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Collins Atta Poku

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Mr Collins Atta Poku is an assistant lecturer in the Department of Nursing, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He holds MPhil in Nursing from the University of Ghana and a Bachelor degree in Nursing from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He has published articles in peer-reviewed journals. Collins has presented his research works in journals and at international conferences across the globe.

Research Summary

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The researcher focuses on examining various psychological and systemic issues in healthcare settings that impact both patient well-being and the nursing profession, including burnout, adverse events, mental health challenges, work-family balance, and treatment access, with a particular emphasis on how these factors influence stakeholders from patients to professionals, families, educators, managers, and higher education.

Research Themes

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Toxic leadership behaviour of nurse managers and turnover intentions: the mediating role of job satisfaction(2023)
Determinants of emotional exhaustion among nursing workforce in urban Ghana: a cross-sectional study(2020)
Impacts of Nursing Work Environment on Turnover Intentions: The Mediating Role of Burnout in Ghana(2022)
Quality of work-life and turnover intentions among the Ghanaian nursing workforce: A multicentre study(2022)
Quality of work‐life and coping strategies of nurse educators and clinicians in <scp>COVID</scp>‐19: A cross‐sectional study(2023)
Impacts of nursing work environment and burnout on turnover intentions among nurses in Ghana(2021)
Determinants of Emotional Exhaustion among Nursing Workforce in Urban Ghana: A Cross-sectional Study(2020)
Determinants of Emotional Exhaustion Among Nursing Workforce in Urban Ghana: A Cross-sectional Study(2020)
Influence of Professional Practice Environment and Burnout on Job Satisfaction among Nurses in Ghana(2020)
Safety culture and adverse event reporting in Ghanaian healthcare facilities: Implications for patient safety(2022)
Response to patient safety incidents in healthcare settings in Ghana: the role of teamwork, communication openness, and handoffs(2023)
Work engagement, resilience and turnover intentions among nurses: a mediation analysis(2025)
Toxic leadership behaviour of nurse managers on perceived job satisfaction and productivity of nursing workforce in sub‐Saharan Ghana: A multi‐centre cross‐sectional study(2022)
Occupational injuries, mental workload and coping strategies among the nursing workforce in the Eastern Region of Ghana: a multi-centre study(2025)
Review for "Spillover effects of organizational support for patient and workplace safety on safety outcomes: The mediating role of safety compliance"(2024)
Review for "Spillover effects of organizational support for patient and workplace safety on safety outcomes: The mediating role of safety compliance"(2024)
Work-related psychosocial challenges and coping strategies among nursing workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review(2023)
Draining the specialized nursing brains, the emigration paradigm of Ghana: A cross‐sectional study(2023)
Nursing Workforce Retention in Rural Ghana: The Predictive Role of Satisfaction, Rural Fit, and Resilience(2023)
Caregivers’ perception and acceptance of malaria vaccine for Children(2023)
Community awareness, knowledge and perception about malaria vaccine in the Kassena‐Nankana East Municipality: A descriptive cross‐sectional survey(2024)
Determinants of vaccination uptake among pregnant women in Kumasi: A multi-centre cross-sectional study(2025)
Prevalence and determinants of malaria infection among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Ejisu government hospital in Ghana: A cross-sectional study(2023)
Practice environment determinants of job satisfaction among midwives at healthcare facilities in Accra Metropolis: A multicentre study(2023)
The role of social support and self‐management on glycemic control of type 2 diabetes mellitus with complications in Ghana: A cross‐sectional study(2024)
Challenges and coping strategies when caring for terminally ill persons with cancer: perspectives of family caregivers(2024)
<i>“Resuscitate and Push”</i>: End-of-Life Care Experiences of Healthcare Staff in the Emergency Department – A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study(2021)
Unlocking timely palliative care: assessing referral practices and barriers at a ghanaian teaching hospital(2024)
The motivational factors and the perceived effects of attaining higher education among post-diploma graduate nurses and midwives in Kumasi, Ghana: A cross-sectional study(2023)
Exploring the evolving relationship between students and nurse educators in tertiary institutions in Ghana(2025)
Motherhood Penalty, a Silent Phenomenon: Unveiling the Challenges and Inequalities Working Mothers Encounter(2024)
Issues Confronting Female Nursing Postgraduates in Higher Education in the Ghanaian Context: A Qualitative Study(2025)
A qualitative exploration of balancing family, work, and academics among female graduate nursing students in a lower-middle-income country(2025)
Community Mental Health Nurses’ Perspective on the Assessment of Common Mental Disorders in Primary Mental Healthcare – A Qualitative Study in Ghana(2022)
Intervention to improve adverse event reporting in the emergency department: Protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis(2024)
From aspiration to achievements: Exploring the motivational drives behind female graduate nursing students' pursuit of higher education in Ghana(2025)
Perceived power dynamics in nursing education on students’ learning experience in Ghana(2025)

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