Factors that motivate nurses to provide quality patient care in a rural hospital in Vhembe district, Limpopo Province, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorLuhalima, T.R.
dc.contributor.authorMulaudzi, Fhumulani Mavis
dc.contributor.authorPhetlhu, D.R.
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-08T13:48:15Z
dc.date.available2015-04-08T13:48:15Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractHealth services in rural areas are known to be under-resourced in several ways and working conditions are often described as unfavourable. Nurses working under such conditions are likely to be demotivated; however, it seems that not all nurses feel demotivated because of the number of nurses who remain and serve in those areas. This article describes factors that motivate nurses to render quality patient care in a rural hospital in Vhembe district of Limpopo Province in South Africa. A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive research design guided by an Appreciative Inquiry approach was used. Individual semi-structured interviews with 20 participants were conducted and analysis was conducted according to Tesch’s open-coding technique. The results indicated both intrinsic and extrinsic factors as motivators, which relate to the events in participants’ personal and social life as well as those in the work environment. Passion for the job was identified as the key driver from the intrinsic space while open communication from the employer was raised by the majority of participants as an external driver. This study revealed that although nurses in a rural hospital have challenges that can negatively impact on their motivational levels, their internal drive to care overcomes any negative factors.en_US
dc.description.accreditationDepartment of HE and Training approved listen_US
dc.identifier.citationLuhalima, T.R., Mulaudzi, F.M. & Phetlhu, D.R. (2014). Factors that motivate nurses to provide quality patient care in a rural hospital in Vhembe district, Limpopo Province, South Africa. African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance, October Supplement (1) 2: 473-484en_US
dc.identifier.issn1117-4315
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/1412
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.publisherAFAHPER-SDen_US
dc.rightsPublisher granted permission for use of this article in the repository but retains copyright
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectMotivationen_US
dc.subjectNursesen_US
dc.subjectQuality patient careen_US
dc.subjectRural hospitalen_US
dc.titleFactors that motivate nurses to provide quality patient care in a rural hospital in Vhembe district, Limpopo Province, South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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