Brofidi Kalliopi, Vlasiadis Konstantinos, Philalithis Anastas
School of Medicine, University of Crete , Heraklion, Greece.
Int J Health Care Qual Assur. 2019 Apr 15;32(3):645-652. doi: 10.1108/IJHCQA-05-2018-0102.
The purpose of this paper is three-fold: first, to assess nurse satisfaction levels with working environment (known as favourability) in five Greek public hospitals using the practice environment scale (PES); second, to compare perceptions among nurses employed in surgical and medical departments; and third, to examine relationships between perceptions and nurse educational level and experience.
DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: In total, 532 nurses from five major public hospitals in Greece completed the PES. Descriptive statistics, -tests and Spearman correlations were employed to analyse the data.
Nurses perceived their work settings as unfavourable in all five hospitals, with collegial nurse-physician relations emerging as the only positive factor. Compared to medical wards, surgical departments emerged as slightly more positive working environments. Work department notwithstanding, in some cases, education and experience levels affected their perceptions on management, poor care quality, limited nurse involvement in hospital affairs and nursing shortage.
Hospital managers do not provide sufficient support for Greek nurses in their working environments.
ORIGINALITY/VALUE: The authors attempted to evaluate nursing practice environments in Greek hospitals, viewed from nurse perspectives. The authors identified insufficient support for nurses' working in these hospitals.
本文的目的有三个方面：第一，使用实践环境量表（PES）评估希腊五家公立医院护士对工作环境的满意度（即好感度）；第二，比较外科和内科护士的看法；第三，研究看法与护士教育水平和经验之间的关系。
设计/方法/途径：希腊五家主要公立医院的532名护士完成了PES量表。采用描述性统计、t检验和斯皮尔曼相关性分析数据。
护士们认为这五家医院的工作环境都不理想，护士与医生之间的合作关系是唯一的积极因素。与内科病房相比，外科科室的工作环境略显积极。尽管工作科室不同，但在某些情况下，教育水平和经验会影响他们对管理、护理质量差、护士参与医院事务有限以及护理短缺的看法。
医院管理人员在工作环境方面没有为希腊护士提供足够的支持。
原创性/价值：作者试图从护士的角度评估希腊医院的护理实践环境。作者发现这些医院对护士工作的支持不足。
