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DISSERTATIONREPORT
ON
REGULAR STAFF TRAINING AND THE QUALITY OF
PATIENT SERVICES: A RESEARCH STUDY
In partial completion of the requirements for the award of an MBA degree, this
Submitted by
KRITI KAUSHIK
MBA-HCHA
Batch–(2020–22)
iROLLNO:200251074
iDr. Himanshi
Puri(Professor)
SCHOOL OF BUSINESSi
STUDIESSHARDAUNIVERSITY,GREATERNOIDi
A-201306
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i CERTIFICATE FROM THECOLLEGE
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DECLARATION
I thus declare that the work mentioned in the Dissertation report titled "THE
There is no other degree or diploma for which this work has been submitted.
Date-28.03.2021
Name:KritiKaushik
SystemId:2020000582
Course:MBAHealthcareandHospitalAdministration(2020-22)
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Dr. Parul Saxena, my guide, and my mentor, Dr. Himanshi Puri, have provided
Finally, I'd want to express my gratitude for the tremendous support I've had
from my family members, who have always been supportive of me and a source
of inspiration and assistance in continuing my efforts. Last but not least, I want
Place:Gr.Noida
Signatureofthecandidate:
Date: 28/03/22
Name:KritiKaushik
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Executive Summary
other hand, are rarely employed in evaluating the success of various training
we're looking at training strategies that can have a positive impact on trainee and
were among the skills taught to a range of health professionals. Staff skill levels
improved in the majority of training sessions. The findings have significance for
training. Trained health workers are usually more able to serve patients than
untrained ones, and they are better able to handle circumstances and make good
the hospital. The goal of this study is to determine the impact of training and
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TABLE OFCONTENTS
8. CHAPTER-2 9-13
a).LITERTUREREVIEW
9. CHAPTER-3 14-15
a).RESEARCHMETHODOLOGY
12. BIBLIOGRAPHY 32
13. PLAGIARISMREPORT 33
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Chapter-1
Introduction
It's not just about monitoring systems and putting policies in place to manage and ensure
excellent healthcare delivery. It is concerned with the morality, training, and individual
behaviors of health-care workers, as well as how healthcare services are delivered. Workplace
training usually provides an opportunity for employees to expand their knowledge and
familiarity before and during their employment. Staff workers who provide health care services
require extensive training because they are directly involved in saving people's lives and health.
Many scenarios arise in clinical practice where critical information must be conveyed to the
sick in an accurate manner. When patients are cared for by a competent team, they feel safe and
receive high-quality treatment..Communication and cooperation problems have been identified
as common contributors to hostile events. Collaboration and communication are critical
processes of secure healthcare organizations, according to several studies. As a result,
increasing service delivery requires strengthening numerous collaborative elements such as
communication, leadership, trust, and situational monitoring ("Impact of Communication in
Healthcare | Institute for Healthcare Communication," 2011). Training is necessary for
employees to function as a team while appreciating teamwork since it allows them to analyses
their capabilities and talents. Regular staff training is essential for increasing communication
between staff and patients and maintaining high-quality treatment. Staff training enables them
to deliver better basic care at the point of contact, such as helping people dress, get out of bed,
and bathe. Dispensing medication, promoting dignity, providing basic nutrition and hydration,
and using safety equipment like hoists and lifts are all taught. These may not appear to be
significant in the grand scheme of things, but to patients and caregivers, they are.
High-quality work requires employees who have been adequately taught and equipped with the
necessary skills and knowledge to complete their jobs efficiently, regardless of the workplace or
environment.
