The state of the science of nurse work environments in the United States: A systematic review
作者机构:East Carolina University College of NursingGreenvilleNCUSA Laupus LibraryEast Carolina UniversityGreenvilleNCUSA
出 版 物:《International Journal of Nursing Sciences》 (国际护理科学(英文))
年 卷 期:2018年第5卷第3期
页 面:287-300页
学科分类:1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学]
主 题:Care quality Nurse Nursing leadership Self-care Work environments
摘 要:A healthy nurse work environment is a workplace that is safe,empowering,and *** research studies were conducted on nurse work environments in the last decade;however,it lacks an overview of these research *** purpose of this review is to identify,evaluate,and summarize the major foci of studies about nurse work environments in the United States published between January 2005 and December 2017 and provide strategies to improve nurse work *** searched included MEDLINE via PubMed,CINAHL,PsycINFO,Nursing and Allied Health,and the Cochrane *** literature search followed the PRISMA ***-four articles were *** major themes emerged:1)Impacts of healthy work environments on nurses outcomes such as psychological health,emotional strains,job satisfaction,and retention;2)Associations between healthy work environments and nurse interpersonal relationships at workplaces,job performance,and productivity;3)Effects of healthy work environments on patient care quality;4)Influences of healthy work environments on hospital accidental safety;and 5)Relationships between nurse leadership and healthy work *** review shows that nurses,as frontline patient care providers,are the foundation for patient safety and care *** nurse empowerment,engagement,and interpersonal relationships at work is rudimental to achieve a healthy work environment and quality patient *** work environments lead to more satisfied nurses who will result in better job performance and higher quality of patient care,which will subsequently improve healthcare organizations financial *** a healthy work environment is a continuous effort.