FACTORS RELATED TO GOOD GROUP-PERFORMANCE IN NURSING

In nursing, the strain resulting from physical, mental and social work loads depends on both individual work capacity and the performance of the group. The relation between assessments of individual work capaci ty and assessments of the performance of the ward as a whole was deter mined on 10 wards, on the basis of questionnaire answers concerning pe rsonal physical and mental performance, as well as effectiveness, flex ibility, division of tasks and cooperation of all the nursing staff. N o relation between average individual performance and group performanc e was found. Group performance ratings were closely associated with ma nagement atmosphere and supervisor support. The opinions of the auxili ary nurses were mostly decisive for the general opinion of the staff.