Investigation of the working conditions of nurses in public hospitals on the basis of nurse-friendly hospital criteria

Abstract

Objective: This descriptive study reveals how nurses working in public hospitals rated their practice environments with respect to nurse-friendly hospital criteria. Methods: This study was conducted on 460 nurses volunteering to participate this study among 735 nurses working in inpatient wards of three public hospitals. Data were collected using a personal information form and the Adapted Nursing Work Index-Revised. Numbers, percentages, means and standard deviations, t-test and one-way variance analysis were used to evaluate the data. Results: Among the nurse-friendly hospital criteria, `control of nursing practice', `middle management accountability' and `quality initiatives' had the highest mean scores, and `competitive wages' had the lowest mean score. The assessments of the nurses presented statistically significant differences with respect to personal and occupational variables. Conclusion: The nurses found most of the nurse-friendly hospital criteria adequate, but they believed that several areas needed improvement. (C) 2018 Chinese Nursing Association. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V.