The organizational culture. Implications for nursing service

Research has established positive links between a constructive culture, the morale and retention of employees, and the decreased mortality of patients. Given these important variables and their ties to organizational culture, it is important to understand the culture of nursing service. Even more important are the implications that the culture provides for development of strategies to enhance the service. For these reasons, this study assessed the organizational culture of seven acute care hospitals to provide a background for discussion of the implications and strategies to enhance service.