The Quality of Nurses’ Work Environment and Workforce Outcomes From the Perspective of Swiss Allied Healthcare Assistants and Registered Nurses: A Cross‐Sectional Survey

Abstract

Given the increasing importance of AHAs for nursing care provision, hospitals should assess the quality of nurse work environment and nurse outcomes from the perspective of all nurses.

Factors influencing nurse‐assessed quality nursing care: A cross‐sectional study in hospitals

“…Additionally, since the 1990s, providing quality patient care has been firstly considered in all healthcare organizations (Erith-Toth & Spencer, 1991). Furthermore, in the nursing context, a good nurses' work environment has been found to significantly increase quality nursing care (You et al, 2013), nurses' competency (Numminen et al, 2016) and job satisfaction (Lacher, De Geest, Denhaerynck, Trede, & Ausserhofer, 2015). When nurses work in a good work environment, they will feel less burnout and do not want to leave their jobs (Numminen et al, 2016).…”

Impact of a summer extern program on nursing student’s awareness of interprofessional collaboration and healthy, healing environments: A level II quasi-experimental design

“…A summary of the evidence (within last 10 years) confirms extern programs bridge the gap between education and practice by immersing students in the day to day responsibilities and obligations of the professional nurse, [9][10][11] increase knowledge, and self-confidence [11,12] provide clarity for specialty areas of nursing including perioperative, [13] geriatrics [10,14] and promote an awareness of cultural aspects of care. [15] Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) is a key component to HHEs which, when done well supports retention [16][17][18][19][20][21] and promotes quality care. [22,23] The WHO [24] defines IPC as "multiple health workers from different professional backgrounds provide comprehensive services by working with patients, their families, and communities to deliver the highest quality of care across settings".…”

Chief Nursing Officers’ Views on Meeting the Needs of the Professional Nurse: How This Can Affect Patient Outcomes

“…Today’s RNs’ experiences often include: job dissatisfaction; high patient acuity; lack of autonomy and decision making; plus bullying in the workplace [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]. These barriers in the acute care setting result in a less supportive work environment and may prevent the RN from delivering quality patient care [ 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 ]. The CNO is the leader of the professional nurse and is ultimately responsible for the actions and interventions of the RN at point of care [ 10 ].…”

“…In prior studies, RNs describe their jobs as stressful [ 2 , 7 ]. Negative perceptions of the work environment can be predictors of the desire to leave nursing [ 2 , 7 ] and can also be a cause for an even lower commitment to the institution and profession by newly licensed RNs, affecting nurse retention, overall attrition rates, and patient outcomes [ 1 , 6 ]. Likewise, these additional factors negatively affect the success and length of CNO employment [ 14 ].…”

“…Nurse-assessed quality of care and better RN job satisfaction at point of care [ 9 , 12 ] are influenced by strong leadership, organizational culture, and group cohesiveness [ 9 , 12 ]. A cross sectional survey [ 6 ] showed that there is a relationship between a transformational leadership style and quality of care; facilitated through organizational and peer support, autonomy, and workload of the RN.…”