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.