Table 2.
NURSE REPORTS OF WORKING RELATIONSHIPS, STAFFING, AND PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT
| Percent agreeing with statement | Psychiatric RNs (n = 444), % | Nonpsychiatric RNs (n = 10843),% | Pa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working relationships | |||
| Physicians give high quality care | 73.2 | 81.7 | .000 |
| Nurses are clinically competent | 81.7 | 86.2 | .008 |
| Physicians and nurses have good working relationships | 83.0 | 83.3 | .831 |
| Staffing | |||
| There was an increase in the number of patients assigned to a nurse over the past year | 84.2 | 83.2 | .605 |
| There are enough RNs to provide high quality care | 40.7 | 34.2 | .005 |
| There is enough staff to get the work done | 37.6 | 33.6 | .079 |
| There are adequate support services | 49.1 | 43.0 | .009 |
| There was an increase in the hiring of unlicensed personnel in the past year to provide direct patient care previously provided hy RNs | 41.0 | 35.0 | .006 |
| The quality of hospital care has deteriorated because of hiring of unlicensed personnel | 68.1 | 62.0 | .063 |
| Practice management | |||
| The administration listens and responds to RNs' concerns | 32.1 | 29.1 | .105 |
| RNs have the opportunity to participate in policy decisions | 40.3 | 40.4 | .944 |
| RNs' contributions to patient care are publicly acknowledged | 42.1 | 39.3 | .228 |
| RNs have opportunities for advancement | 28.3 | 32.0 | .104 |
| Salaries are adequate | 68.4 | 56.0 | .000 |
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Statistical significance is measured from P < .05.