Table 2. Nurse Characteristics, Outcomes, Reports of Adverse Events, and Assessments of Patient Care Quality in the Study Hospitals, by Care Environment Categories.
| Care Environment Category | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Poor | Mixed | Better | |
| Total nurses | 10,184 | 2,237 (22.0) | 4,752 (46.7) | 3,195 (31.4) |
| Male | 596 (5.9) | 140 (6.3) | 289 (6.2) | 167 (5.3) |
| Years as registered nurse, mean (SD) | 13.8 (9.8) | 14.5 (10.0) | 14.0 (9.6) | 13.0 (9.8) |
| Unit: Medical surgery | 2,549 (25.0) | 557 (24.9) | 1,177 (24.8) | 815 (25.5) |
| Unit: intensive care unit | 1,863 (18.3) | 382 (17.1) | 868 (18.3) | 613 (19.2) |
| Unit: operating room | 1,031 (10.1) | 230 (10.3) | 503 (10.6) | 298 (9.3) |
| Unit: Other | 4,741 (46.6) | 1,068 (47.7) | 2,204 (46.4) | 1,469 (46.0) |
| Nurse Outcomes | ||||
| High burnout | 4,364 (43.2) | 1,127 (50.8) | 2,087 (44.3) | 1,150 (36.3) |
| Job dissatisfaction | 4,175 (41.6) | 1,053 (47.9) | 2,067 (44.1) | 1,055 (33.5) |
| Intent to leave | 2,312 (23.0) | 521 (23.5) | 1,134 (24.2) | 657 (20.8) |
| Nurse's Assessments of Quality | ||||
| Report quality of nursing care on their unit as poor or fair | 1,308 (13.1) | 425 (19.3) | 626 (13.4) | 257 (8.2) |
| Not confident that management will resolve patient care problems | 1,290 (13.0) | 366 (16.7) | 625 (13.6) | 299 (9.7) |
| Not confident that patients can manage their care when discharged | 2,986 (29.8) | 905 (41.0) | 1,429 (30.6) | 652 (20.8) |
| Would not recommend hospital to family member | 2,147 (21.8) | 696 (32.3) | 1,057 (23.0) | 394 (12.7) |
Values are in n (%) except when otherwise indicated.