The Business Case for Magnet® in an International Hospital
There is a growing interest outside the United States in obtaining Magnet® accreditation. King Fahad Specialist Hospital–Dammam became the 1st Ministry of Health hospital in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to be recognized as a Magnet®-accredited institution. Understanding the return on investment of Magnet accreditation is important and speaks to the value of Magnet for international hospitals. Data from a peer hospital will aid nurse executives when presenting the business case for Magnet accreditation. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - September 22, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Measuring Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Perceptions of a Healthy Work Environment in Acute Care Settings, Part 4
BACKGROUND Survey items on the Healthy Work Environment Scale (HWES) for Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) were developed using statements from a qualitative research study conducted in a large urban healthcare system. PURPOSE The purposes of this research study were to develop items on the HWES for UAP, to assess the validity and reliability of this tool, and to describe the UAP perceptions of a healthy work environment (HWE) using a nonexperimental descriptive design. METHODS This research study has 2 separate phases. In phase 1, the UAP assigned each item to 1 of the 8 characteristics of an HWE to assess face...
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - September 22, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Second Victim Support: Nurses’ Perspectives of Organizational Support After an Adverse Event
CONCLUSIONS To help lessen the suffering of the nurse after an AE, healthcare organizations and nurse executives must support the nurse in the aftermath. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - September 22, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Inpatient Nurses' Perception of Workplace Violence Based on Specialty
CONCLUSION Workplace violence is a nursing concern; however, the frequency in which workplace violence occurs differs based on specialty. The frequency of threats and injuries to nursing staff was significantly higher in medical and trauma units. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - September 22, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Retaining Generation Y Nurses: Preferred Characteristics of Their Nurse Managers
CONCLUSIONS Generation Y nurses are seeking characteristics in their nurse managers that will attract them to stay on the job; if these characteristics are lacking, they may leave. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - September 22, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research