OBJECTIVE To test a causal model of the impact of (a) nursing unit context on professional nursing practice; (b) professional practice on selected organizational (nurses' work satisfaction, nursing turnover, average length of patient stay) and patient outcomes (patient satisfaction, rate of reported medication errors, and falls); and (c) nursing unit context on these same organizational and pat...

background despite the paramount importance of the patient’s satisfaction, there are limited data on mothers’ satisfaction with the nursing care provided to their children in iranian clinical settings. objectives this study aimed to evaluate mothers’ satisfaction with two systems of providing care to their hospitalized children. patients and methods this research was a two-group quasi-experimen...

introduction: nowadays students’ opinion is considered as a necessary factor to evaluate quality in universities. this study was performed to evaluate the nursing students’ satisfaction about their field of study. methods: the research population in this study consists of all the students of nursing studying at the second to fourth year of university (72 students). the data were collected from ...

of Pro Elsevie The retention of nursing faculty is a growing concern in the United States and a major challenge for nursing education administrators. Aim: This descriptive study used Herzberg's Motivation– Hygiene Theory of Job Satisfaction to explore the factors that predict nursing faculty's job satisfaction and intent to stay in academe. Method: Institutional review board approval was obtain...

BACKGROUND The relationship between nurses' job satisfaction and their perceptions of quality of care has been examined in previous studies. There is little evidence, however, about relationships between the job satisfaction of nursing staff and quality of care perceived by the patients. The aim of this study was to analyze, how the job satisfaction of nursing staff, organizational characterist...

BACKGROUND Relationships between patient satisfaction with nursing and patient clinical data have not been fully resolved in a Polish sample. Our objectives were to determine clinical factors associated with patient satisfaction with nursing and investigate differences between patients treated surgically for cervical or lumbar discopathy and degenerative changes. MATERIAL AND METHODS This pro...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among the self-efficacy, professional commitment, and job satisfaction of diabetic health-care personnel. The research design was cross-sectional. Three teaching hospitals, one from each of northern, middle and southern parts of Taiwan, were selected for data collection and used questionnaires to collect data; 202 participants were ...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To report on the development and outcomes of a comprehensive program to improve cancer pain management and patient satisfaction. DATA SOURCES Published research and guidelines, review articles, and patients' personal experiences. DATA SYNTHESIS A comprehensive cancer pain management program includes performance improvement, patient satisfaction, nursing education, and pai...

As an alternative form, home care is associated with benefits concerning the quality of the care they receive. Patients’ satisfaction constitutes a significant factor for the qualitative evaluation of healthcare services. The estimation of the level of satisfaction of cancer patients with home care services. Material and methods: The Home Care Client Satisfaction Instrument-Revised was used whi...

AIMS This systematic review aimed to synthesize and analyse the studies that examined the relationship between nurse empowerment and job satisfaction in the nursing work environment. BACKGROUND Job dissatisfaction in the nursing work environment is the primary cause of nursing turnover. Job satisfaction has been linked to a high level of empowerment in nurses. EVALUATION We reviewed 596 art...