Culture shapes nursing practice: Findings from a New Zealand study (Patient Education & Counseling, 2017, 100(11) p. 2047-2053)

This paper reports research undertaken to investigate nurses’ and parents’ experiences of communication about parental emotions in a hospital setting, with a focus on the environmental and cultural context within which the communication occurs.

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Satisfaction, Burnout, and Turnover Among Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants: A Review of the Empirical Literature Satisfaction, Burnout, and Turnover Among Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants: A Review of the Empirical Literature (Medical Care Research and Review, 2017, p 1 – 29)

Examining the work-related psychological states of nurse practitioners and physician assistants is important, given their increased role expansion. Key findings of this review (carried out 2000 – 2016) include the lack of robust research designs, overemphasis on job satisfaction, lower levels of satisfaction across both groups, and higher intrinsic versus extrinsic satisfaction levels generally. The results suggest that both occupations experience role expansion in both positive and negative ways that may require additional policy or managerial interventions.

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Predictors of Hospital Nurses’ Safety Practices: Work Environment, Workload, Job Satisfaction, and Error Reporting (Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 2017, 32(4) p. 359-368)

This study explored the prediction between such safety practices and work environment factors, workload, job satisfaction, and error-reporting culture of 1429 Taiwanese nurses.

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Short shelf life’ remains a problem in senior posts (Nursing Standard, 2017, 32(1) p. 12-13)

Nursing Standard research reveals half of chief nurses in the UK have been in post for three years or less, prompting further concern about high turnover in senior roles. More than a third (36%) took up their positions in the past two years, while 17% started in the past eight months.

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Readers’ panel-Would bringing back nurses’ homes improve recruitment? (Nursing Standard, 2017, 31(52) p. 31)

This article queries whether providing affordable accommodation for nurses would help with recruitment problems, particularly in London.

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Effects of cutbacks on motivating factors among nurses in primary health care (Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 2017, Aug, E-Pub)

When financial cuts are made, staff redundancies and reorganisation in the healthcare system often follow. Little is known how such cutbacks affect work motivation of nurses in primary health care.

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The effectiveness of strategies similar to the Magnet model to create positive work environments on nurse satisfaction (International Journal of Nursing Practice, 2017, 23(4), p. n)

The objective of this study was to identify the satisfaction levels of nurses with positive environment initiatives and positive management strategies.

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Role of effective nurse-patient relationships in enhancing patient safety (Nursing Standard, 2017, 31(49), p. 53-63)

Ensuring and maintaining patient safety is an essential aspect of care provision. Safety is a multidimensional concept, which incorporates interrelated elements such as physical and psychosocial safety. An effective nurse-patient relationship should ensure that these elements are considered when planning and providing care. This article discusses the importance of an effective nurse-patient relationship, as well as healthcare environments and working practices that promote safety, thus ensuring optimal patient care.

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