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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jul 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Nurs Adm. 2009 May;39(5):220–227. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3181a23d3f

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics for Variables in the Model.

Variable: Mean (S.D) % Coefficient
α
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
Hospital Environment
  Hospital Size (number of staffed beds) 345.8 (185.2)
  Teaching Status 0.13 (0.25)
  Case Mix Index 1.44 (0.31)
  Magnet Certification (%) 13
  Organizational Life Cycle (%)
    Stable 57
    Growers 5
    Decliner 3
    Highly unstable 2
    Unstable 2
Nursing Unit Environment
  Unit Size (number of staffed beds) 33.5 (11.1)
  Support Services Availability (scale range 0–42) 32.4 (2.5) 0.80
  Patient Acuity (scale range 14–70) 45.6 (3.6) 0.81
  Work Complexity (scale range 7–42) 26.8 (3.5) 0.85
Patient Characteristics
  Age (years) 56.9 (7.5)
  Gender (% females) 56
  Health Status 3.5 (0.4)
  Education (% ≥ high school) 50
  Prior Hospitalization Experience in Past Year (%) 53
  Symptom Management 27.4 (2.4) 0.86
NURSING UNIT STRUCTURE
  Unit Capacity
    RN Proportion 59.4
    RN Proportion with BSN 36.5
  Work Engagement
    RN Unit Tenure (number of months) 74.7 (33)
    Nursing Expertise (scale range 8–48) 42.4 (2.1) 0.92
    Commitment to Care (scale range 8–48) 36.6 (19.4) 0.82
  Work Conditions
   Autonomy (scale range 16–112) 89.6 (6.3) 0.92
   Participation in Decision-Making (scale range 6–30) 15.7 (2.1) 0.78
   Relational Coordination (scale range 63–315) 226.1 (12.7) 0.95
ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
  Patient Satisfaction 44.4 (2.76) 0.97

Note. Variables measured at the nominal or ordinal level were summarized using %; Variables measured at the interval or ratio level were summarized using means and standard deviations.