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Study of the Strengths and Weaknesses of Nursing Work Environments in Primary Care in Spain

Vicente Gea-caballeroJosé Ramón Martínez-rieraPedro García-martínezJorge Casaña MohedoIsabel Antón-solanasMaría Virtudes Verdeguer-gómezIván Santolalla-arnedoRaúl Juárez-vela0000-0001-8607-31950000-0002-4926-66220000-0001-7782-35560000-0001-9647-59800000-0002-8206-48030000-0003-3597-2048

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s roleHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisPsychological interventionlcsh:MedicinePrimary careNursingNursing Staff HospitalArticleprimary care03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinenursingquality of health careNursingNurse’s roleHumansNurse Administrators030212 general & internal medicineHuman resourcesWorkplaceData collectionPrimary Health Care030504 nursingbusiness.industrylcsh:Rnurse’s rolePublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthPrimary careWork environmentnurse&#8217workplaceCross-Sectional StudiesWork (electrical)SpainScale (social sciences)Quality of health careEnfermería0305 other medical sciencebusinessPsychologyStrengths and weaknesses

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Background: Nursing work environments are defined as the characteristics of the workplace that promote or hinder the provision of professional care by nurses. Positive work environments lead to better health outcomes. Our study aims to identify the strengths and weaknesses of primary health care settings in Spain. Methods: Cross-sectional study carried out from 2018 to 2019. We used the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index and the TOP10 Questionnaire of Assessment of Environments in Primary Health Care for data collection. The associations between sociodemographic and professional variables were analyzed. Results: In total, 702 primary care nurses participated in the study. Responses were obtained from 14 out of the 17 Spanish Autonomous Communities. Nursing foundation for quality of care, management and leadership of head nurse and nurse&ndash

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2021-01-07
10.3390/ijerph18020434http://hdl.handle.net/10045/111739