Aims and objectives This study aimed to examine the effects of nurses’ individual, professional and work environment characteristics on their job performance levels. Background Nurses’ job performance is important in the effective and efficient provision of health care. Design A descriptive, cross‐sectional study. The STROBE guidelines were used in this study. Methods The sample of this descriptive, correlational and cross‐sectional study comprised 370 nurses working at one private and two university hospitals in Turkey. A demographic information form, the Practice Work Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index (PES‐NWI) and the Nursing Job Performance Scale (JPS) were used to collect the data. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Spearman's correlation and multiple linear (stepwise) regression. Results There was a significant and positive correlation between the scores on the PES‐NWI and the JPS (r: 0.65, p < .05). Regression analysis showed that nurses’ job performance was affected by five variables (R2: 59%, p < .05, Durbin–Watson: 2.06). Conclusion The results of the study show that three sub‐dimensions of the PES‐NWI (nursing foundations for quality of care; staffing and resource adequacy; nurse manager abilities, leadership and support for nurses), colleague solidarity and education level were important factors affecting job performance. Relevance to clinical practice The job performance of nurses is a priority issue in delivering quality healthcare services. Further efforts need to be pursued to nurse managers ensure a positive work environment to increase their nurses’ job performance.

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Aim: The aim of this study is to examine the effect of nurses’ individual, professional and work environment characteristics on their perceptions of quality of care. Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted in a university hospital where 400 nurses were employed, and conducted with 154 nurses who have been working in this hospital for at least one year and volunteered to participate in the study. The data were collected with an online questionnaire consisting of three parts. The survey form contained questions about the personal, professional characteristics, and workplace environment of the nurses, and their satisfaction levels about their perceptions of quality of nursing care, the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis were used in data analysis. Results: Nurses rated their perceptions of quality of nursing care (mean score: 7.53±1.85; range: 0-10). The mean score of nursing work environment scale was 2.77±0.54. In the logistic regression analysis, it was determined that nurses’ perception of quality of nursing care was affected by “provision of necessary funding sources for quality of nursing care, competency level, staffing and resource adequacy total professional experience, nurse participation in hospital affairs (Nagelkerke R2=58%, p<.05). Conclusion: The nurses’ perception of the quality of care is closely related with nursing work environment in the hospital, their perceived self-competence and duration of their professional experience. Support provided by the managers about participation in management processes, providing opportunities for employees to develop their competencies, as well as providing adequate human and other resources in the working environment, will contribute and increase the quality of care.

Aim This study aimed to reveal the opinions and experiences of male and female nurses concerning the nursing work environment in hospitals. Background The quality of the nursing work environment greatly impacts the improvement of the patient, nurse and organizational outcomes. Therefore, a better understanding of the experiences of male and female nurses can contribute to the creation of a more positive work environment. Methods In this descriptive qualitative study, data were collected with semi‐structured interviews conducted in 2020 with 18 nurses who were recruited via purposive and maximum variation sampling. Data was analysed with content analysis. Results The content analysis revealed two major themes (the effects of gender on workplace practices and the image of nursing and gendered communication in the nursing work environment) and eight subthemes. Conclusion This study concluded that male and female nurses experience advantages/disadvantages and similarities/differences in the nursing work environment and that both male and female nurses experience challenges regarding workplace relations and the work environment. Implications for Nursing Management A better understanding of the problems associated with the different experiences of male and female nurses in the workplace may help nurse managers to create a more positive work environment.

Bu çalışmada bir üniversite hastanesinde çalışan hemşirelerin bazı sosyo demografik özelliklerinin örgütsel bağlılık düzeylerine etkisi incelenmiştir. Yöntem: Bu araştırma tanımlayıcı ve ilişki arayıcı tasarımda yapılmıştır. Çalışmanın örneklemini bir üniversite hastanesinde çalışan 300 hemşireden araştırmaya katılmayı kabul eden toplam 190 hemşire oluşturmuştur. Veriler; "Sosyo-Demografik Özellikler Bilgi Formu" ve Han, Dağlı ve Elçiçek (2018) tarafından Türkçe geçerlilik güvenilirliği yapılan "Örgütsel Bağlılık Ölçeği" kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Toplamda 190 hemşireye anket çalışması Aralık 2018-Nisan 2019 tarihleri arasında uygulanmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde lisanslı SPSS 22.0 paket programı kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışmada hemşirelerin örgütsel bağlılık ölçek ortalamaları 3,13±0,16 olup orta düzeyde olduğu saptanmıştır. Lojistik regresyon analizi sonucuna göre yaş, medeni durum, eğitim durumu ve gelir durumuna göre örgütsel bağlılık düzeyleri arasında pozitif yönde anlamlı fark bulunurken cinsiyet ve medeni duruma göre ise örgütsel bağlılık düzeyleri arasında anlamlı fark bulunmamıştır. Sonuç: Bu çalışmanın sonucunda, hemşirelerin bazı sosyo demografik özellikleri ile örgütsel bağlılık düzeyleri arasında anlamlı fark bulunmuştur. Yönetici hemşirelerin, hemşirelerin örgütsel bağlılığını etkileyen sosyo demografik özelliklerini dikkate almaları ve bunlara yönelik stratejiler geliştirmeleri önerilmektedir.