purposive sample of 10 nurse managers participated in the study. The data were collected through interviews, using a semi-structured interview guide. Interviews were recorded using audiotape. Data were analysed manually and by using the computer software Atlas ti. Positive and negative themes were identified and ethical consideration was ensured by means of privacy, confidentiality and anonymity. The findings revealed that nurse managers in the East London Hospital Complex had overall positive attitudes towards quality improvement programmes. A few negative attitudes and their contributory factors were also identified. The limitations of the study and recommendations based on the findings of the study are presented
- Format
- 50 leaves; 30 cm
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Science & Agriculture
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Fort Hare
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