Occupational Challenges Faced by Nurses in Tertiary Care Hospitals of Peshawar, Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Nursing is very honorable and admirable profession in the entire world. It has been an important part of every culture and society. However, in our region nurses are facing many problems, which have to be addressed seriously by the concern authority. I gained the idea of conducting research on this topic by studying the seriousness of the issue. In my research first of all I choose the topic then I study the literature to clarify my concept then I develop research design, I developed interview schedule and collect the data from the relevant respondents.

The researcher selected 300 respondents from LRH, KTH, and HMC Peshawar on sampling basis. After data collection the study went through data classification. Report writing process includes study findings, suggestions and conclusions.

The study indicates that nurses sacrifice their lives for the noble cause but in return they have not given much incentive either their basic rights. A heavy workload and shortage of staff put the situation more difficult for nurses. In case of obtaining higher education, they did not get any reward / increment or promotions. Prolong duty hours affect their performance and also disturb their family affairs. Lack of security and lack of respect is another concerning problem for nurses. Beside this non-availability of conveyance and residential accommodation facility, public attitude and some other points are highlighted in this study. To resolve these problems the researcher intended certain applicable suggestions, such as provision of security, residential accommodation, reward and incentive for the highly educated nurses, etc. will be helpful for the betterment of their future.