Sağlık ve Hemşirelik Yönetimi Dergisi (Apr 2015)
An Evaluation Of Job Advertisements For Nurses On Human Resources Websites
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: It is often stated that there is a shortage of nurses in Turkey, but there is no data relating to how nurses are employed or the quality and number of nurses that are needed.This study was performed in order to identify the areas of business where nurses are needed the most and assess the required qualifications through an analysis of job advertisements in Turkey. METHODS: This is a descriptive and cross-sectional study. Advertisements published on three widely known job search engines in Turkey on 24 September 2013 were scanned using the keyword 'nurse'. The data gained from 750 advertisements was then grouped and analyzed. The evaluation of the data was carried out through the use of descriptive and comparative analysis via SPSS 21.00 software. RESULTS: In the majority of the advertisements, nurses are wanted for hospitals (66.4%) and inpatient services (41.4%), as a full-time (98.5%). Whilst no vocational criteria was mentioned in 4.1% of the advertisements, some of them stated that nurses/health officers (70.7), and other health professions (24.8%) were wanted. Many advertisements did not state a minimum level of education (80.8%) and experience (41.2%). However, most of them did include a job description (61.7%), and the information given in as many as 81.9% of these ads was sufficient to be treated as a 'job description'. CONCLUSION: According to the results, it is evident that the content of job advertisements are lacking in certain areas, specifically in terms of detailed job descriptions and necessary qualifications. Education and experience are not considered too important due to the shortage of nurses, and other members of the profession are employed in place of professional nurses.
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