Preliminary Evaluation of the Healthy Workplace Index

Global Use of the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index

“…Finally, McCusker et al’s (2004) CFA of a 21-item French version of the PES-NWI yielded Lake’s original five-subscale solution. In total, psychometric analyses of the PES-NWI were reported in nine articles (Berndt et al, 2010; Chiang & Lin, 2009; Gajewski, Boyle, Miller, Oberhelman, & Dunton, 2010; Gunnarsdottir et al, 2009; Hanrahan, 2007; Kutney-Lee, Lake, et al, 2009; Lake, 2002; Liou & Cheng, 2009; Moorer et al, 2010). …”

“…All but two versions used Lake’s 4-point Likert scale with response choices of 1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree). Liou and Grobe (2008) used a 5-point scale and Berndt et al (2010) used a 7-point response option to standardize the scoring ranges of the multiple scales included in their questionnaires.…”

“…Most also derived mean subscale scores by averaging item means for each subscale (Lake, 2002). In four publications, mean scores were calculated, yet the reported mean subscale scores exceeded 4.0 (Berndt et al, 2010; Chiang & Lin, 2009; Kim, Capezuti, Boltz, & Fairchild, 2009; Wade et al, 2008), suggesting that item mean scores were summed to create subscale mean scores.…”

Magnetism and the Nursing Workforce

“…Porter-O'Grady (2009) claims that, the pursuit of change and the creation of culture of innovation will certainly not be an option for the foreseeable future. Several instruments are available to evaluate the workplace (Berndt, Parsons, Paper, & Browne, 2009). Weston (2009) reported that the Veterans Administration facilities measure RN' s perceptions of the professional practice that contributes to enhanced nurse satisfaction, providing areas of focus for nurse executives.…”

“…One example of this integration could be palliative care with the goal to add life to the child' s life not years to the child' s life (Palliative Care for Children, AAP position paper, 2000). Berndt et al (2009) developed a tool to evaluate a healthy workplace index. Anderson, Manno, O'Connor, and Gallagher (2010) used a national database of nursing quality indicators data to study excellence in nursing leadership.…”