A seven country comparison of nurses’ perceptions of their professional practise environment

Papastavrou, EvridikiLecturer, Department of Nursing, School of Health Studies, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol (author)

Aims To describe and compare nurses’ perceptions of their professional practice environment in seven countries.Background There is evidence of variation in the nursing professional practice environments internationally. These different work environments affect nurses’ ability to perform and are linked to differing nurse and patient outcomes.Methods A descriptive, comparative survey was used to collect data from orthopaedic and trauma nurses (n = 1156) in Finland, Cyprus, Greece, Portugal, Sweden, Turkey and Kansas, USA using the 39-item Revised Professional Practice Environment instrument.Results Differences were found between participants from the northern countries of Europe, Kansas, USA, and the Mediterranean countries regarding perceptions about control over practice. No between-country differences were reported in the internal work motivation among the nurses from any of the participating countries.Conclusions Although between-country differences in nurses’ professional practice environment were found, difficulties related to demographic, cultural and health system differences and the way in which nursing is defined in each country need to be considered in the interpretation of the results.Implications for Nursing Management The results support investment to improve nurse’s work environment, which is important for improving the quality of patient care, optimizing patient outcomes and developing the nursing workforce.

Efstathiou, GeorgiosLecturer, Department of Nursing, School of Health Studies, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol (author)
Acaroglu, RenginFlorence Nightingale School of Nursing, Istanbul University (author)
Antunes da Luz, Maria DeolindaNursing research and development Unity ui&de), Lisbon (author)
Berg, Agneta,1950-Högskolan Kristianstad,Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle,Forskningsplattformen för Hälsa i samverkan,Integrativ vård och hälsobefrämjande arbete, Avdelningen för Hälsovetenskap(Swepub:hkr)bea (author)
Idvall, EwaFaculty of Health and Society, Malmö University (author)
Kalafati, MariaFaculty of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (author)
Kanan, NevinFlorence Nightingale School of Nursing, Istanbul University (author)
Katajisto, JoukoDepartment of Statistics, University of Turku (author)
Leino-Kilpi, HelenaDepartment of Nursing Science/Hospital District of Southwest Finland, University of Turku (author)
Lemonidou, ChryssoulaFaculty of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (author)
Sendir, MerdiyeFlorence Nightingale School of Nursing, Istanbul University (author)
Sousa, Valmi D.School of Nursing, The University of Kansas, Kansas City (author)
Suhonen, RiittaDepartment of Nursing Science, University of Turku (author)
Lecturer, Department of Nursing, School of Health Studies, Cyprus University of Technology, LimassolFlorence Nightingale School of Nursing, Istanbul University (creator_code:org_t)

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MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES: MEDICAL AND HEAL ...; and Health Sciences; and Nursing

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