Steps to Establish a Healthy Work Environment in an Academic Nursing Setting

Relationship between work engagement and healthy work environment among Chinese ICU nurses: The mediating role of psychological capital

“…In our study, the age, marital status, years of work experience, education level, job title, and hospital‐grade different significantly among the participants. Therefore, to enhance nurse engagement, nurse managers should consistently take measures to create supportive work environments by providing sufficient decision‐making autonomy, sufficient resources, and scheduling support to balance their job demands (Moloney et al, 2020; Ogata et al, 2021; Saunders et al, 2021).…”

Nurse Educator Perceptions of Workplace Collegiality

“…That is, collegial relationships built on mutual respect, trust, and support would place collegiality as the underpinning of all interactions. Colleges and universities can promote collegiality and develop strategies to foster collegiality in academia, including mentoring new faculty, completing annual climate surveys, conducting workshops on improving collegiality, and focusing on civility and establishing institutional civility teams once the concept of collegiality is better understood 28,29. Faculty development and mentoring faculty improve job satisfaction and a sense of legitimacy as an educator and provide a psychological empowerment source 30.…”

“…Factors contributing to role dissatisfaction include heavy workloads, inadequate support from institutions, lack of support from supervisors or deans, hostile work environments, and incivility and bullying 14. Involving administrators and creating civility teams to implement internal policies that define the norms and expectations of how nurses conduct themselves when interacting with their peers will foster a positive work environment 28. These standards can then be applied to nursing education to reduce job dissatisfaction and turnover among nursing faculty.…”

“…Collegiality in nursing education has not been well studied, with existing nursing studies older than a decade. 8 The research by Saunders et al 27 established that collegiality is an essential component in empowering healthy work environments and relationships through collaboration. That is, collegial relationships built on mutual respect, trust, and support would place collegiality as the underpinning of all interactions.…”