Improvement of Work Environment

The Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire--a tool for the assessment and improvement of the psychosocial work environment.

OBJECTIVES The aim of this article is to present the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ), a questionnaire developed in three different lengths for assessing psychosocial factors at work, stress, and the well-being of employees and some personality factors. The purpose of the COPSOQ concept is to improve and facilitate research, as well as practical interventions at workplaces. METH...

Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999.

The farrier's work environment.

The horse industry in Sweden has rapidly expanded in recent years. This increasing number of horses implies a greater need for more farriers. Shoeing a horse is hard physical work, and includes awkward work postures and repetitive movements. It is well known that hard physical work increases the risk of injuries and musculoskeletal problems. The risk is especially high for musculoskeletal disor...

Striving to be heard and recognized: nurse solutions for improvement in the outpatient hemodialysis work environment.

One group of nurses not frequently studied but who have felt the burden of shortages of registered nurses (RNs) is that of nephrology nurses. Nurses' valuable insights must be solicited for the accurate assessment of current work environment issues and for their specific solutions. The purposes of this study were to explore nurse satisfaction and dissatisfaction with the work environment in out...

Hospital Nurses' Work Activity in a Technology-Rich Environment: A Triangulated Quality Improvement Assessment.

The aim of this project was to describe hospital nurses' work activity through observations, nurses' perceptions of time spent on tasks, and electronic health record time stamps. Nurses' attitudes toward technology and patients' perceptions and satisfaction with nurses' time at the bedside were also examined. Activities most frequently observed included documenting in and reviewing the electron...