[Working conditions of nurses at public hospitals 1980 to 1990].
The 1988 and 1991 strikes among nurses were motivated by claims concerning the status of the nursing profession, wages and working conditions. A study of working conditions was carried out from two samples: 1) a cohort of nurses (N = 571) recruited in 7 hospitals and followed up in 1980 (follow up rate: 85%) and in 1990 (follow up rate: 69%); 2) a sample of nurses who began to work in the same settings between 1985 and 1989 (N = 108). The results indicate no improvement in the organisation of shiftwork on the 10 years period. Working conditions deteriorated during the last 5 years. These findings are discussed in the light of the global evolution of hospital and of the specific problems of the nursing profession.
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D000328:Adult; D004651:Employment / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D013317:Strikes, Employee; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance; D000078329:Workforce; D016526:Workload; D017132:Workplace
Evolution des conditions de travail des infirmières des hôpitaux publics de 1980 à 1990.