Association between nursing work environment and compassion satisfaction among clinical nurses

Area of Science:

• Nursing
• Healthcare Management
• Organizational Psychology

Background:

• The nursing work environment and compassion satisfaction are critical for mitigating nurse burnout and turnover.
• Adequate staffing and positive interprofessional relationships are essential for nurse well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

• To investigate the association between the nursing work environment and compassion satisfaction among clinical nurses.
• To identify specific factors within the work environment that influence compassion satisfaction.

Main Methods:

• Secondary analysis of data from a previous cross-sectional study.
• Hierarchical regression analysis was employed to examine the relationships between variables.

Main Results:

• The mean score for the nursing work environment was 2.54 ± 0.34, and for compassion satisfaction was 33.40 ± 6.69.
• Staffing and resources (β = 0.175, p = .002) and collegial nurse-physician relationships (β = 0.103, p = .038) were significantly associated with higher compassion satisfaction.

Conclusions:

• Enhancing the nursing work environment is an effective strategy to increase compassion satisfaction.
• Organizational support for adequate human resources, materials, and positive nurse-physician relations is crucial for improving compassion satisfaction.