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Essentials of a productive nurse work environment.

Claudia Schmalenberg¹, Marlene Kramer

¹Health Science Research Associates, Tahoe City, California 85219, USA. claudializ@juno.com

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|December 20, 2007

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Staff nurses in Magnet hospitals report better work environments and higher job satisfaction. The Essential of Magnetism II (EOMII) tool confirms Magnet designation as a key indicator of a quality nursing work environment.

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Published on: July 1, 2015

Area of Science:

Nursing Science
Healthcare Management
Organizational Psychology

Background:

Improving staff nurse work environments is crucial for quality patient care.
The Essential of Magnetism (EOM) tool measures key attributes of a positive work environment.
The EOMII is a revised version of the EOM, focusing on specific subscales.

Purpose of the Study:

To test if nurses in Magnet hospitals report superior work environments and outcomes using the EOMII.
To establish the psychometric properties of the EOMII.
To update the National Magnet Hospital Profile and explore relationships between nurse attributes, work context, and environment quality.

Main Methods:

Secondary analysis of aggregated data from 10,514 staff nurses across 34 hospitals.
Nurses completed the EOMII and two outcome indicators.

Main Results:

The EOMII is a valid and reliable measure of work environment quality from the staff nurse perspective.
Nurses in Magnet hospitals reported significantly more productive work environments.
Differences in work environment quality were associated with nurse education, experience level, and clinical unit type.

Conclusions:

Magnet designation is affirmed as a primary indicator of a quality work environment for nurses.
A greater proportion of Magnet hospitals currently meet the Magnet profile compared to 2003.
Item analysis of the EOMII offers insights for improving unit-level work environments.