Nurses’ Perception of Their Work Environment, Health, and Well-Being: A Qualitative Perspective

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• Personal Author:
  Brady B ; Geiger-Brown J ; Lirtmunlikaporn S ; Nielsen K ; Trinkoff AM ; Vasquez EI
• Description:
  The purpose of this analysis was to identify themes nurses expressed in open-ended comments at the end of a working conditions survey related to their work environment, health, and well-being. The nursing shortage, downsizing, and long working hours create challenges for nurses trying to deliver quality client care. In addition, nurses are experiencing high levels of physical injury in their work environments. Injuries on the job have led nurses to leave the workplace. Free form comments offered at the completion of a mailed survey of RNs were analyzed for content. Randomly selected nurses from two U.S. states were surveyed in 1999 and 2000 about their jobs with special reference to neck, shoulder, and back pain and disorders. Of the 1,428 respondents, 309 produced usable comments for this content analysis. Constant comparative analysis was used to identify themes present in themes addressed in the nurses' comments included excessive work demands, injustice or unfairness, and nurses' personal solutions to their work environments. Based on the issues raised in the themes, recommendations are provided for improving retention while promoting nurses' health and well-being. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Hazardous Substances Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Back-injuries Health-care-facilities Health-care-personnel Health-hazards Injuries Injury-prevention Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Neck-injuries Nurses Nursing Occupational-health Posture Work-environment Worker-health

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• ISSN:
  0891-0162
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  16-22
• Volume:
  52
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20029061
• Citation:
  AAOHN J 2004 Jan; 52(1):16-22
• Contact Point Address:
  Department of Family and Community Health, University of Maryland, School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Performing Organization:
  Department of Family and Community Health, University of Maryland, School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19980930
• Source Full Name:
  AAOHN Journal - American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Journal
• End Date:
  20020929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f791693a11c91d68217f7ce1b4100c2918d6d840db9b564e08f3b88c8e7d5e62d9f7796d8348443e9d48bf7a9498288169a603a5e5aaaba474b2bbb9e7ceb6be
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190131/cdc_190131_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 2.14 MB ]