The healthcare workspace: Understanding the role of decentralized nursing stations, corridors, and huddle spaces as locations for teamwork in a neonatal intensive care unit
2022
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 15
Pages 270-282
Author(s): Fay, L., Real, K., Haynes, S.
Neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) host fragile and vulnerable patients. Research studies on NICUs with a single-family room (SFR) layout demonstrate benefits to both neonates and their parents but the impact on staff remains unclear. The decentralization associated with SFRs may impair teamwork.
Added June 2022
Development of a new job satisfaction scale for healthcare staff in emergency departments
2022
British Journal of Healthcare Management
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 28
Pages 1-8
Author(s): Naji Al Smadi, A., Ariff, T. M., Abugabah, A.
Added February 2022
Exploring Direct and Indirect Influences of Physical Work Environment on Job Satisfaction for Early-Career Registered Nurses Employed in Hospitals
2014
Research in Nursing & Health
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 37
Pages 312-325
Author(s): Djukic, M., Kovner, C. T., Brewer, C. S., Fatehi, F., Greene, W. H.
We explored direct and indirect influences of physical work environment on job satisfaction in a nationally representative sample of 1,141 early-career registered nurses. In the fully specified model, physical work environment had a non-significant direct effect on job satisfaction. The path analysis used to test multiple indirect effects showed that physical work environment had a positive...
Added October 2015
Dementia Care Redesigned: Effects of Small-Scale Living Facilities on Residents, Their Family Caregivers, and Staff
2010
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
Journal Article
Issue 9
Volume 11
Pages 662-670
Author(s): Verbeek, H., Zwakhalen, S. M. G., van Rossum, E., Ambergen, T., Kempen, G., Hamers, J. P. H.
Small-scale environments are increasing in popularity for the care of dementia patients. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of this strategy.
Added September 2014
Enhancing a primary care environment: a case study of effects on patients and staff in a single general practice
2008
British Journal of General Practice
Journal Article
Issue 552
Volume 58
Pages 465-470
Author(s): Rice, G., Ingram, J., Mizan, J.
The stress and satisfaction of patients and staff are important healthcare outcomes. Patient satisfaction and stress strongly impacts patient health, the images of healthcare organizations, patient loyalty, patient retention and attraction, operating revenue, and profit margin. Staff stress and job satisfaction directly impacts the quality of patient care, work efficiency, and staff turnover intent.
Added November 2012
Daylight exposure and the other predictors of burnout among nurses in a University Hospital
2005
International Journal of Nursing Studies
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 42
Pages 549-555
Author(s): Alimoglua, M. K., Donmez, L.
The purpose of the study was to investigate if daylight exposure in work setting could be placed among the predictors of job burnout. The sample was composed of 141 nurses who work in Akdeniz University Hospital in Antalya, Turkey. All participants were asked to complete a personal data collection form, the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Work Related Strain Inventory and the Work Satisfaction...
Added October 2012
A comparison of patient and staff satisfaction with services after relocating to a new purpose-built mental health facility
2009
Australian Psychiatry
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 17
Pages 212-217
Author(s): Cleary, M., Hunt, G., Walter, G.
The physical environment of a hospital can support recovery from mental illness. Mental health patients are extremely vulnerable to changes in their environments. The paper reports on the impact on patients and staff of a relocation of Australia’s oldest and largest psychiatric hospitals, Sydney’s Rozelle Hospital. The new 174-bed purpose-built meant health facility provided patients with their own rooms within single story units. Further, patients were grouped in wards based on the phase of their illness and required treatment.
Added October 2012
Paediatric emergency department design: Does it affect staff, patient and community satisfaction?
2003
Emergency Medicine Australasia
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 15
Pages 63-67
Author(s): Judkins, S.
The study site was an Australian metropolitan teaching hospital with 34,000 ED visits per year. (Fifteen percent of these were pediatric visits.) A dedicated pediatric waiting area and treatment area were constructed at the study site, physically separate from the adult ED, with décor more appropriate for children, entertainment facilities, and a dedicated nurse in the area.
Added October 2012
Factors determining medical students’ and residents’ satisfaction during VA-based training: findings from the VA Learners’ Perceptions Survey
2008
Academic Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 83
Pages 611-620
Author(s): Cannon, G. W. , Keitz, S. A. , Holland, G. J. , Chang, B. K., Byrne, J. M. , Tomolo, A., Aron, D. C. , Wicker, A. B., Kashner, T. M.
Patient satisfaction surveys of healthcare environments are often used to gauge perceptions of broad aspects of the built environment. In this large-scale study using a validated instrument, the study population is medical students and residents. The investigation simultaneously compares multiple domains of trainee satisfaction in a common clinical training environment through a serial cross-sectional national survey.
Added October 2012
Changing care patterns and registered nurse job satisfaction
1997
Holistic Nursing Practice
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 11
Pages 69-77
Author(s): Johnston, C.L.
Added October 2012
The Relationship Between Counselor Satisfaction and Extrinsic Job Factors in State Rehabilitation Agencies
2002
Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 45
Pages 223-232
Author(s): Andrew, J. D., Faubion, C. W., Palmer, C. D.
In a national study, researchers collected survey data from 315 state rehabilitation agency counselors in 16 states to examine job satisfaction and extrinsic job factors. This report provides statistical analyses and extensive descriptive data characteristics. For example, only 46% of the sample reported having a master's degree (or higher) in some form of counseling, and only 25% reported...
Added August 2012
