Work environment for Chinese nurses in different types of ICUs: a multisite cross-sectional survey

Abstract

Nurse administrators and health policy-makers should establish a healthy work environment for intensive care units nurses, especially for those from surgical intensive care units.

The influence of nursing care integration services on nurses’ work satisfaction and quality of nursing care

“…It appears that older nurses are more likely to be married, have had longer careers, and hold higher positions, and therefore, they are more likely to be better at carrying out their tasks. These findings that nurses’ demographic characteristics, such as work experience and educational level, affect their perceptions of the quality of care are supported by previous research (Bai et al., ). However, other studies have not found significant associations (Stalpers et al., ).…”

Nurse‐perceived quality of care in intensive care units and associations with work environment characteristics: a multicentre survey study

“…Bai et al . ). However, various authors mentioned that nurses attach much relevance to these factors.…”

“…Conversely, higher means for nurse‐perceived quality instead of overall job satisfaction were shown in two EoM II‐studies; in 34 US hospitals by Schmalenberg and Kramer () and in 28 Chinese ICUs (Bai et al . ). Cultural differences may have been influential; an explanation which may also be applicable for the low percentages of dissatisfied nurses in our study.…”

“…, Bai et al . ), suggesting that the perception of quality of care might be influenced by nurses’ general opinion about their job. These findings provided the rationale for this study, which aims to establish an accurate and realistic picture of contributing factors to nurse‐perceived quality of care in ICUs by accounting for nurses’ overall job satisfaction.…”

The nursing work environment and quality of care: Content analysis of comments made by registered nurses responding to the Essentials of Magnetism II scale

“…The EOMII scale can facilitate investigation of the extent to which the work environment supports or hinders nurses in providing high quality patient care. It has been widely used in the United States and countries outside the United States, such as Turkey (Yildirim, Kisa, & Hisar, ), The Netherlands (De Brouwer, Kaljouw, Kramer, Schmalenberg, & Achterberg, ) and China (Bai et al, ). For the first time, in our earlier study (Oshodi, Crockett, Bruneau, & West, ), the EOMII was used in England.…”