Perceptions of nurses in magnet® hospitals, non-magnet hospitals, and hospitals pursuing magnet status.
| Year: | 2011 | ||||||
| Type of Publication: | Article | Keywords: | Attitude of Health Personnel; Female; Health Care Surveys; Humans; Job Satisfaction; Male; Middle Aged; Nursing Staff, Hospital, organization administration supply distribution; Organizational Culture; Personnel Management; Quality of Health | ||||
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| Journal: | J Nurs Adm | Volume: | 41 | ||||
| Number: | 7-8 | Pages: | 315-323 | ||||
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: The objective of the study was to compare perceptions of RNs employed
in Magnet®, in-process (ie, hospitals seeking Magnet recognition),
and non-Magnet hospitals using data from the 2010 National Survey
of Registered Nurses (NSRN).: The NSRN is administered biennially
and measures nurses' perceptions about their profession, workplace
environment, and professional relationships.: Self-administered mail
survey to a national sample of 1,500 RNs was used. Bivariate statistical
techniques were used to analyze responses from 518 nurses who indicated
their employer's Magnet status and to examine associations between
Magnet status and the nurses' perceptions of career satisfaction,
the nursing shortage, work environment, opportunities to influence
the workplace, and professional relationships.: Nurses employed in
all 3 groups (Magnet, in-process, and non-Magnet hospitals) were
uniformly satisfied with being a nurse, although significantly more
Magnet and in-process nurses would recommend nursing as a career
than would non-Magnet RNs. Views of workplace safety were similar
across groups, with no significant differences in violence, verbal
abuse, discrimination, or harassment; however, Magnet nurses reported
significantly more musculoskeletal injuries. Magnet and in-process
nurses rated opportunities to influence decisions about workplace
organization and participate in shared governance and employer-paid
continuing education, and relationships with advanced practice nurses
and nursing faculty higher than did non-Magnet nurses; relationships
with new nurses and physicians were not different across groups.:
The Magnet program continues to have a positive influence on nurses,
their decision making, and their professional relationships. The
paucity of other differences suggests that Magnet, in-process, and
non-Magnet organizations are increasingly guided by a shared set
of principles that define a positive professional environment derived
not only by the Magnet program, but also by other professional organizations
and forces. |
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