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Chapter-2
Literaturereview
1. West, M.A. and Lyubovnikova, J. (2019), this article discusses increase inThe
rising frequency of long-term diseases in Western cultures, along with the resulting
requirement for non-acute, high-quality patient care, has brought the topic of health-care
acknowledged that no one discipline can offer comprehensive treatment for patients with
The study looks at research on patient satisfaction and service quality, as well as the
from the United States and other countries is used, conclusions are derived with a
specific focus on general practice in the United Kingdom. This is a burgeoning field
with a rising body of literature, much of it based on haphazard research. The goal of this
work is to contribute to the process of organizing data in a way that will be useful to
people involved in the delivery of healthcare and the evaluation of that care. The
findings suggest conclusions in two major areas: (1) methodologies for assessing patient
services; specific published instruments are analyzed and (2) elements that have been
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2. .Baker,D.P.,J.M.Babine,andA.K.Holman(2020march),Professionalbarriers,according
more difficult, putting the delivery of safe, high-quality care in jeopardy. 2020
According to the survey, many anesthetists and, to a lesser extent, nursing staff saw
training and education, both of which should be valued highly. Acute pain services'
attempts to standardize practice and redefine medical and nursing duties in relation to
and significant concerns about treatment risks, management is difficult to handle. Acute
pain services' efforts to improve practice were limited by inter-professional and intra-
professional boundaries (between the medical and nursing professions) (within the
medical and nursing professions). Acute pain services spend a large amount of time
impact of acute pain service nurses on improving the practice of other nurses was
minimal. More research is needed to address the underlying issues that can lead to role
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3. Babine, J. M. and D. P. Baker. (October 2019),According to thisarticle, long-Staff
training for long-term care facilities is a relatively new concept. In the early 1980s,
researchers in the United States discovered that nursing assistants were giving care to
residents for little or no remuneration. The primary treatment paradigm was based on a
custodial care model, in which personnel provided for individuals' basic needs. With two
notable exceptions, the few studies published on the issue prior to 1987 disputed
early study of the nursing assistant training literature. The vital need for employee
training became obvious when the long-term care industry underwent dramatic changes
in the mid-to-late 1980sFor starters, cultural attitudes around health and ageing have
altered in favor of a more therapeutic approach to elderly care. The current detention
treatment. New learning and growth were required to make this transformation.
Second, as community assisted living capacity expanded, the senior population entering
long-term care grew to include persons with the most severe disabilities and complicated
health requirements. To address these issues, the long-term care system will need to
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4. Baker,D.P.,S.Gustafson,(February,2018)thatisthetopicofthisarticle.
Typically,alargecompanywillholdatrainingsessionforitspersonnel.Training and
the enhancement of performance not only at the individual, collegial, and organizational
levels, but also at the individual, collegial, and organizational levels. Training and
development are structured learning experiences that help people better grasp how to do
their jobs. Sims focuses on current job training requirements, whereas development
prepares workers for future job responsibilities, with the overarching goal of
contributing to the organization's objectives... To solve the difficulties of the skills gap
strategies for settling into the workforce and ensuring better knowledge, skill, and
develop the skills and information needed to perform the job and grow in the firm.
attitudes, and retaining and applying ideas through self-directed studies and experience;
it is the art of gaining knowledge, skills, attitudes, and retaining and applying ideas; or
knowledge, skills, attitudes, and retaining and applying ideas through self-directed
studies and experience; it is the art of gaining knowledge, skills, attitudes, and retaining
and applying ideas; or behavioral changes through experience believes that learning has
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Learning entails honing one's ability to invent new things. Both the organization and the individual
personnel benefit from and require training and development. It also increases not only profitability but
also builds positive attitudes toward profit orientation, improves job knowledge and abilities of
employees at all levels, boosts employee morale, and helps employees identify organizational goals.
Individual training and development benefits employees by supporting them in making better decisions
and establishing effective problem-solving strategies. It also helps to encourage and achieve self-
development and self-confidence, as well as supporting an employee in dealing with stress and anxiety,
which leads to job satisfaction and recognition, and motivating the person to pursue personal goals while
OBJECTIVESOFTHERESEARCH
1. Toknowtheconceptofregularstafftrainingsessioninhealthcaresector.
2. Toascertainroleofstafftraininginimprovingqualityofpatient’sservices.
3. Todeterminewaysbywhichqualityofpatientservicescanbeimproved.
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Chapter-3
METHODOLOGY
RESEARCHMETHODOLOGY
Step1•Planning
Step2•SurveydevelopmentStep3•
DataAnalysis
Step4•Reporting
Step5•Consultation&Review
SOURCESOFDATACOLLLECTION
QUESTIONNAIRE:-TheQuestionnaireismadeupof12questionsaboutthe
impactofregularstafftrainingonthequalityofpatientservices.
PROCEDURE:Atotalof41healthcareprofessionalsweresurveyed.
SAMPLINGUNIT:Healthcareprofessionals.
SIZEOFSAMPLE:Tosavetimeandcosts,thisstudyendeavorcollectsdatabyaconven
iencesampletechnique.Thesurveyquestionnairewassentto41healthcareprofessionalsof
Aasthahospitalofvariousdepartments.
TYPEOFSAMPLING:ConvenientSampling
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Chapter-4
DATAANALYSISANDFINDINGS
Responses Numberofrespondents
18-25 31
25-35 7
35-45 2
45-60 1
Inabovefigurewehaveshownthevariousagegroupsoftherespondents:-
Thereare31respondentswhoareunder18 to 25 years old.
