Abstract
Volunteering is engaged in by millions world-wide and nurses comprise a significant portion of those who provide their professional talents, unpaid, to the underserved in local, national and international efforts. Nurses who have engaged in volunteer activities anecdotally describe personally transforming experiences gained through their efforts and for many nurses volunteering becomes part of their professional mandate. Although many social disciplines have studied volunteering, to date there has been a paucity of research on nurses who volunteer. The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics of novice nurses who volunteer and determine the influence of volunteering and associated characteristics on their self-reported caring behaviors and their satisfaction with career choice. This was a quantitative survey study with several open-ended questions. A descriptive, correlational design was used to determine the effect of spirituality, altruism and prosocialness on nurse volunteerism and how volunteerism mediates caring behavior and satisfaction with career choice in the new nurse.
Sigma Membership
Epsilon Kappa
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Descriptive/Correlational
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Volunteerism, Nurse Personality Traits, Caring Behavior
Advisor
Veronica D. Feeg
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
Molloy College
Degree Year
2015
Recommended Citation
Fiore-Lopez, Nicolette, "The relationship between new nurses who volunteer and the caring behavior new nurses exhibit in the practice setting, one year post graduation" (2020). Dissertations. 1083.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1083
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2020-05-18
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 10031768; ProQuest document ID: 1773285310. The author still retains copyright.