title: Nurse outcomes in Magnet® and non-magnet hospitals.
abstract: The important goals of Magnet hospitals are to create supportive professional nursing care environments. A recently published paper found little difference in work environments between Magnet and non-Magnet hospitals. The aim of this study was to determine whether work environments, staffing, and nurse outcomes differ between Magnet and non-Magnet hospitals. A secondary analysis of data from a 4-state survey of 26,276 nurses in 567 acute care hospitals to evaluate differences in work environments and nurse outcomes in Magnet and non-Magnet hospitals was conducted. Magnet hospitals had significantly better work environments (t = -5.29, P < .001) and more highly educated nurses (t = -2.27, P < .001). Magnet hospital nurses were 18% less likely to be dissatisfied with their job (P < .05) and 13% less likely to report high burnout (P < .05). Magnet hospitals have significantly better work environments than non-Magnet hospitals. The better work environments of Magnet hospitals are associated with lower levels of nurse job dissatisfaction and burnout.
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. leslykelly@gmail.com
authors.forename: Lesly A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Matthew D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: McHugh
authors.forename: Linda H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Aiken
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D006272:Health Facility Environment / Q000458:organization & administration; D006761:Hospitals / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D014481:United States; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration