![]() ![]() The wish to work part time is influenced by pressures of work and unsociable working hours, i.e. It is however difficult to reduce voluntary part-time working (7) when some employees enjoy robust family finances. It is a Government objective to reduce involuntary part- time working and to promote a full-time working culture (8). In addition, part-time work means lower pay and pension earnings, and there is an adverse effect on gender equality (2, 6, 7). The professional environment suffers, and patients need to relate to a greater number of nursing staff (2–5). Part-time working practices among RNs have an adverse effect on the quality of services and the continuity of care. In the light of media attention on the labour force reserve of registered nurses (RNs) (1), this study sheds light on factors that influence their full-time equivalents (FTEs), and factors that may motivate part-time employees to opt for a higher FTE percentage. ![]() For those who work part time, professional challenges and sociable working hours are factors that may motivate a change to a higher full-time equivalent percentage. Sociable working hours and professional challenges provide motivation for part-time workers to increase their full-time equivalent percentage.Ĭonclusion: Job content, family considerations and contextual circumstances influence the full-time equivalents worked by registered nurses. The ‘family considerations’ factor was inversely related to full-time work in that respondents were more inclined to reject full-time jobs. Adjustments made by the employer would influence one group of part-time nurses, whereas another group was less inclined to be influenced by such measures. Leisure time, parenting and a healthy financial situation were the most important reasons for choosing to work part time, and unsociable working hours was the most important barrier to a higher full-time equivalent percentage among part-time staff. ![]() Results: A total of 206 registered nurses responded to the survey (45 per cent). Questionnaire survey among a sample of registered nurses employed by municipal and privately run institutions in a large urban municipality in Norway. Method: Cross-sectional survey with an explorative design. Objective: To shed light on the factors that influence the full-time equivalent percentages worked by registered nurses, and to gain an insight into what factors may motivate part time staff to increase their full-time equivalent percentage. Also, earlier research shows that part-time working practices impact negatively on the quality of the service provided by registered nurses. Background: The shortage of registered nurses suggests that there is a need for part time nurses to work full time. ![]()
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