Building healthy workplaces: time to act on the evidence.
Numerous initiatives have been developed to create healthy workplaces in healthcare settings. However, despite these efforts nurses continue to experience negative conditions in their work settings and report challenges to maintaining physical and mental health. Stronger incentives must be put in place to ensure that current healthcare settings meet evidence-based standards for healthy work environments.
Spence Laschinger
Heather K
HK
School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Western Ontario.
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