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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 2.

Unstandardized Parameter Estimates and Standard Errors for Variables in Model.

Unit Capacity Work Engagement Work Conditions Patient Satisfaction




Estimate Std Error Estimate Std Error Estimate Std Error Estimate Std Error
Hospital Environment
  Hospital Size 0.001 * 0.001 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.001
  Teaching Status 1.808 ** 0.425 −0.028 0.554 0.016 0.914
  Case Mix Index 0.545 * 0.257 0.998 0.527 0.464 0.390
  Magnet Certification 0.377 0.317 0.181 0.455 1.116 ** 0.383
  Organizational Life Cycle
    Growers 0.483 0.273 −1.299 * 0.626 −0.900 0.555
    Decliner −0.963 * 0.448 −0.724 0.580 −1.565 * 0.731
    Highly Unstable −1.014 * 0.464 0.667 0.500 −0.789 0.665
    Unstable −0.257 0.210 −0.152 0.350 −0.041 0.306
Nursing Unit Environment
  Unit Size −0.002 0.008 0.001 0.010 −0.009 0.011
  Support Services Availability 0.016 0.042 0.090 0.068 0.214 ** 0.066 0.219 *** 0.061
  Patient Acuity 0.024 0.022 0.007 0.034 0.028 0.037
  Work Complexity −0.051 0.026 −0.114 ** 0.048 −0.212 ** 0.042
Patient Characteristics
  Age 0.047 ** 0.019
  Gender (% Females) 1.309 0.769
  Health Status 0.762 ** 0.326
  Education −0.354 0.621
  Hospitalization in Past Year −0.090 0.809
  Symptom Management 0.367 *** 0.078
Nursing Unit Structure
  Unit Capacity −0.112 0.106
  Work Engagement 0.202 *** 0.063
  Work Conditions 0.092 0.065
Intercept −1.571 1.814 −1.594 3.575 −3.056 3.024 21.465 3.517
R2 0.255 0.097 0.258 0.313
*

p < .05

**

p < .01

***

p < .001