- Title
- Nurses report a healthy culture: results of the Practice Environment Scale (Australia) in an Australian hospital seeking Magnet recognition
- Creator
- Walker, K.; Middleton, Sandy; Rolley, John; Duff, Jed
- Relation
- International Journal of Nursing Practice Vol. 16, p. 616-623
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01890.x
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2010
- Description
- The Magnet Recognition Program requires evidence that the nursing practice environment supports staff to provide optimal care, access professional development opportunities and participate in hospital affairs. This research aimed to assess clinical nurses’ work environment at a leading private hospital in Sydney, Australia using a version of the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index modified for the Australian context. Our results were comparable to Magnet hospitals for two subscales and significantly higher than Magnet results for the remaining three subscales and the composite scale. This was especially pleasing in relation to the hospital's preparation for Magnet recognition. Hospitals across Australasia might find administration of the Practice Environment Scale (modified for use in the Australian context) a useful exercise both as a stimulus to preparation and an indicator of readiness for Magnet recognition.
- Subject
- culture; environment; Magnet; nursing; practice; recognition
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1333875
- Identifier
- uon:27169
- Identifier
- ISSN:1322-7114
- Rights
- This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Walker, K.; Middleton, Sandy; Rolley, John; Duff, Jed "Nurses report a healthy culture: results of the Practice Environment Scale (Australia) in an Australian hospital seeking Magnet recognition”, International Journal of Nursing Practice Vol. 16, p. 616-623 (2010), which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01890.x. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
- Language
- eng
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