ANTECEDENTS OF ROLE STRAIN IN CLINICAL NURSING FACULTY (COMMUNICATION, INFORMATION FLOW, ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE, PRACTICE).
Contributors: Columbia University. Teachers College.
Published: 1986
Number of pages: 146
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing.
Description: This study examined perceptions of organizational climate and information flow held by clinical nursing faculty in affiliating agencies and compared these perceptions to perceptions of organizational climate and information flow held by head nurses within the agency. The relationships between the degree of reported role strain experienced by clinical nursing faculty while overseeing student experiences within affiliating agencies and the perceptions of organizational climate and information flow held by clinical nursing faculty were also explored. A stepwise multiple regression analysis was conducted to determine if a linear relationship existed between the dependent variable of role strain in clinical nursing faculty and the independent or predictor variables of organizational climate, information flow, length of time on the nursing unit, and length of time working with the head nurse. Results showed that perceptions of information flow were different between the two groups; however, perceptions of organizational climate were not different between the two groups. Statistically significant relationships were demonstrated between both perceptions of organizational climate and reported role strain and perceptions of information flow and reported role strain in clinical nursing faculty. Lastly, a linear relationship was demonstrated between reported role strain in clinical nursing faculty and perceptions of information flow and length of time on the nursing unit.

This study supports the need for clear and consistent communication between clinical nursing faculty and members of the affiliating agencies where faculty oversee student clinical experiences. It also supports the need to maintain stable faculty assignments whenever possible within affiliating agencies. Both would enhance the collaborative efforts between nursing education and nursing service.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-06, Section: B, page: 2376.

Thesis (ED.D.)--COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TEACHERS COLLEGE, 1986.

School code: 0055.