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The Relationship of Workplace Culture With Nursing-Sensitive Organizational Factors
Nina Hahtela1, Brendan McCormack, Eija Paavilainen
1Author Affiliations: PhD student (Ms Hahtela), Biostatistician (Mr Helminen), Professor (Dr Suominen), School of Health Sciences, Nursing Science, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland; Professor (Dr McCormack), Queen Margaret University, School of Health Sciences, Musselburgh, East Lothian, UK; Professor (Dr Paavilainen), University of Tampere, School of Health Sciences, Nursing Science, South Ostrobothnia Hospital District, Finland; Research Fellow (Dr Slater), Institute of Nursing and Health Research, University of Ulster, Newtownabbey, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Objective:
The aim of this study is to explore the relations of workplace culture on nursing-sensitive organizational factors.
Background:
The need for standardized and valid measures for nursing-sensitive organizational outcomes has already been recognized in the literature.
Methods:
A cross-sectional questionnaire survey of 21 inpatient acute care units in 9 organizations at the municipal primary healthcare level was conducted. Participants included licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, and nurse managers.
Results:
Workplace culture, especially the overarching factor of stress, correlated with the use of supplemental nursing staff and patients' length of stay.
Conclusion:
It is essential to find and test workplace-sensitive indicators so that managers will have a wider range of methods to plan and evaluate nursing outcomes.
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