Caring culture - A study of Swedish geriatric nursing personnel utilizing the nurse self-description form

This study is part of a main investigation entitled 'The Efficiency of Care . The Importance of Work Environment and Climate', the purpose of which is an examination of the relationships between culture, climate and experience s of care providers and patients in different settings. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the perception care personnel had of thems elves as reported on the Nurse Self-Description Form (NSFD). Olsson and Gul lberg have added two items to the original 19-item form in the Swedish vers ion. The research was conducted in all sir: wards of a geriatric hospital i n Sweden, and the sample consisted of 67 head nurses, registered nurses, pr actical nurses and nursing assistants. It was assumed that a similar struct ure of factor dimensions would appear as in previous studies with the NSFD. The resulting three-factor Varimax solution explained 63% of the variation . A different factor content emerged, however, which required factor names to be provisionally renamed Intuitive-Resourceful Nurse, Ambitious-Knowledg eable Nurse, and Reliable-Considerate Nurse.