Influence Of Work Environment On The Quality Of Benefits Provided By Primary Health Care Nurses

Validation of Psychometric Properties of the Nursing Work Index—Revised Scale in Portugal

“…The promotion of the quality of the services provided by the nursing team and their contribution to improving the contexts of professional practices are key elements of the nursing practice environment [2,3]. The quality of care is a crucial element in the profession and refers, among other aspects, to the direct relationship between the patient and the nurse, which is dependent on many factors, especially the nursing practice environment [2,3,7,8].…”

Translation and Validation of the Indicators of Quality Nursing Work Environments in the Portuguese Cultural Context

“…The quality of nursing care is part of the provision of safe nursing care, based on nursing standards, such as patient satisfaction and safety [13]. The quality of care is an indispensable component in the profession and can affect to the relationship between the nurse and the patient, which depends on various aspects, particularly the nursing work environment [5,14]. The nursing work environment is related to and influences the quality of care, with the objective of all interventions to obtain results for the patient and the professional.…”

The structure of the Italian version of the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index

“…In recent years, hospitals have become increasingly involved in studying nursing practice environments (Ying et al, 2021) because scientific literature suggests that the conditions under which clinical practice takes place and the levels of nursing staffing are correlated with patient outcomes and nurses' well-being (Aiken et al, 2017(Aiken et al, , 2021Leone et al, 2015;Shin et al, 2018). Nursing practice environments influence the quality of nursing care (Lucas & Nunes, 2020;Tomaszewska et al, 2017) with a direct impact on patient safety, the effectiveness of care, efficiency of organisations and staff satisfaction (Carvalho & Lucas, 2020;De Sul & Lucas, 2020;Lake, 2002;Lucas & Nunes, 2020), therefore also influencing the success of health care systems (Almeida et al, 2020).…”

“…Adequate human and material resources, constructive relationships between practitioners and active participation of nurses in governance are elements that underpin high-quality nursing care and determine a favourable nursing practice environment (Almeida et al, 2020;Lake, 2002). Weak leadership, little support from management and poor multidisciplinary relationships, on the other hand, are elements associated with an unfavourable nursing practice environment resulting in a decrease in the quality of nursing care, conflicts and stress among health care professionals (Tomaszewska et al, 2017), job dissatisfaction, increased nurse turnover (Lucas & Nunes, 2020) and negative effects on patients such as, for example, increased mortality and readmissions because of complications (Poghosyan et al, 2015).…”