Social Aspects in the Work Environment

Social Aspects in the Work Environment Social universe The type of research conducted In the study, a survey research method is put to use to facilitate the collection of primary data relating to the social phenomenon. The primary data is obtained from a selected sample of fully qualified and registered nurses. To guide the study's undertaking existing theoretical literature relating to sociological and nursing aspects is considered. The social issue the article sought to examine or explain.

The article seeks to determine the factor contributing to the growing need to undertake action pushing for reforms in the nursing profession. The desirable reforms comprise of improvements in the working conditions and pay packages for nurses. Precisely, the article looks at work satisfaction and militancy attitude among the working population at Queensland. The researcher's interest consists of accessing the social ramification of a widespread unrest in the nursing profession given the rising militancy in the nursing profession.

The previous academic literature that guided the study The researcher draws upon the historical teachers struggle to attain an improvement in the professional image and social status in society. The Researcher looks at the negotiations for higher wages and better work conditions in the labor negotiations by teachers as a mirror image of the developing unrest in the nursing profession. The growing needs by nurses for better working conditions and higher pay as observed by the researcher relates smilingly to the previous struggles put forth by teachers and the union.

Concepts that needed to be "operationalized" into measurable variables The study concentrated on assessing the rising militancy in the nursing profession by evaluating nurses' satisfaction with the work. The key areas in this assessment comprised of alienation from work, forms of industrial activities and militant actions and other strategies deployed with an aim to bringing about change in the nursing profession. These three aspects gave rise to seven (7) variables that the researcher intended to measure and operationalize for the study's needs.

The chosen sociological needs are independent and intervening variables: work satisfaction, union support, personal alienation new professional autonomy and image of nursing. The dependent variable: support for strike action and support for change to work conditions. Data collection methods Relevant information concerning the research was gathered by use of, structured Questionnaires. The questionnaires were distributed by mail to targeted respondents and sent out in return envelops. Additional to the primary data, literature related to the social phenomenon and theories of sociological behaviors related to the nursing profession were reviewed.

These served to provide additional knowledge on the attitudes and professional conducts in the nursing profession. Data analyses methods The data collected from the study's samples was analyzed using a statistical package for primary data called SAS (Statistical Analysis System). Different scores for different variables were obtained from the survey data. The scores were used in the study to give weight to the responses obtained.

The aspect of scoring gave measures for analyzing the different responses and giving weight to similar responses depending on the nurses' cadre, experience and personal characteristics. Using the preset variables for the study, the researcher set out twenty-one (21) hypotheses that would facilitate answering the research questions for the study. The study's hypothesis facilitated creating a link between the survey data and the theoretical knowledge in existence. With this links determined, it was possible for the researcher to draw conclusions from the collected data and describe existing relationship between the variables.

The set hypotheses were tested at 95% level of significance. The significance testing facilitates upholding existing literatures theories or knocking down the theory. The researcher used this as a guide to analyzing data and draw conclusions. Main findings and conclusions A sufficient representation of the nurses in the Queensland study is observed allowing for generalization of the study's results. From the survey, is observed that the nurses with the highest level of experience display.