Providing a Healthy Work Environment for Nurses

Cohen, Jayne; Stuenkel, Diane; Nguyen, Quyen

doi:10.1097/ncq.0b013e3181a4699a

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“…Two factors are calculated to create a work stress index (α = .80) comprised of the subscales of work pressure, control (by management), clarity (reversed), autonomy (reversed), and a work resources inventory (α = .83) comprised of the subscales of involvement, cohesion, and supervisor support. Previous research with WES is also sensitive to real-world employment outcomes (Cohen, Stuenkel, & Nguyen 2009; Westerman & Yamamura, 2007). …”

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Employment characteristics, work environment, and the course of depression over 23 years: Does employment help foster resilience?

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Background Depression is the leading cause of disability and represents a significant challenge to stable employment and professional success. Importantly, employment may also operate as a protective factor against more chronic courses of depression as it can function as a form of behavioral activation and scaffold recovery by facilitating community integration. The current study examined work-related characteristics as protective or risk factors for subsequent long-term depression trajectories. Methods Relations between employment characteristics and lifetime course of depression were examined among 424 adults in the community who entered treatment for depression. The sample was followed for 23 years with assessments at 1, 4, 10, and 23 years post-baseline. At baseline, participants were asked about employment history and status along with work-related events and aspects of their work environments. Depression was measured at each assessment, and 3 different life course trajectories of depression were identified. Results Employment at baseline was associated with lower levels of depression at baseline and less severe life courses of depression. Among employed participants, higher occupational prestige, a more supportive work environment (greater involvement, cohesion, perceived support), and lower work stress (less pressure and more control, role clarity, and autonomy) may protect against more severe, intractable depression over time and may have bolstered functioning. Conclusions Findings have potential to be harnessed for clinical translation to better inform vocational rehabilitation counseling and human resources programs. Specifically, clinician assessment of work setting can guide patient decision making about how to reduce vulnerability to depression and foster resilience via employment.

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Employment characteristics, work environment, and the course of depression over 23 years: Does employment help foster resilience?

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“…A favorable working environment increases the interception of medication errors in intensive care (9) . The relationship between a positive working environment and the satisfaction and retention of nurses was also demonstrated (10)(11) , as well as the safety of clients (12)(13) . In contrast, when the work environment is not favorable, the lack of satisfaction of nurses, the burnout syndrome, emotional exhaustion and intention to leave the place of work/service are observed (14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19) .…”

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Study of adaptation and validation of the Practice environment scale of the nursing work index for the portuguese reality

Ferreira

Amendoeira

2014

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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Objective: Testing the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index. Method: A descriptive, analytical and cross-sectional study, for the cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the psychometric properties of the scale. The study participants were 236 nurses from two hospitals in the regions of Lisbon and Vale do Tejo. Results: The 0.92 Cronbach’s alpha was obtained for overall reliability and support of a five-dimension structure. Conclusion: The excellent quality of adjustment of analysis confirms the validity of the adapted version to hospital care settings, although there was no total coincidence of items in the five dimensions

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“…There is an association between effective nursing leadership and the empowerment of nurses in the practice environment allied with higher job satisfaction (Laschinger, Finegan, Shamian, & Wilk, 2004). Also, one study shows that registered nurses who reported greater levels of support from their supervisors were less expected to leave their position than were registered nurses who reported lesser levels (Cohen, Stuenkel & Nguyen, 2009). The importance of leadership concluded the leaders' skills to inspiration other aspects of the work environment, such as staffing & resources, skill mix, and improved involvement in the organization (Leiter &Laschinger, 2006).…”

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Work environment characteristics as perceived by nurses in Saudi Arabia

Almuhsen

Alkorashy²,

Baddar³

et al. 2017

IJANS

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Summary: The environment that contains; skilled nursing leadership who empowers their staff and improves their autonomy also allowing them to participate in the department and organizational policy, good nurse-doctor relationship, adequate resources and skilled mix staffing, play an essential role to enhance control over nursing practice. Aim: The aim of this study was to identify nurses' perception of work environment characteristics. Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive research design was used throughout this study. A quota sampling technique was used to recruit the participants (staff nurses and first-line nurse managers) from King Fahd Medical City in Saudi Arabia, who was asked to complete the tool; Perceived Environment Scale-Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI). Findings: 465 nurses participated in this study; 364 were from nurses and 101 from nurse managers, most of the participants were female. Participants were moderately high perceived to their work environments, and there was an association between the characteristics of participants in relation with the work environment. Conclusion: The current study concluded that the nurses' perception of work environment characteristics was moderately high.

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Providing a Healthy Work Environment for Nurses

Cited by 51 publications

References 20 publications

Employment characteristics, work environment, and the course of depression over 23 years: Does employment help foster resilience?

Employment characteristics, work environment, and the course of depression over 23 years: Does employment help foster resilience?

Study of adaptation and validation of the Practice environment scale of the nursing work index for the portuguese reality

Work environment characteristics as perceived by nurses in Saudi Arabia

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