A comparative study of nurse work environment between military hospital and civilian hospital

VernacularTitle:军队医院与地方医院护理环境的比较
Author: Ping LIANG ; Yuan WANG ; Ming HOU ; Xiaoyu YANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Nurse work environment; Hospitals; Military
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2013;29(21):7-9
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the current situation and the differences of nurse work environment between a military hospital and a civilian hospital.Methods By quota sampling,a questionnaire survey was conducted among a total of 1244 nurses in a military hospital and a civilian hospital in Urumqi.Results The nurse work environment in both hospitals was favorable overall.The total scores of nursing environment and subscale scores of the military hospital were lower than those of the civilian hospital.There were no statistical differences between the two hospitals on their perceptions of the collaboration with physicians as well as leadership and ability of nurse manager.Conclusions The nurse work environ-ment in the civilian hospital was a little more favorable than the military one.Both of their managers,espe-cially the military hospital,should pay more attention to manpower and resources as well as nurses'involve-ment in hospital affairs in order to further optimize nurse work environment.