Investigation on time management disposition and social support of pediatric nurses in Jiangsu Province

Objective To investigate the status of time management disposition and explore the relationship between time management disposition and social support of pediatric nurses in three ClassⅢchildren's hospitals in Jiangsu Province. Methods The nurses from three ClassⅢ children's hospitals in Jiangsu Province were recruited as the research subjects from September to November 2017 by cluster sampling method. A General Situation Questionnaire, the Time Management Disposition Scale and the Social Support Rating Scale were applied in the investigation. A total of 700 questionnaires were distributed and 570 questionnaires were effectively recovered, with an effective recovery rate of 81.43%. Results The score of time management disposition of the 570 pediatric nurses in Class Ⅲ children's hospital was (14.09±1.89) , and the score of social support was (33.73±9.66) . The time management disposition was positively correlated with social support (P<0.05) . Conclusions Social support of pediatric nurses affects their time management tendency. Nursing managers should pay attention on creating a good social support system for pediatric nurses to improve their time management efficiency and help nurses put themselves into work in a positive state, so as to improve the quality of nursing. Key words: Hospital, pediatric; Nurses; Social support; Time management disposition; Correlation