1. Nurse Outcomes in Magnet® and Non-Magnet Hospitals.
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Kelly, Lesly A., McHugh, Matthew D., and Aiken, Linda H.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL burnout prevention , *NURSING audit , *CHI-squared test , *CLINICAL competence , *COMPARATIVE studies , *HOSPITALS , *WORKING hours , *JOB satisfaction , *EVALUATION of medical care , *NURSES , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *RESEARCH funding , *STATISTICAL sampling , *SURVEYS , *T-test (Statistics) , *WORK environment , *LOGISTIC regression analysis , *SECONDARY analysis , *EDUCATIONAL attainment , *CROSS-sectional method , *DATA analysis software , *HOSPITAL nursing staff - Abstract
The important goals of Magnet® hospitals are to create supportive professional nursing care environments. A recently published paper found little difference in work environments between Magnet and non-Magnet hospitals. The aim of this study was to determine whether work environments, staffing, and nurse outcomes differ between Magnet and non-Magnet hospitals. A secondary analysis of data from a 4-state survey of 26,276 nurses in 567 acute care hospitals to evaluate differences in work environments and nurse outcomes in Magnet and non- Magnet hospitals was conducted. Magnet hospitals had significantly better work environments (t = -5.29, P < .001) and more highly educated nurses (t = -2.27, P < .001). Magnet hospital nurses were 18% less likely to be dissatisfied with their job (P <.05) and 13% less likely to report high burnout (P < .05). Magnet hospitals have significantly better work environments than non-Magnet hospitals. The better work environments of Magnet hospitals are associated with lower levels of nurse job dissatisfaction and burnout. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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