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Selection of the hospital and participants
Polit and Beck (2012: 74) define sampling as “the process of selecting a portion of the population to represent the entire population”. Burns and Grove (2009: 343) describe sampling as the selection of a group of people, events, behaviours or other elements with which to conduct a study while Rossouw (2003: 108) outlines sampling as a process through which it is decided what will be observed.
In this study sampling took place on two levels, namely sampling of the hospital and the selection of nurses. The selection of the hospital is explained in section 3.4 which deals with the setting. The sampling method of choice was non-probability purposive sampling as the researcher intended to acquire a rich and in-depth understanding of a purposefully selected sample (Burns & Grove, 2009: 349; Mouton 2004: 166). Purposive sampling is a judgemental sampling method in which the researcher selects participants that best represent the population under study (Polit & Beck 2012: 529; Munhall 2007: 230; Neuman 2004: 140). All categories of nurses were included in the population because the researcher wanted to hear many voices and responses from different RPNs who had different qualifications.
For the selection of nurses, the researcher asked the Nursing Service Manager to inform nurses during their meetings about the study, distribute memorandums and place notices on the notice boards to gain participants‟ cooperation. The researcher requested that the staff complement of each unit was made available. From these lists names of possible participants were purposively selected in relation to those who volunteered to ensure that the sample was representative of all units in the hospital.
Chapter 1: OVER VIEW OF THE STUDY
1.1 INTRODUCTION
1. 2 BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE
1.2.1 Motivation in the workplace
1.2.1.1 Overview of motivation in South Africa’s rural health services
1.2.1.2 The impact of motivation in rural health services in South Africa
1.3 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
1.5 AIM OF THE STUDY
1.6 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
1.7 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1. 8OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1.9 DEFINITION OF KEY CONCEPTS
1.10 ASSUMPTIONS
1.11 RESEARCH DESIGN
1.12 RESEARCH METHODS
1.13 TRUSTWORTHINESS OF THE STUDY
1.14 ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
1.15 CONCLUSION
1.6 LAYOUT OF THE CHAPTERS
CHAPTER 2 : THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK UNDERPINNING THE STUDY
2.1 INTRODUCTION
2.2 EXPOSITION OF THE HERZBERG TWO –FACTOR THEORY OF MOTIVATION
2.3 HERZBERG’S TWO –FACTOR THEORY OF MOTIVATION IN NURSING PRACTICE
2.4 STRENGTH AND LIMITATIONS OF HERZBERG’S TWO – FACTOR THEORY OF MOTIVATION IN RELATION TO THIS STUDY
2.5 CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
3.1 INTRODUCTION
3.2 AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE RESEARCH
3.3 RESEARCH DESIGN
3.4 THE SETTING
3.5 THE RESEARCH METHOD
3.6 PHASE 2: DREAM AND DESIGN STAG
3.7 DATA ANALYSIS
3.8 PHASE 3: DESTINY STAGE
3.9 MEASURES TO ENSURE TRUSTWORTHINESS
3.10 ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
3.11 CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 4: DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION ( PHASE 1: DISCOVERY)
4.1 INTRODUCTION
4.2 PHASE 1 ( DISCOVERY STAGE)
4.3 CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 5: DATA ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION ( CONTINUATION) (PHASE 2: DREAM AND DESIGN)
5.1 INTRODUCTION
5.2 PHASE 2 ( DREAM AND DESIGN PHASE)
5.3 DREAM PHASE
5.4 DESIGN PHASE
5.5 CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 6: DISCUSSION OF STUDY FINDINGS AND LITERATURE CONTROL
CHAPTER 7: DEVELPOMENT OF STRATEGIES TO FACILITATE MOTIVATION OF NURSES TO RENDER QUALITY PATIENT CARE
CHAPTER 8: CONCLUSIONS,LIMITATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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