کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
5563079 1562834 2017 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Measuring the impact of the working environment on emergency department nurses: A cross-sectional pilot study
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
سنجش تأثیر محیط کار بر پرستاران بخش اورژانس: یک مطالعه آزمایشی مقطعی
کلمات کلیدی
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی مراقبت های ویژه و مراقبتهای ویژه پزشکی
چکیده انگلیسی


- The emergency department can be a stressful place to work.
- Repeated exposure to stressors can result in burnout and staff attrition.
- Understanding the working environment can inform targeted improvement strategies.
- Workload was a factor reported to impact most on working environment.
- A secondment opportunity for ED staff found positive effects.

BackgroundThe emergency department (ED) is characterised by high workload and competing demands. This study describes ED nurses perceptions of their working environment with a sub group analysis for those who also worked at the local police watch house, where individuals are detained in custody.MethodsA cross-sectional pilot study was undertaken involving a survey of nurses working in one ED in Queensland, Australia. The Working Environment Score (WES-10) consists of four subscales: Self Realisation, Workload, Conflict, and Nervousness; and is used to measure stress and staff morale. This was administered at two time periods: T1: May 2013 and T2: July 2013; before and after 10 ED nurses worked in the watch house.ResultsQuestionnaires were returned by 34 nurses at T1 and 41 nurses at T2. The perception of working environment differed between T1 and T2 for nurse respondents who worked at the local police watch house but not for nurse respondents who did not work in the watch house. Of the four sub-scales, workload was the factor that impacted most on working environment in both groups and was notably higher for those who worked in the watch house and responded at T2.ConclusionsThis pilot study identified that for ED nurses' satisfaction with their working environment was relatively high, although certain areas (e.g., nervousness) were better than others (e.g., workload). The perception of workload was higher for T2 staff offered the opportunity to use their ED skills in a different setting, however further work with a larger sample size is required.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: International Emergency Nursing - Volume 31, March 2017, Pages 9-14
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