TY - JOUR
T1 - Cross-sectional Study Reveals Moderate Professional Benefits Among Nurses in a Multicultural Healthcare System
AU - Lai, Ka Ieng
AU - Fong, Pedro
AU - Meng, Lirong
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2025.
PY - 2025/1/1
Y1 - 2025/1/1
N2 - The global nursing shortage poses challenges to healthcare accessibility, clinical outcomes, and patient safety. Researchers have explored factors that influence nursing attrition, and the Nurses’ Perceived Professional Benefits (NPPB) is one such factor that has gained attention. This cross-sectional study aims to assess the NPPB among registered nurses in Macao, a multicultural city with a unique healthcare system. A 33-item online questionnaire was used to collect data from 279 nurses. The questionnaire measured NPPB across 5 dimensions: positive occupational perception, personal enhancement, recognition from family and friends, decent nurse-patient relationships, and team belongingness. This study indicated that Macao nurses had a moderate level of NPPB. Nurse-patient relationships, income, and job stability received the most positive responses, while team belongingness received the lowest scores. These findings suggest that improvements are needed in team building, providing more opportunities for specialized training, and offering more career advancement opportunities.
AB - The global nursing shortage poses challenges to healthcare accessibility, clinical outcomes, and patient safety. Researchers have explored factors that influence nursing attrition, and the Nurses’ Perceived Professional Benefits (NPPB) is one such factor that has gained attention. This cross-sectional study aims to assess the NPPB among registered nurses in Macao, a multicultural city with a unique healthcare system. A 33-item online questionnaire was used to collect data from 279 nurses. The questionnaire measured NPPB across 5 dimensions: positive occupational perception, personal enhancement, recognition from family and friends, decent nurse-patient relationships, and team belongingness. This study indicated that Macao nurses had a moderate level of NPPB. Nurse-patient relationships, income, and job stability received the most positive responses, while team belongingness received the lowest scores. These findings suggest that improvements are needed in team building, providing more opportunities for specialized training, and offering more career advancement opportunities.
KW - cross-sectional study
KW - job stability
KW - nurse-patient relationships
KW - nurses’ perceived professional benefits
KW - nursing workforce
KW - patient safety
KW - self-awareness
KW - team dynamics
KW - wellbeing
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85216788729&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/00469580251316966
DO - 10.1177/00469580251316966
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85216788729
SN - 0046-9580
VL - 62
JO - Inquiry (United States)
JF - Inquiry (United States)
ER -
