Agency characteristics most valued by home care nurses: findings of a nationwide study.
The demand for home care services is continuing to rise at such a rate that the home care nursing workforce will need to double by 2020. Struggling to recruit and retain an adequate clinician supply in the midst of a severe shortage, administrators may find help in the magnet hospital approach, which focuses on creating a professional practice environment. This study identified, in a national sample of home care nurses, organizational traits reported most important in supporting nurses' professional practice and job satisfaction.
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New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing, and College of Nursing, Rutgers, The State Universtiy of New Jersey, 07102-1897, USA. flynn@rutgers.edu
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003142:Communication; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D018574:Home Care Agencies / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires