Table 1: The opinions of generation x managing nurses on generation Y (N = 25).

Statements

 

Thematic Categories 1 - Commitment

Participant No

f

%

Commitment to Institution

- Not feeling loyalty to the institution they work in

1-4-5-6-8-10-13-14-16-19

10

40.0

- The desire to move to an institution with the first chance they get, where they will work more comfortably or be paid more

1-5-9-11-14-20-22-24

8

32.0

- Enjoying frequent job change (area or institutional change)

10-12-13-16-18-22-24

7

28.0

- Resigning easily

9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-18-20-22-24

12

48.0

Commitment to Profession

- Wanting to obtain a graduate degree and be an academician or a manager

1-3-4-6-9-11-12-19-25

9

36.0

- Preferring desk jobs (Training Nurse, laboratory records, etc.)

1-2-18-21

4

16.0

- Preferring administrative jobs

1-8-14-18

4

16.0

- Wanting to be a manager when starting job

2-4-14-18

4

16.0

- Not feeling loyalty to their job.

3-4-6-8-10-11-15

7

28.0

- Not liking their job.

1-2-4-15-20-22-23

7

28.0

- Seeing their occupation as a means for making money

2-3-6-11-20-22-24

7

28.0

- Thinking “If I don’t do this, it’s fine, I can do something else to make money”

4-11-12-24

4

16.0

- Not wanting to remain as a nurse

2-3-6-8-19-21-22

7

28.0

- Once they start making money, continuing their education to be able to work in a different occupation (Pedagogical formation, Workplace nursing certificate, etc.)

1-2-3-4-6-7-10-16-22-25

10

40.0

Thematic Categories 2 - Work Performance

Task Performance

- Thinking that nursing is limited to only treatment

1-6-15-18-22

5

20.0

- Doing treatment and follow-up, and doing patient care in the remaining time

1-2-12-16-18

5

20.0

- Do not want to touch the patient, do not want to take responsibility for the patient

1-2-3-4-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-15-16-17-18-19-23-25

18

72.0

- Doing only the things they are asked or told regarding patient care, not recognizing or thinking about patient needs

1-2-3-4-5-10-11-12-15-17-18-19

12

48.0

- Wanting to provide care to less numbers of patients

1-5-9-10-16

5

20.0

- Wanting to get patient care applications done by auxiliary staff or patient relatives

1-3-4-9-10-11-16-17

8

32.0

- Making sudden decisions without thinking

14-15-24

3

12.0

- Not evaluating the patient and the family together, only dealing with the disease

3-13-15-16-22-25

6

24.0

- The desire to work less and earn a lot of money, money being the most important thing for them

3-4-5-9-10-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25

15

60.0

- The desire to take less responsibilities within the institution, and to get tired less

4-7-9-17-18-19-25

7

28.0

- Not wanting to work in the night shift

2-3-4-7-8-10-11-13-18-21-22-23-25

13

52.0

- Complaining about being tired quickly, taking coffee and meal breaks when they have unfinished work

5-6-14-15-17-18

6

24.0

- The need to constantly check and remind them on whether they have fulfilled their responsibilities

1-2-3-4-7-11-12-15-16-19

10

40.0

- Thinking that their salary is not enough for the job they are doing

3-10-13

3

12.0

- Being brave, courageous and having a high level of self-confidence.

1-3-4-5-6-8-9-10, 12-16-17-22-21-24

14

56.0

Contextual Performance

- Not picking up the phone when they are asked to take on a shift during an emergency

4-16-19

3

12.0

- Not feeling responsibility for the problems in the work environment

12-15-19-25

4

16.0

- Taking sick leave easily and frequently. Using sick leave after shift leave

1-3-4-6-19-25

6

24.0

- Reflecting the problems of private life in the work environment

5-3-15-16

4

16.0

- Trying to adjust shift schedules according to busy or non-busy days or personal lives

3-5-7-9-10-11-12-13-15-16-19-22

12

48.0

- Having difficulties with adaptation to the team they are working in

1-10-19

3

12.0

- Complaining about physical work conditions.

12-13-16-23-25

5

20.0

Thematic Categories 3 - Communication

Team Communication

- Difference in understanding of respect and kind behavior regarding age, experience and their supervisors.

1-7-10-14-16-18-19-21-23-24-25

11

44.0

- Not accepting advanced age, medical report or pregnancy as an excuse to work during day shift

18-19-22-23

4

16.0

- Criticizing easily, not having any concern about hurting the other person

9-14-16-24

4

16.0

- Being intolerant

5-6-12-14-16-17

6

24.0

- Not embracing teamwork

1-4-14-15-16-20

6

24.0

- Not having team spirit and unity of purpose

3-4-10-14-15-16-22

7

28.0

- Not collaborating within the team

1-3-15-16-22

5

20.0

- Not thinking about helping other nurses once they finish their own work

3-4-15-16-19-22

6

24.0

- Not empathizing with colleagues

2-4-10-19-22-25

6

24.0

Communication with Patient

- Not forming a therapeutic communication with the patient or giving them an opportunity to express their feelings

3-4-16-19

4

16.0

- Not empathizing with patient

3-4-11-19-22-24-25

7

28.0

- Not accepting shift change for work friend

1-10-15-16-19-22-24

7

28.0

- Embracing the understanding of ‘separating work and friendship’

15-16-19-22-24

5

20.0

- Communicating with a language of "I" and "me"

3-16-20

3

12.0

- A dominant view of "Me first". Individuality (Selfishness) is at the forefront

1-2-3-4-6-9-10-14-15-16-18-19-20-22

14

56.0

- The view “I am always right” is very common.

1-3-9-20-23

5

20.0

Communication with Manager

- Thinking that the manager is not fair (arranging working hours, scheduling leave days, etc.)

11-14-21-24

4

16.0

- Not obeying the manager

10-12-14-21

4

16.0

- Having a tendency to fully seek their rights

1-2-3-4-5-8-9-10-11-12-17-19-21-22-23-24

16

64.0

- Questioning all decisions of the manager regarding work

1-2-3-4-5-8-9-10-11-12-16-17-19-21-22-23-24

17

68.0

- Not wanting to be criticized, dislike of taking orders

1-4-10-14-15-16-17

7

28.0

- Having endless expectations from the workplace and the manager

8-15-16-21-23-24-25

7

28.0

- The desire to be continuously appreciated in the work environment, and to be pampered by managers

3-10-24

3

12.0

Thematic Categories  4 - Willingness To Learn New Knowledge

- Job orientation times are too long

3-4-6-7

4

16.0

- Not having the desire to learn

1-2-3-7-9-11-12-15-16-20-21-22-25

13

52.0

- Not wanting to do research, and attend training, symposium, congress, etc. events

1-3-4-5-12-21

6

24.0

Thematic Categories 5 - Self-evaluation

- When we got a job, we would not think about leaving. We thought our life would pass like this.

11-12

2

8.0

- We did not see ourselves as equals with older nurses.

18-19

2

8.0

- Even if we had a problem with a colleague, we would solve it immediately.

18

1

4.0

- We did not talk informally to our managers even if they were younger than us. We were more respectful.

 

2-10-11-16

4

16.0

- We were more patient to patients and patient relatives.

5-6-12-14-16-17

6

24.0

- Our work was important to us, here they and their families are more important.

4-15-20

3

12.0

- We had a much better understanding of team within the framework of respect.

10-15-16-23

4

16.0

- For us, the institution we worked for had priority.

15-20

2

8.0

- Those closer to our generation are nurses who research, successfully complete the work they undertake, who are creative and can come up with solution proposals, and act ethically.

4-15- 16-20

4

16.0

- We were treating the patient as a whole with his family. They only deal with the disease.

3-13-15-16-22-25

6

24.0

- We would only ask for shift changes for situations related to our children.

5-15

2

8.0

- We were more content with what we had.

2-3-4-5-8-9-10-11-12-17-19-21-23-24

14

56.0

- I define my own generation as nurses who feel part of the institution they work in, who are respectful, devoted, self-sacrificing, and love their profession.

20-23

2

8.0

- Our job orientation durations were shorter.

3-4-6-7

4

16.0

Thematic Categories 6 - Problem Solving

- Sending each nurse to congress, symposium, and trainings in turns

1-5-8-11-13-14-25

7

28.0

- Trying to be fair (equal working hours, flexible shift schedules)

7-13-19-22-24

5

20.0

- Organizing celebration meetings on special days such as birthday, new year etc.

7-9-10-11-15-17-18-20-24

9

36.0

- Listening everyone individually, one by one. If the problem is caused by interpersonal relations, listening the people together, trying to find a solution together

1-2-3-8-15-16-23

7

28.0

- Engaging in verbal motivation (thanking, appreciation, etc.)

13-15-16-24

4

16.0

- Taking enough time to listen, trying to show that you are understood

1-2-8-10-14-15-19-21-23-24

10

40.0

- Explaining events or decisions and trying to convince people

3-5-10-13-19-20-21-23-25

9

36.0

- Facilitating people to take their leave on the dates they prefer

5-8-9-10-11-12-13-15-16-17-18-19-20-22-23-24

16

64.0