The level and influencing factors of emergency nurses' practice environment in tertiary hospitals in Guizhou Province / 中华护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the level and influencing factors of nurses' practice environment in emergency departments of tertiary hospitals in Guizhou Province.Methods Using the electronic questionnaire survey platform,476 emergency nurses from tertiary hospitals in Guizhou Province were investigated for practice environment and influencing factors were analyzed.Results The total score of the emergency department practice environment scale for nurses in Guizhou Province was (79.39±19.97),and the item with the highest score was "there are standard rules and procedures to follow when working",while the one with the lowest score was "nurses have the opportunity to participate in hospital internal management".The rank test analysis showed that with title of nurse practitioner,with bachelor degree,and with working years of 2～5 years had lower scores in the practice environment.Conclusion The score of emergency nurses' practice environment in Guizhou Province was at the medium level.Nursing administrators should have targeted management in order to effectively improve quality of nursing care.