Journal article
Nursing care left undone, practice environment and perceived quality of care in small rural hospitals
Journal of nursing management, Vol.28(8), pp.2166-2173
11/2020
PMID: 32034965
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Abstract
Aim
To examine nursing care left undone and its relationship with the nursing practice environment and perceived quality of nursing care in small Australian rural hospitals.
Background
Nurses in small rural hospitals often work with few resources, limited backup and staff shortages. The relationship between this rural practice environment and care left undone has not been fully explored.
Method
A descriptive cross-sectional survey.
Results
Over half participants (n = 241, 62.9%) reported having left some activities undone on their most recent shift. There were moderately significant correlations between care left undone and nursing practice environment and overall quality of care. Nurses who reported leaving care left undone had statistically significant lower perceptions of the nursing practice environment than those who had no care left undone.
Conclusion
Nursing care activities are being left undone in rural hospitals. Both care left undone and quality of nursing care may be affected by the nursing practice environment.
Details
- Title
- Nursing care left undone, practice environment and perceived quality of care in small rural hospitals
- Creators
- Sarah Smith - University of WollongongSam Lapkin - University of WollongongJenny Sim - University of WollongongElizabeth Halcomb - University of Wollongong
- Publication Details
- Journal of nursing management, Vol.28(8), pp.2166-2173
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- University of Wollongong
- Identifiers
- 991013092522602368
- Copyright
- © 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article