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Dissertation
Assessment of Work Environment Health in a Suburban Nursing Facility
Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.), Drexel University
08 Jun 2018
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/D8R957
Abstract
Background: Developing and maintaining healthy work environments in healthcare organizations is vital to quality outcomes and optimized reimbursement. While the American Association of Critical Care Nurses' Standards for Establishing and Sustaining Healthy Work Environments are well established in the acute care setting, little is known about their impact in the post-acute environment. Methods: A modified version of the Healthy Work Environment Assessment Tool (HWEAT) was distributed electronically to nurses, unlicensed assistive personnel, and nurse leaders over a 30-day period. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze demographics and survey responses by item and in the aggregate. Results: The response rate was low, rendering any inferential analysis moot. Participants somewhat-to-strongly agreed in greater than 80% of the responses that the site upholds the Standards in skilled communication, effective decision making, and authentic leadership. Conversely, participants somewhat-to-strongly disagreed in 20% or greater of the responses that the site could improve Standards performance in true collaboration, appropriate staffing, and meaningful recognition. Discussion: Recommendations are made for further exploration of specific aspects of the Standards as well as to repeat the survey. Major limitations of the study include the modification of the HWEAT and a low response rate. Conclusion: Further exploration is necessary to provide trustworthy data for site-specific quality improvement. Further research would better describe how healthy work environment standards may benefit post-acute settings overall.
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- Title
- Assessment of Work Environment Health in a Suburban Nursing Facility
- Creators
- Wesley E. Cook - DU
- Contributors
- Gloria Ferraro Donnelly (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- 74 pages
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Doctoral Nursing; Nursing (Graduate); College of Nursing and Health Professions; Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 8196; 991014632061904721