The implementation of a professional practice model to improve the nurse work environment in a Dutch hospital: A quasi-experimental study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To evaluate the effects of the implementation of a professional practice model based on Magnet principles on the nurse work environment in a Dutch teaching hospital.

Design

A quasi-experimental study.

Methods

Data were collected from registered nurses working on the clinical wards and outpatient clinics of the hospital in June/July 2016 (baseline) and in June/September 2019 (measurement of effects). Participants completed the Dutch Essentials of Magnetism II survey, which was used to measure their perception of their work environment. After baseline measurements were collected, interventions based on a professional practice model incorporating Magnet principles were implemented to improve the nurse work environment. Descriptive statistics and independent t-tests

SUBMITTER: Bloemhof J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9293086 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature