Assessing nurses' work environment: old dilemmas, new solutions
Clinical Effectiveness in NursingPublished 1 September 1998
Mike Nolan, Gordon Grant, Jayne Brown, Janet Nolan
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It is argued that the indices can be used to assess aspects of nurses' work environment and to assess the degree of workplace change, providing target areas for intervention and evaluation.
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to develop conceptually meaningful and statistically robust indicators of nurses' work environment and workplace change. following a review of the literature, a census survey of nurses working in onehealth authority in North Wales (n=1760) was undertaken. After preliminary statistical analysis and a content analysis of qualitative data, a second census survey was completed. Data were subjected to factor analysis using principal components analysis with varimax rotation. two scales, the Assessment of Work Environment Schedule (AWES) and the Perception of Workplace Change Schedule (POWCS) were developed. Factor analysis indicated the existence of six sub-scales on AWES and three on POWCS, each of which was conceptually meaningful and statistically robust. It is argued that the indices can be used to assess aspects of nurses' work environment and to assess the degree of workplace change, providing target areas for intervention and evaluation.
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Health ProfessionsNursing
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