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Objective To explore the impact of nursing work environment on the occurrence of nosocomial infections in ICU. Methods The sample consisted of 1890 nurses who provided direct care for patients in ICUs of level 2 and level 3 hospitals in mainland China. The nursing work environment of ICU was measured with a Chinese translation version of the Practice Environment Scale of Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI). Nurses were asked to estimate how frequently nosocomial infections occurred including surgical site infection, urinary tract infection, central line infection, and ventilator associated pneumonia. Results The composite score of PES-NWI of ICU nurse was 3.35(2.77, 3.81)points. The percentage of nurses who reported the 4 kinds of nosocomial infections in ICU"had happen"were 60.4%(surgical site infection,1122/1858),68.0%(urinary tract infection,1265/1859),52.9%(central line infection, 981/1856), and 66.0%(ventilator associated pneumonia, 1229/1861). Nurses who graded higher in PES-NWI would be less likely to report the 4 kinds of nosocomial infections had happen,OR:0.591(surgical site infection), 0.664(urinary tract infection), 0.573(central line infection), 0.567(ventilator associated pneumonia), all P<0.01. Conclusions A better nursing work environment is significantly related to lower occurrence of nosocomial infections in ICU.
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Objective To explore the impact of nursing work environment on the occurrence of nosocomial infections in ICU. Methods The sample consisted of 1890 nurses who provided direct care for patients in ICUs of level 2 and level 3 hospitals in mainland China. The nursing work environment of ICU was measured with a Chinese translation version of the Practice Environment Scale of Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI). Nurses were asked to estimate how frequently nosocomial infections occurred including surgical site infection, urinary tract infection, central line infection, and ventilator associated pneumonia. Results The composite score of PES-NWI of ICU nurse was 3.35(2.77, 3.81)points. The percentage of nurses who reported the 4 kinds of nosocomial infections in ICU"had happen"were 60.4%(surgical site infection,1122/1858),68.0%(urinary tract infection,1265/1859),52.9%(central line infection, 981/1856), and 66.0%(ventilator associated pneumonia, 1229/1861). Nurses who graded higher in PES-NWI would be less likely to report the 4 kinds of nosocomial infections had happen,OR:0.591(surgical site infection), 0.664(urinary tract infection), 0.573(central line infection), 0.567(ventilator associated pneumonia), all P<0.01. Conclusions A better nursing work environment is significantly related to lower occurrence of nosocomial infections in ICU.
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Nursing work environment impacts patient outcomes. This article summarized the concept and connotation of nursing work environment, related theories of how nursing work environment impacts patient safety outcomes and related researches conducted by foreign scholars. The effort of this review article aims to put forward new research direction.
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Objective To describe the prevalence and change of rationing of nursing care (RNC) in medical and surgical units of level 2 and level 3 general hospitals across Guangdong province. Methods RNC were measured by asking nurses about the completion status of 12 necessary nursing care activities, and the prevalence of RNC in 2014 was compared with the study results from the China Hospital Nursing Workforce Research(CNWR) in 2009 (exclusively using the data of Guangdong province) to describe the change of RNC. Results Six activities were rationed averagely in 2014, and the most frequent activities rationed wereComfort/talk with patients accounted for 69.8% (975/1 396) andEducating patients and familiesaccounted for 67.3%(940/1 396). According to the CNWR in 2009, the average number of nursing care activities rationed was 3 which was statistically lower than the number in 2014 (P < 0.01). Conclusions RNC is prevalent in level 2 and level 3 general hospitals across Guangdong province, especially psychosocial care to the patients; the prevalence of RNC has not decreased since 2009.
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Objective To explore the influencing factors of job burnout among nurses in level 2 and level 3 hospitals in Guangdong province. Methods A total of 2 066 first line nurses from 133 medical, surgical and intensive care units (ICU) of 23 level 2 and level 3 hospitals in Guangdong province were surveyed employing the questionnaire Hospital Nursing Human Resources Research during December 2013 to August 2014. Results In the multivariate logistic regression models, each additional doctor per nurse was associated with 1.34 times increase in the likelihood of high level of emotional exhaustion(EE). Nurses had a 57.4%higher risk of high level of EE when they worked overtime. Every one point increase in ancillary service score, and every one more year working as a nurse was associated with 5.4%, 2.3%increase in the likelihood of high level of EE, respectively. Nurses were 42.1%,40.9%more likely to exhibit high level of depersonalization(DP) when they worked in medical units or hospitals of level 3, compared with nurses of surgical units and hospitals of level 2. Nurses had a 29.5%higher risk of high level of DP when they worked overtime. Nurses holding higher positions had a lower likelihood(37.7%) of high level of reduced personal accomplishment(PA) compared with nurses holding lower positions. Nurses in medical units or ICUs had a 31.2%, 51.6%higher risk of high level of PA than nurses in surgical units, respectively. Conclusions Job burnout of nurses is at a quite high level in level 2 and level 3 hospitals in Guangdong province. The probability of the occurrence of burnout is related to the hospital, unit and nurse characteristics and nursing workloads.