Nurse work environment and quality of care by unit types: A cross-sectional study

Evidence on Nurse Staffing Ratios and Patient Outcomes in a Low‐Income Country: Implications for Future Research and Practice

“…It is also noteworthy to recognize that the quality of data based on nursing documentation may not necessarily be optimal standard albeit, the only source of data measuring NSOs. Additionally, the work environment, which may be as significant a predictor of NSOs as noted in previous studies (Aiken et al., ; Ma, Olds, & Dunton, ), was not assessed. Lastly, causation cannot be inferred from these results as with any descriptive or correlational studies.…”

Association of nurse work environment and safety climate on patient mortality: A cross-sectional study

“…Hospital administrators, policy makers, and researchers have sought to identify modifiable factors that could decrease the morbidity and mortality associated with adverse events. The nurse work environment has long been established as an important, and modifiable, organizational trait that impacts patient outcomes (Aiken et al, 2011; Carthon et al, 2015; Cho et al, 2014; Clarke et al, 2002; Clarke, 2007; Estabrooks et al, 2005; Friese et al, 2008; Gunnarsdóttir et al, 2009; Kelly et al, 2014; Kirwan et al, 2013; Kutney-Lee et al, 2009; Lake et al, 2016; Lasater and Mchugh, 2016; Ma et al, 2015a, 2015b; Spence Laschinger and Leiter, 2006; Vahey et al, 2004). It is characterized as the set of “organizational characteristics of a work setting that facilitate or constrain professional nursing practice” (Lake, 2002).…”

“…Research documents an association between the nurse work environment and patient mortality (Aiken et al, 2008; Aiken et al, 2011; Cho et al, 2014; Estabrooks et al, 2005; Friese et al, 2008; Kelly et al, 2014; Silber et al, 2016), failure to rescue (Aiken et al, 2008; Friese et al, 2008), readmissions (Carthon et al, 2015; Lasater and McHugh, 2016; Ma et al, 2015a), adverse patient events and complications (Friese et al, 2008; Lake et al, 2016; Spence Laschinger and Leiter, 2006), and nurse-rated quality of care (Aiken et al, 2008; Friese, 2005; Gunnarsdóttir et al, 2009; Lake et al, 2016; Ma et al, 2015b). The nurse work environment is a cornerstone of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet designation and is included as a nurse sensitive measure by the National Quality Forum (NQF).…”

Factors predicting quality of nursing care among nurses in tertiary care hospitals in Mongolia

“…) and nursing practice environment (NPE) (Ma et al. ). Additionally, nurses are advised to effectively put into practice their acquired knowledge and skills to build adequate career decisions for higher NC (Tsai et al.…”