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Nurses report a healthy culture: Results of the Practice Environment Scale (Australia) in an Australian hospital seeking Magnet recognition
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Walker, KN and Middleton, S and Rolley, J and Duff, J, Nurses report a healthy culture: Results of the Practice Environment Scale (Australia) in an Australian hospital seeking Magnet recognition, International Journal of Nursing Practice, 16 pp. 616-623. ISSN 1440-172X (2010) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2010 Blackwell
DOI: doi:10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01890.x
Abstract
The Magnet Recognition Program requires evidence that the nursing practice environment supports staff to provide optimal care, access professional development opportunities and participate in hospital affairs. This research aimed to assess clinical nurses’ work environment at a leading private hospital in Sydney, Australia using a version of the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index modified for the Australian context.
Our results were comparable to Magnet hospitals for two subscales and significantly higher than Magnet results for the remaining three subscales and the composite scale. This was especially pleasing in relation to the hospital's preparation for Magnet recognition. Hospitals across Australasia might find administration of the Practice Environment Scale (modified for use in the Australian context) a useful exercise both as a stimulus to preparation and an indicator of readiness for Magnet recognition.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Nursing; Practice Environment Survey |
Research Division: | Health Sciences |
Research Group: | Health services and systems |
Research Field: | Health services and systems not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Clinical health |
Objective Field: | Clinical health not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Walker, KN (Professor Kim Walker) |
UTAS Author: | Duff, J (Dr Jed Duff) |
ID Code: | 86971 |
Year Published: | 2010 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 15 |
Deposited By: | Health Sciences B |
Deposited On: | 2013-11-04 |
Last Modified: | 2013-12-11 |
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