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... believe in and experience a feeling of strong bonding with the group. Individuals should contribute positively to the community's overall development (Ditzel, 2008). ...
Community security and development face significant challenges because of many factors like corruption, social divisions, and economic inequality. Such factors impede the building of a cohesive and resilient community through weakening social bonds and mutual trust. This study examines how inclusive security and development can foster a sense of community by enhancing shared interests, peace, and identity. It employs a qualitative research approach depending solely on secondary data. This descriptive research collects data from secondary sources like books, journal articles, newspaper articles, blog writings, and websites. The findings of this study suggest that addressing inclusive security and development together contributes significantly to building stronger community ties, enhanced social cohesion, and a sense of belongingness. It also argues that a safe and cohesive community environment promotes social collaboration and harmony. This paper recommends emphasizing inclusive approaches in the security and development process to ensure equal access to resources and a favorable climate for peaceful coexistence.
... Community in human life is critical because it ties individuals together in ways that foster shared values and beliefs: and that work communities can transform organisational members from a collection of singular individuals to a collective 'we' giving them a unique sense of belonging. For nurses, establishing supportive relationships with co-workers and feeling a sense of community at work are closely associated with higher job satisfaction, lower levels of job stress and reduced likelihood of burnout (Ditzel, 2008;2009), especially for new graduates who are often the most vulnerable to stress during challenging times (Sherman, 2013). Having a sense of community is crucial for today's nurses because staff may often spend as much time with one another at work as they do with family members (Thueson, 2002) and for some, work may be their only source of community, so a sense of belonging and ownership matters even more (Seckman, 2014). ...
Sense of community has four elements: 1) membership, 2) influence, 3) integration and fulfillment of needs, 4) shared emotional connection. It is a term often used in relation to a geographic location, as in a neighbourhood, town or region. However, the concept encompasses much more than location and is often extended to include the work environment and relationships people build with co-workers. Scant attention has been paid to developing and testing the construct among nursing communities. This study explores how a theoretical conceptualisation of sense of community applies to nurses; describes the development of the Nurse Sense of Community Index (NSCI), and reports the results of a survey (N = 672) of New Zealand nurses.Key findings relate to high membership and low influence subscale scores, low levels of sense of community among the youngest nurses, and high levels among those working in speciality areas (i.e., small, close-knit workplaces). In addressing these issues it is recommended that early-career nurses be placed in smaller sized workplaces or teams and that preceptor and mentor programmes be used to enhance the development of sense of community among mid-career nurses. Significantly, findings demonstrate the presence of a sense of community among nurses and provide evidence that the NSCI reliably measures the construct.
... Community in human life is critical because it ties individuals together in ways that foster shared values and beliefs: and that work communities can transform organisational members from a collection of singular individuals to a collective 'we' giving them a unique sense of belonging. For nurses, establishing supportive relationships with co-workers and feeling a sense of community at work are closely associated with higher job satisfaction, lower levels of job stress and reduced likelihood of burnout ( Ditzel, 2008;2009), especially for new graduates who are often the most vulnerable to stress during challenging times ( Sherman, 2013). Having a sense of community is crucial for today's nurses because staff may often spend as much time with one another at work as they do with family members ( Thueson, 2002) and for some, work may be their only source of community, so a sense of belonging and ownership matters even more (Seckman, 2014). ...
... The NZ nurses' survey used a self-reported questionnaire. The survey was first administered as a pilot study to a convenience sample of 49 nurses who attended a preceptor study day at Dunedin Hospital, a 500-bed university teaching hospital located in urban centre in the South Island of NZ (Ditzel, 2008). Results showed an acceptably high reliability alpha co-efficient (0.90) for the NSS scale. ...
This study reports the results of a survey of 672 New Zealand nurses. The data showed that (1) the nurses experienced a moderate frequency of perceived job stress, (2) those who worked full-time, particularly in public hospitals, were the most susceptible to job stress, (3) a heavy workload was the most significant contributor to job stress, (4) the nurses aged 20 to 30 years experienced the highest frequency of perceived job stress and those over 60, the least and (5) no significant differences in the frequency of perceived job stress were found according to the specific type work performed. The paper concludes with a discussion of the implications of these findings for healthcare policy makers and administrators and the nursing profession. These include attending to the issue of heavy workload, mitigating job stress for public hospital nurses and providing support for young and early career nurses.
