Volume : VIII, Issue : III, March - 2019

DECISION MAKING STYLES AMONG NURSING STAFF IN GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS

V. Sarasvady

Abstract :

A descriptive study was conducted on nurses (N=135) working in Government Hospitals of Puducherry to assess the Decision making skills (DMS) because, shared decision making is an essential element of the work. Data were collected with the help of Irving & Leon Mann standardized tool having two parts questionnaires for Decision Making Styles consists of six sub scales measuring decision coping patterns such as Vigilance, Hyper vigilance, Defensive avoidance, Rationalization, Buck passing and Procrastination. Pearson Correlation, ANOVA and ‘t’ test were used for inferential statistical analysis. Findings of the study revealed that although Defensive Avoidance, Rationalization, Buck Passing and Procrastination dimensions are practiced during decision making, most of the times nurses follow vigilance and hyper vigilance dimensions of decision making in the work place. There was significant correlation between age, work experience, gender and marital status of the samples with certain dimensions of Decision Making Styles

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DECISION MAKING STYLES AMONG NURSING STAFF IN GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS, V. Sarasvady PARIPEX - INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-3 | March-2019

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