The Impact of Nursing Work Environments on Patient Safety Outcomes
JONA The Journal of Nursing AdministrationPublished 1 May 2006
Heather K. Spence Laschinger, Michael P. Leiter
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Patient safety outcomes are suggested to be related to the quality of the nursing practice work environment and nursing leadership's role in changing the work environment to decrease nurse burnout.
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The results suggest that patient safety outcomes are related to the quality of the nursing practice work environment and nursing leadership's role in changing the work environment to decrease nurse burnout.
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