Kholood Mohammed Mugharbel1,
Suad Saif Al-Dossary2,
,
Afaf Saeed Al-Sadoun3,
Ali Ahmed Al-Masmoom4,
Aminah Mediodia Blancaflor5,
Dana Bader Al-Orimy6,
Fouzeya Khalid Al-Shammery7,
Horiya Abdulaziz Alzuwaiyed8,
Maryam Ahmed Alkhalaf9,
Raja Khamis Al-Shamsi2,
Rana Majed Alsadah10 1Director of Integrated Care Outcome Department, Directorate of Health Affairs Eastern Province
2Performance Improvement Supervisor, Directorate of Health Affairs Eastern Province
3Head of Nursing Unit, Directorate of Health Affairs Eastern Province
4Head of Performance Improvement Unit, Directorate of Health Affairs Eastern Province
5Nursing Professional Development, EHC
6Nursing Operation Services, EHC
7Director of Patient Safety Department, Directorate of Health Affairs Eastern Province
8Talent Acquisition Specialist, EHC
9Nursing Research & Evidence-Based Practice, EHC
10Quality Officer, Nutrition Department, Directorate of Health Affairs Eastern Province
American Journal of Nursing Research.
2023,
Vol. 11 No. 2, 82-86
DOI: 10.12691/ajnr-11-2-2
Copyright © 2023 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Kholood Mohammed Mugharbel, Suad Saif Al-Dossary, Afaf Saeed Al-Sadoun, Ali Ahmed Al-Masmoom, Aminah Mediodia Blancaflor, Dana Bader Al-Orimy, Fouzeya Khalid Al-Shammery, Horiya Abdulaziz Alzuwaiyed, Maryam Ahmed Alkhalaf, Raja Khamis Al-Shamsi, Rana Majed Alsadah. Nursing Friendly Hospital: Improving Working Environments for Nurses in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
American Journal of Nursing Research. 2023; 11(2):82-86. doi: 10.12691/ajnr-11-2-2.
Correspondence to: Suad Saif Al-Dossary, Performance Improvement Supervisor, Directorate of Health Affairs Eastern Province. Email:
saldossary42@gmail.comAbstract
This descriptive study reveals how nurses working in Eastern Province hospitals rate their work environments in comparison to nurse-friendly hospital standards. Methods: This study was conducted on 115 nurses volunteering to participate in this study out of 200 male and female nurses working in inpatient departments in two hospitals in the Eastern Province. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form and the Modified Nursing Work Index. Numbers, percentages, means, standard deviations, and one-way analysis of variance was used to evaluate the data. Results: Among nurse-friendly hospital criteria, “Relationships with coworkers” had the highest average score, and "competitive pay" and the zero-tolerance policy for nurse abuse had the lowest average score. The nurses' evaluations provided statistically significant differences with regard to personal and occupational variables. Lastly, nurses in the study found most nurse-friendly hospital standards adequate but believed several areas needed improvement.
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