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Table 2.

Support–Practice.

Organizational concepts: Definition	Environmental factors for: Support–Practice
Practice Support is workplace processes that enable nurses to deliver competent, patient-centered nursing care. (Competence)	Role expectations explicit at both unit and organizational level but not restrictive. Patient allocation matched to the individual skills and experience. Nurse-patient ratio and systems for staff allocation consider experience and complexity of care. Timely access to experienced clinical support for guidance on practice dilemmas. Easily accessible contemporary and sensible clinical policies and procedures. Essential resources including equipment that is available and working correctly. Organization supports respectful inter-professional collaboration that facilitates safe patient care.

Organizational concepts: Definition

Environmental factors for: Support–Practice

Practice Support is workplace processes that enable nurses to deliver competent, patient-centered nursing care. (Competence)

Role expectations explicit at both unit and organizational level but not restrictive.
Patient allocation matched to the individual skills and experience.
Nurse-patient ratio and systems for staff allocation consider experience and complexity of care.
Timely access to experienced clinical support for guidance on practice dilemmas.
Easily accessible contemporary and sensible clinical policies and procedures.
Essential resources including equipment that is available and working correctly.
Organization supports respectful inter-professional collaboration that facilitates safe patient care.