TY - JOUR PY - 2019// TI - The impact of work environment on workplace violence, burnout, and work attitudes for hospital nurses: a structural equation modeling analysis JO - Journal of Nursing Management A1 - Wu, Yan A1 - Wang, Jun A1 - Liu, Jiali A1 - Zheng, Jing A1 - Liu, Ke A1 - Baggs, Judith Gedney A1 - Liu, Xu A1 - You, Liming SP - ePub EP - ePub VL - ePub IS - ePub N2 - AIM: We aimed to test a model examining the direct and indirect effects of the work environment on workplace violence, nurse burnout, and work attitudes of Chinese hospital nurses.

BACKGROUND: Work environment is a key factor related to nurses' work attitudes. There has been limited information about how the work environment influences nurses' work attitudes.

METHOD: This was a cross-sectional study that included 1,517 hospital nurses in 111 medical/surgical units in 23 hospitals from Guangdong province, China. Structural equation modeling was used to test a hypothesized model that supposed work environment has both direct and indirect effects on work attitudes (e.g., job satisfaction and intention to leave) through workplace violence and nurse burnout.

RESULTS: Better work environment was related to higher job satisfaction and lower intention to leave both directly and indirectly through two mediators: workplace violence and burnout. Burnout mediated the association of workplace violence with job satisfaction and intention to leave.

CONCLUSIONS: Improving work environment would promote nurse safety and subsequently contribute to stabilize the nurse workforce. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: To help nurses achieve safety and improved work attitudes, nurse managers should build a positive work environment and help nurses who have experienced workplace violence relieve their burnout.

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Language: en

LA - en SN - 0966-0429 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12947 ID - ref1 ER -