Essentials of a Productive Nurse Work Environment
Nursing ResearchPublished 1 January 2008
Claudia Schmalenberg, Marlene Kramer
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The EOMII is a valid and reliable measure of the quality of work environment from a staff nurse perspective and the primacy of magnet designation as a contextual variable indicating a quality work environment was affirmed.
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The primacy of magnet designation as a contextual variable indicating a quality work environment was affirmed. A larger percentage of magnet hospitals meet the magnet profile now than in 2003. Item analysis of the EOMII subscales provides guidance on how to improve the unit work environment. Suggestions are made for additional study and research.
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