Group-level impact of work environment dimensions on burnout experiences among nurses: A multivariate multilevel probit model
International Journal of Nursing StudiesPublished 24 July 2012Open access
Baoyue Li, Luk Bruyneel, Walter Sermeus, Koen Van den Heede, Kenan M Matawie, Linda H. Aiken
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Nurse work environment dynamics are related to nurses' burnout experiences at both the nursing unit and the hospital level, which implies that both hospital-wide and unit-specific interventions should be considered to achieve excellent work environments.
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Nurse work environment dynamics are related to nurses' burnout experiences at both the nursing unit and the hospital level. This implies that both hospital-wide and unit-specific interventions should be considered to achieve excellent work environments. The correlation structure among the three burnout outcomes varies across countries, but is stable between hospitals within countries and between nursing units within hospitals.
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PsychologyHealth ProfessionsNursing
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