Background: Different concepts and measures have been used to evaluate the work
environment of nurses in hospital settings. There is increasing need for updated …

Five subscales were derived from the Nursing Work Index (NWI) to measure the hospital
nursing practice environment, using 1985–1986 nurse data from 16 magnet hospitals. The …

Background Nurses' work environment has been shown to be associated with quality of care
and organizational outcomes. In order to monitor the work environment, it is useful for all …

Aims. To test the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Nursing Practice
Environment Scale (C‐NPES) translated from the Lake's Practice Environment Scale of the …

Background: Researchers have used the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work
Index (PES-NWI) to examine the perception of practice environment among US nurses in …

Abstract Objectives The Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI) is
an instrument, which measures the nursing practice environment–defined as factors that …

Background: Patient satisfaction in critical care is rarely measured yet has a major impact on
hospital reimbursement. The critical care setting is characterized by high patient acuity and a …

The primary purpose of this study is to document the psychometric properties of the revised
Nursing Work Index (NWI‐R) in the context of a large Canadian sample of registered nurses …

Improvements in nurses' practice environments are essential to retain nurses and keep
patients safe. The pace of improvements can accelerate if evidence is translated clearly for …

The literature suggests that improvements in nurses' work environments may improve the
quality of patient care. Furthermore, monitoring the work environment through staff surveys …