Hemşire Çalışma Alanlarının Mekânsal Memnuniyet Açısından Değerlendirilmesi

Hemşire Çalışma Alanlarında Mekânsal Memnuniyet

Abstract

Physical factors of the space consist of more subjective and measurable elements. Visual, dimensional, tactile, thermal, olfactory and auditory data that appeal to all sensory pathways are among the constituents of physical existence of an individual. The dimensions, form, vertical and horizontal elements of the space, its color, texture and material features, and the perception it creates with stimuli such as sound and smell are the spatial dimension of physical satisfaction (Bayızıtlıoğlu, 2009; Saegert, 2004). The aim of this study is to evaluate the spatial satisfaction in nurse working areas through psychosocial expectations. For this purpose, two separate inquiries were made within the scope of the study: It was questioned whether the individual parameters of nurses had a significant effect on the psychosocial needs in the workplaces and whether the psychosocial needs were seen as sufficient by the nurses in the workplaces. It is noteworthy that there are very few studies evaluating the satisfaction of nurses, whose spatial satisfaction is directly or indirectly affected. Some of the reasons for this can be listed as follows: Failure to create sufficient training and awareness in this regard, not allocating the budget to meet the spatial needs of nurses, patient-priority perspective, insufficient space allocated for nurses in health interiors, insufficient standards for these spaces in the regulations, and interior design decisions to be regarded as secondary importance. For all these reasons mentioned above, nurse working places do not have spatial data to meet the psychosocial expectations of nurses and to ensure their spatial satisfaction in this context. Spatial satisfaction, in general terms, is that an individual feels good in the place he/she is in, with the data originating from the place. In terms of healthcare spaces and healthcare professionals, it provides spatial satisfaction by reducing the factors that affect healthcare professionals negatively and increasing the positive spatial factors with indoor design parameters and supporting their satisfaction in the space (Tanrıöver, 2016). In this study, which deals with nurses from healthcare professionals, the factors affecting the spatial satisfaction of nurses in their workplaces, it is evaluated in two separate groups, individually and spatially. In addition to the person’s physiological characteristics, gender and age, depending on the social class and the education he/she has acquired, the culture, habits and past experiences, and the temporal characteristics such as his/her feelings in the place at that moment, purpose, wishes and point of view constitute individual data (Tavakkoli, 2014). Data originating from the individual in this study; age, gender, duration of working in the specified hospital and disability of the employee were determined as criteria that can be evaluated subjectively. Space-related factors affecting spatial satisfaction are evaluated in two groups as physical and psychosocial factors. Physical factors; color, material, texture, furniture layout, acoustics, ventilation, odor, heat, etc. while psychosocial factors are considered as belonging, privacy, desire to control, security, respect for individual distances (border). Four different data collection methods were used in the study: In addition to the literature data and the observations made by the researchers, the data obtained from the survey and interview studies constitute the findings of the study. The findings of the research were considered separately for the two hospital nurses in order to analyze the interior spaces correctly. The universe of the research includes nurses working at Çeşme State Hospital (ÇDH) and Urla State Hospital (UDH), which are located around İzmir province. When examining the adequacy of spatial data to meet the psychosocial needs of nurses in their working areas, it has been observed that there are significant deficiencies in natural and artificial light, noise and odor control, security, belonging, border and privacy. It is understood that in order to eliminate these inadequate circumstances, carrying out detailed studies for healthcare professionals indoors, first of all, to protect human rights and employee rights, then to increase work performance in terms of tolerance and a good workforce to the patient, to decrease occupational accidents due to stress, violation of safety and fatigue and thus to increase the efficiency of health services are extremely important.