Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content

Influence of workplace culture on nursing sensitive nurse outcomes in municipal primary health care.

  • Nina Hahtela
  • , Eija Paavilainen
  • , Brendan McCormack
  • , Paul F Slater
  • , Mika Helminen
  • , Tarja Suominen

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract

Aim To explore the influence of workplace culture on sickness absences, overtime work and occupational injuries in municipal primary health care.Background The need to improve nursing sensitive outcomes has been highlighted. Therefore, an adequate understanding of the influence of workplace culture on nursing-sensitive nurse outcomes is essential for nurse managers to meet the requirements of improving nursing outcomes.Methods A cross-sectional survey design was used to incorporating the data from 21 inpatient acute care units of nine organisations at the Finnish municipal primary health care system from 2011 to 2012.Results Findings emphasise in particular the importance of the practice environment as being an interpretative factor for nurses’ absences owing to sickness, overtime work and occupational injuries.Conclusion and implications for nursing management To ensure favourable nursing sensitive outcomes it is essential that there is a shared interest in the unit to invest in the creation of a supportive practice environment. Outcome improvements require a special focus on issues related to nursing management,adequate staffing and resources and intention to leave.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)931-939
JournalJournal of Nursing Management
Volume23
Issue number7
Early online date21 May 2014
DOIs
Publication statusPublished (in print/issue) - Oct 2015

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Outcome assessment
  • primary health care
  • work environment

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Influence of workplace culture on nursing sensitive nurse outcomes in municipal primary health care.'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this