A qualitative study of nurses ′ sense of pay equity in operating room of public hospitals
10.3760/cma.j.cn211501-20241112-03102
- VernacularTitle:公立医院手术室护士薪酬公平感体验的质性研究
- Author:
Yuting ZOU
1
;
Ruichen LIANG
;
Xingli YU
;
Daiying ZHANG
Author Information
1. 西南医科大学护理学院，泸州 646000
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Qualitative research;
Hospital, public;
Operating room nursing;
Nursing management research;
Sense of pay equity
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2025;41(20):1588-1595
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To discuss the pay equity of operating room nurses in public hospitals and provide reference for promoting the salary performance reform of operating rooms.Methods:Using purposive sampling method, 22 cases of operating room nurses from 8 public hospitals in Sichuan Province were selected for semi-structured in-depth interviews from December 2023 to May 2024, and the themes were summarized and distilled by Colaizzi phenomenological data analysis.Results:Twenty-two operationg room nurses were interviewed, 6 males and 16 females with 25-55 years old. The sense of pay equity of operating room nurses was refined into 3 themes and 8 subthemes: ① sense of distributional equity: different representative groups have different views on the basic salary of the position, demand attention to the difference between different subspecialty surgeries, explicit the value embodiment of professional ability, and support for learning and growth; ②sense of procedural equity: the pay policy reflects the interests of the majority of the nurses, and the right to have a say in and ask questions about the pay policy; ③sense of interactive equity: explain the rationale for the pay policy information, focusing on nurses′feelings and perceptions.Conclusions:The sense of fairness of nurses in the operating rooms of public hospitals is expressed in the results of the distribution of subspecialty surgical work, the process of salary decision-making, and the sense of fairness in the interaction between supervisors and subordinates. Nursing managers should pay attention to the reasonable distribution of the pay-earnings ratio of the salaries of nurses in the operating rooms, safeguard the rights of nurses in the process of salary distribution, and pay attention to the sense of the operating room nurses in the implementation of the process or in deciding the results in order to enhance their fairness psychology.
