BACKGROUND high job strain increases the risk of health decline, but little is known about the specific consequences and long-term effects of job strain on old age health. OBJECTIVES purpose was to investigate whether physical and mental job strain in midlife was associated with hospital care use in old age. METHODS study population included 5,625 Finnish public sector employees aged 44-58 ...

From Compassion Fatigue to Resilience: Children’s Hospital Colorado Kelly Johnson, MSN, RN, CRRN, NEA-BC/Dr Dori Biester Chair in Pediatric Care Services; Chris Griffin RN, BSN, CPN Background: Healthcare is a stressful profession. The executives at Children’s Hospital Colorado are well aware of the affects that caring for sick children and the pressure associated with it have on our entire sta...

BACKGROUND Patient safety climate has been recognized as a core determinant for improving safety in hospitals. Describing workforce perceptions of patient safety climate is an important part of safety climate management. This study aimed to describe staff's perceptions of patient safety climate in public hospitals in Shanghai, China and to determine how perceptions of patient safety climate dif...

Background: Recent trends have led many organizations to use a strategic planning for designing and implementing total quality management (TQM) as a fundamental necessity. This study aims to investigate the role of TQM in the quality maturity of hospitals from the employees’ point of view. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among senior managers and officials of   three Zanjan Univ...

In 1995, Holy Family Hospital, in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada, began the process of closing its doors. Holy Family Hospital, operated by the Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception, had been tending the sick for 87 years, and was a large employer in the area. Its roots ran deep in the community. In September 1997, Sr. McMullen spoke to hospital employees, provincial and civic le...

The purpose of this study are to analyze Effect Employees’ Job Satisfaction and Work Motivation on Turnover Through Commitment at Bhayangkara Lumajang Hospital. This including explanatory research. Samples research employees Hospital as many 48 respondents. analysis used in is path analysis. result showed the job satisfaction does not significantly influence work commitment; motivation commitme...