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Assessing the Multiple Dimensions of Engagement to Characterize Learning: A Neurophysiological Perspective
Published on: July 1, 2015
Closing the RN engagement gap: which drivers of engagement matter?
Reynaldo R Rivera1, Joyce J Fitzpatrick, Suzanne M Boyle
1Medicine Services, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/The University Hospital of Columbia & Cornell, New York, New York 10065, USA. rrr9001@nyp.org
Objective:
This study focused on the relationship between RNs' perceptions of drivers of engagement and their workplace engagement.
Background:
In multiple studies, mostly not in healthcare, researchers found that employees engaged in their work are in the minority. This phenomenon is referred to as the engagement gap.
Methods:
Drivers of engagement and levels of nurse engagement were measured among 510 RNs from a large urban academic university center.
Results:
The greatest difference between engaged and not-engaged nurses was in the manager action index; the smallest difference was in the salary and benefits index. The passion-for-nursing index was the only significant driver related to RN levels of engagement when controlling for all the other drivers.
Conclusion:
Nurse managers play a critical role in promoting employee engagement. The nurses' passion for nursing is an important dimension of engagement. Salary and benefits were not primary drivers in employee engagement.
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