Nurse work environments and occupational safety in intensive care units.

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Nurse work environments and occupational safety in intensive care units. Abstract Text:

Patricia W Stone,Robyn R M Gershon,

Using data collected from 39 intensive care units (ICUs) in 23 hospitals across the United States, the purpose of this study was to examine hospital structural characteristics, nurse characteristics, and nurses' working conditions' impact on occupational safety outcomes. ICU with more positive organizational climates had lower rates of occupational injuries and blood and body fluid exposures (p < .05). Similarly, ICUs in hospitals that had attained magnet accreditation had lower rates of negative occupational health incidents (p < .05). Hospital profitability was inversely related to rates of blood and body fluid exposure (p < .05). Monitoring nurses' working conditions and improving the organizational climate of hospitals is likely to improve the safety of the employee and the profitability of the hospital through improved system outcomes (such as lower turnover of the employees) as well as improve the quality of patient care delivered.

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Nurse work environments and occupational safety in intensive care units. Journal Published:

PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, U.S. Gov't,

Journal: Policy, politics & nursing practice

VOLUME: 7

Page Numbers: 240-7

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ISSN: 1527-1544

DAY: 3

MONTH: Nov

YEAR: 2006

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LANGUAGE: eng

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KEYWORDS: Wounds and Injuries

MESH TERMS: prevention & control

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AFFILIATION: Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY, USA.

Country: United States

AGENCY: United States AHRQ

GRANT: R01 HS013114

ACRONYM: HS

MEDLINETA: Policy Polit Nurs Pract

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