Nurse practice environment: | loading model 1 | loading model 2 | |
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Nurse-physician relationship (b) (Cronbachās alpha: .83) | |||
2 | Physicians and nurses have good working relationships (a). | .77 | .77 |
27 | Much teamwork between nurses and doctors (a). | .76 | .76 |
39 | Collaboration (joint practice) between nurses and physicians (a). | .87 | .87 |
Nurse management at the unit level (b) (Cronbachās alpha: .77 | |||
33 | Working with nurses who are clinically competent (a). | .54 | .54 |
44 | Nurse managers consult with staff on daily problems and procedures (a). | .45 | .45 |
51 | Standardized policies, procedures and ways of doing things (a). | .25 | .25 |
Hospital management and organizational support (b) (Cronbachās alpha: .83) | |||
14 | A chief nursing officer is highly visible and accessible to staff (a). | .66 | .66 |
36 | An administration that listens and responds to employee concerns (a). | .82 | .83 |
38 | Staff nurses are involved in the internal governance of the hospital (e.g., practice and policy committees) (a). | .57 | .57 |
Work characteristics | |||
Workload (b) (Cronbachās alpha: .86) | |||
4 | Many times I have to do a lot of work | .66 | .67 |
7 | Tasks that I have to solve are often very difficult | .85 | .83 |
13 | Normally time is short, so often I am pressed for time at work | .67 | .69 |
Decision latitude (b) (Cronbachās alpha: .68) | |||
2 | To learn continuously is necessary in my work (a)a. | .33 | .33 |
8 | I can fully practice what I have learned in my training (a)a. | .69 | .69 |
12 | In my work I have to take a lot of decisions independently (a). | .29 | .30 |
Social capital (b) (Cronbachās alpha: .91) | |||
2 | In our unit there is trust between nurses | .81 | .81 |
4 | In our unit there is favourable work climate | .77 | .77 |
6 | In our unit nurses shared values | .75 | .75 |