Nursing Friendly Hospital: Improving Working Environments for Nurses in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia

Kholood Mohammed Mugharbel¹, Suad Saif Al-Dossary^2, , 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 and 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

Cite 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 and 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

Abstract

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.

Keywords:
nurse work environment job satisfaction

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