OCCUPATIONAL CHALLENGES OF NURSING PROFESSIONALS AS PERCEIVED BY NURSES IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA

David Adebayo; Olaitan Bose Olabisi; Oyelakin Kunmi Ogungbade; Rebecca Adebayo

doi:10.46662/jass.v12i2.554

David Adebayo University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Olaitan Bose Olabisi University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Oyelakin Kunmi Ogungbade University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Rebecca Adebayo Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46662/jass.v12i2.554

Keywords: Occupational Challenges, Nursing Professionals, Guidance Counsellors, Kwara State, Nigeria

Abstract

Nursing professionals face daunting challenges that have serious impact on their ability to provide quality care to their patients at different time. This study examined occupational challenges of nursing professionals in Kwara State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey was adopted, with samples consisting of 398 nurses 398 drawn from the three senatorial districts in Kwara State. Purposive sampling was used and self-designed questionnaire tagged Occupational Challenges of Nurses. Questionnaire was used to gather data for this study. A research questions was answered and four hypotheses tested using Analysis of Variance at 0.05 level. Findings revealed that nurses had problems balancing between home and work life; suffer hardship in the cause of discharging my duties; feel harassed by patient relatives; experience envy by other health care professionals, among others. It was recommended that hospital management boards should establish counselling center and employ counsellors that will assist nurses in coping with occupational challenges.