The moderating effects of structural characteristics of wards in general hospitals on the relationship between professional management and quality of care.
The present research examined the moderating effects of three structural characteristics of wards: ward type (surgical vs medical), size, and hospital size on the relationship between professional management and quality of nursing care (QNC) on the ward. The sample consisted of 119 wards situated in general hospitals in Israel. The results of the three regression analyses show that only hospital size, had a moderating effect. Further analysis of the interaction showed that the effect of professional ward management on QNC was greater in large than in small or medium-sized hospitals. In addition, ward size was found to have a great effect, i.e. larger wards had lower QNC. Finally, in all three analyses professional management achieved significance, that is, better management is associated with higher QNC.
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D006276:Health Facility Size; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012044:Regression Analysis