Negative Impacts of Long Working Hours: A Comparative Study among Nurses

Abstract

This survey based descriptive research has been undertaken in Tirunelveli city, Tamilnadu with the objectives of understanding and differentiating perception of nurses working in both multi-speciality and single speciality hospitals towards various factors associated with longer working hours and negative impacts of longer working hours on health, family life and social life. The study has sampled 120 nurses(60 from multi-speciality hospitals and 60 from single speciality hospitals) qualified with Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery (DGNM) from private multi-speciality hospitals using judgement sampling technique. Primary data have been collected using structured self-made questionnaire. Secondary data have been collected from journals, books and websites. The result of the study shows that perception of nurses working in both kinds of hospitals are same towards impact of longer working hours on their health, family and social life.