Thereare7respondentswhoareunder25 to 35 years old.
Thereare2respondentswhoareunder35 to 45 years old..
Thereare1respondentwhoisunder45 to 60 years old..
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Responses Numberofrespondents
Male 30
Female 14
Inabovefigurewehaveshowngenderoftherespondents:-
Thereare30malerespondents.
Thereare14femalerespondents.
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Responses Numberofrespondents
Yes 43
No 1
Maybe 0
Inabovefigurewehaveshown:-
Thereare43numberofrespondentshavevisitedhospital.
Thereare1numberofrespondentshavenotvisitedhospital.
Thereare0numberofrespondentshavemaybevisitedhospital.
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Responses Numberofrespondents
Yes 41
No 3
Maybe 0
Inabovefigurewehaveshown:-
Thereare41numberofrespondentshaveobservedstaffofhospital.
Thereare6numbersofrespondentshaveNotobservedstaffofhospital.
Thereare0numbersofrespondentshavingmaybeobservedstaffofhospital.
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Responses Numberofrespondents
Agree 33
Disagree 0
Stronglyagree 8
Neutral 3
Inthisfigurewehaveshown:-
Thereare33respondentswhoareagreedtoregularstafftraininghelpsinprovidin
gqualityservicetopatient.
Thereare0respondentswhodisagreetoregularstafftraininghelpsinprovidin
gquality servicetopatient
Thereare8respondentswhoarestronglyagreedtoregularstafftraininghelpsinprovidi
ngqualityservicetopatient
Thereare3respondentswhoareneutraltoregularstafftraininghelpsinprovidingquality
serviceto patient
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Responses Numberofrespondents
Stronglydisagree 6
Disagree 1
Neutral 6
Agree 20
Stronglyagree 11
Inthisfigurewehaveshown:-
Thereare6respondentswhoarestronglydisagreetoregulartrainingofstaff.
Thereare1respondentwhoaredisagreeingtoregulartrainingofstaff.
Thereare6respondentswhoareneutraltoregulartrainingofstaff.
Thereare20respondentwhoareagreetoregulartrainingofstaff.
Thereare11respondentwhoarestronglyagreetoregulartrainingofstaff.
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Responses Numberofrespondents
Yes 42
No 1
Maybe 1
Inabovefigurewehaveshown:-
Thereare42numbersofrespondentsbelieveinqualityofservice.
Thereare1numberofrespondentsnotbelieveinqualityofservices.
Thereare1numberofrespondentsmaybelieveinqualityofservices.
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Responses Numberofrespondents
Yes 16
No 26
Maybe 2
Inabovefigurewehaveshown:-
Thereare16numberofrespondentshaveraisedthecomplaint.
Thereare26numberofrespondentshavenotraisedthecomplaint.
Thereare2numberofrespondentsmayraisethecomplaint.
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Responses Numberofrespondents
Yes 24
No 15
Maybe 5
Inabovefigurewehaveshown:-
Thereare24numberofrespondentshavefacedqualityissue.
Thereare15numberofrespondentshavenotfacedqualityissue.
Thereare5numberofrespondentsmayfacequalityissue.
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Responses Numberofrespondents
Yes 39
No 2
Maybe 3
Inabovefigurewehaveshown:-
Thereare39numberofrespondentssaidyestotrainingenablesemployeesmore
productive.
Thereare2numberofrespondentssaidnototrainingenablesemployeesmoreproducti
ve.
Thereare3numberofrespondentssaidmaybetotrainingenablesemployeesmore
productive.
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Responses Numberofrespondents
Stronglydisagree 4
Disagree 0
Neutral 3
Agree 27
Stronglyagree 10
Inthisfigurewehaveshown:-
Thereare4respondentswhoarestronglydisagreestothe training program me aided in
increasing both quality and quantity output.
There are no responders that dispute that the training program me helps to boost both
quality and quantity output.
Thereare3respondentswhoareneutral.
Thereare27respondentswhoareagreed.
Thereare10respondentswhoarestronglyagreed.
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Chapter-
5Discussin
One of the most important components in providing high-quality patient care has been
identified as training, which has been identified as one of the most critical components. Several
studies have found that training promotes system utilisation while also supporting patients in
getting more comfortable with it, hence indirectly increasing system acceptability. It has also
been demonstrated that the use of systems and improved decision-making are strongly
correlated with (a) user efficiency and effectiveness, (b) patient satisfaction, and (d) patient
positive attitude, and that training is an important determinant of a healthcare organization's
long-term viability in providing high-quality patient care, among other outcomes.
