College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC 27412, USA.
Appl Nurs Res. 2022 Aug;66:151605. doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2022.151605. Epub 2022 Jun 25.
Examining associations between unit nurse practice environment and four patient outcomes (catheter-associated urinary tract infections [CAUTIs], central line-associated bloodstream infections [CLABSIs], falls, and pressure injuries) and mediation effects of three RN unit workgroup outcomes (job enjoyment, psychological safety, and intent to stay at 1 and 3 years) on these relationships.
A cross-sectional correlational design, using the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators® (NDNQI®) unit-level data from 2018 on inpatient units from seven Middle Eastern hospitals. Ninety units were included, where the sample of units for each patient outcome varied (n = 73-90) based on outcome data availability.
Higher unit nurse practice environment scores were significantly associated with higher CLABSIs (exp(b) = 8.181, 95 % CI = [2.204, 30.371], p = .002) and lower pressure injuries (exp(b) = 0.153, 95 % CI = [0.032, 0.730], p = .018). However, mediation analysis showed no significant direct effects of unit nurse practice environment on patient outcomes. Mediation analysis showed that nurses' psychological safety-respect significantly mediated the relationship between unit nurse practice environment and CAUTIs (β = 2.620, p = .013, 95 % bcb CI = [0.837, 5.070]). Nurses' intent to stay at 1-year and psychological safety-respect had significant direct effects (β = -4.784, p = .017 and β = 3.073, p = .012, respectively) on CAUTIs.
Nurse practice environment was significantly associated with two patient outcomes and a mediation role of RN outcomes was supported when examining one patient outcome. Future research should examine these relationships in a larger sample for replication.
Although nurse practice environment can impact patient outcomes directly, nurse outcomes play a crucial role in mediating this relationship.
研究单位护士实践环境与四种患者结局(导尿管相关尿路感染[CAUTIs]、中心导管相关血流感染[CLABSIs]、跌倒和压疮)之间的关联,并探讨三个注册护士单位工作组结局(工作满意度、心理安全感和 1 年和 3 年留职意愿)对这些关系的中介作用。
采用横断面相关性设计,使用 2018 年来自中东 7 家医院的住院单位的国家护理质量指标数据库(NDNQI®)的单位水平数据。纳入 90 个单位,每个患者结局的单位样本量因结局数据的可用性而有所不同(n=73-90)。
单位护士实践环境评分较高与 CLABSIs 较高显著相关(exp(b)=8.181,95%CI=[2.204, 30.371],p=0.002),与压疮较低显著相关(exp(b)=0.153,95%CI=[0.032, 0.730],p=0.018)。然而,中介分析显示单位护士实践环境对患者结局没有显著的直接影响。中介分析显示,护士的心理安全感尊重显著中介了单位护士实践环境与 CAUTIs 之间的关系(β=2.620,p=0.013,95% bcb CI=[0.837, 5.070])。护士留职意愿和心理安全感尊重对 CAUTIs 有显著的直接影响(β=-4.784,p=0.017 和β=3.073,p=0.012)。
护士实践环境与两种患者结局显著相关,当检验一种患者结局时,护士结局的中介作用得到支持。未来的研究应在更大的样本中检验这些关系,以进行复制。
尽管护士实践环境可能直接影响患者结局,但护士结局在中介这种关系方面起着至关重要的作用。