Unfortunately, due to the high expense of training as well as the limited resources available for
implementation, only a limited amount of training can be provided prior to the actual use of the
technology. When training is made publicly available, it has a greater chance of being
distributed within a system in a shorter amount of time. When users get continued education,
training, and support, it is feasible to alleviate some of the worries they expressed during the
initial stages of use. Unsuitable human training has resulted in the failure of a huge number of
systems. To guarantee that training is tailored to the needs of patients, medical leadership must
be enthusiastic about the prospect of participating in training sessions (including physicians).
More complex systems, on the other hand, may necessitate team-based or staged training
sessions. In addition to teaching healthcare workers how to use the system, training
programmers should address their attitudes and instil a sense of excitement in them as well. The
efficacy of system installation is based on the adoption of proper methodology, training, and
high-quality training materials during the installation. It was as a result of this that everyone
who would be running a computer should have had training, because those who did not obtain
training found it difficult to operate the computer system in issue. In general, it was agreed that
the most successful method of increasing skill capacity was through the training of trainers
themselves. However, because hands-on training methods, particularly behaviour modelling,
resulted in superior knowledge retention, transfer of learning, and end-patient satisfaction, it
was necessary to provide additional training to ensure that the patient's end-satisfaction did not
suffer as a result of the initial training.
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LIMMITATIONS
This study is limited to a single hospital in Noida's secondary health care sector.
In the future, a comparison study of employee performance, motivation, training, and development
programmers in secondary and tertiary health care sectors might be done to learn about the
During my research, I discovered that the reward system has an impact on employee motivation;
therefore, future research on the impact of financial and non-financial incentives systems in the
I examined the impact of training on the quality of patient care; in the future, it may be
examined at various managerial levels in the health and other service sectors.
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CONCLUSION
In general, workplace training allows employees and staff to broaden their information
and knowledge base both before and throughout their job. However, because staff
considers issues such as the expense of the training and the amount of time their
employees will spend training, which should be converted to productive sessions for
completing critical office projects, there are frequently delays in finishing this training.
Employees in the health-care industry who deliver services, on the other hand, require
extensive training. Because they are, in some respects, directly involved in the everyday
maintenance of the lives and health of the people to whom they provide
quality improvement. The majority ofinterventions, according to the report, are aimed at
health-care providers.
However,factorsotherthanindividualexpertsmayimpactwhetherornotchangeispossible,an
Thissupportsamoresystematicapplicationofideasinclinicalpracticewhendevelopingandeva
luatingquality-
improvementactivities.Itexplainshowvarioustheoriesmaybeutilizedtodeveloptestablehyp
training in the health care sector allows you to examine your employees' talents and
skills while also allowing them to improve their overall performance while doing their
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RECOMMENDATION
1. To increase their performance, abilities, and knowledge, hospitals should develop effective
problemsarebeingsolvedandrewardsaregivenontheirperformances.
3. Checkifemployeesarereceivingcompensationandbenefits,formotivationofemploy
eesandtoretainthem
5. Promotingpositivetreatmentoutcomes
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QUESTIONNAIRE
Q-1 Nameoftherespondent*
Youranswer
Q-2 Ageoftherespondent*
a) <20
b) 20-30
c) 30-40
d) >40
Q-3 Gender*
a) male
b) Female
Q-4 Haveyouevervisitedtohospitalforanyofthereason*
a) Yes
b) No
c) Maybe
Q-5 Haveyoueverobservedstaffofthehospital*
a) Yes
b) No
c) Maybe
Q-6 Doyouagreethatregularstafftraininghelpsinprovidingqualityservicestopatient*
a) Agree
b) Disagree
c) Stronglyagree
d) Neutral
Q-7 Doyouagreethatstaffofhospitalshouldgetregulartraining*?
a) Stronglydisagree
b) Disagree
c) Neutral
d) Agree
e) Stronglyagree
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Q-8 Doyoubelieveinqualityofservice*?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Maybe
Q-9 Haveyoueverfacedanyqualityissueinservicesduetountrainedstaffofhospital*?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Maybe
Q-10 Ifyesthenhaveyouraisedcomplaintagainstthatissue*
a) Yes
b) No
c) Maybe
Q-11 Trainingprogramhelpedtoincreasetheproductivityofbothqualityandquality*
a) Stronglydisagree
b) Disagree
c) Neutral
d) Agree
e) Stronglyagree
Q-12 Doestrainingenableemployeesmoreproductive*
a) Yes
b) No
c) Maybe
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PLAGIARISMREPORT
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