title: A seven country comparison of nurses' perceptions of their professional practice environment.
abstract: Papastavrou E., Efstathiou G., Acaroglu R., da Luz M.D.A., Berg A., Idvall E., Kalafati M., Kanan N., Katajisto J., Leino-Kilpi H., Lemonidou C., Sendir M., Sousa V.D. & Suhonen R. (2011) Journal of Nursing Management A seven country comparison of nurses' perceptions of their professional practice environment Aims  To describe and compare nurses' perceptions of their professional practice environment in seven countries. Background  There is evidence of variation in the nursing professional practice environments internationally. These different work environments affect nurses' ability to perform and are linked to differing nurse and patient outcomes. Methods  A descriptive, comparative survey was used to collect data from orthopaedic and trauma nurses (n = 1156) in Finland, Cyprus, Greece, Portugal, Sweden, Turkey and Kansas, USA using the 39-item Revised Professional Practice Environment instrument. Results  Differences were found between participants from the northern countries of Europe, Kansas, USA, and the Mediterranean countries regarding perceptions about control over practice. No between-country differences were reported in the internal work motivation among the nurses from any of the participating countries. Conclusions  Although between-country differences in nurses' professional practice environment were found, difficulties related to demographic, cultural and health system differences and the way in which nursing is defined in each country need to be considered in the interpretation of the results. Implications for Nursing Management  The results support investment to improve nurse's work environment, which is important for improving the quality of patient care, optimizing patient outcomes and developing the nursing workforce.
authors: Lecturer, Department of Nursing, School of Health Studies, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus             PhD Student, Department of Nursing, School of Health Studies, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus             Associate Professor, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey             Associate Professor, Unidade de Investigacão e Desenvolvimento em Enfermagem (ui&de), Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Lisboa (Nursing research and development Unity ui&de), Lisbon, Portugal             Associate Professor, Kristianstad University, Kristianstad, Sweden             Professor, Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden             Researcher, Faculty of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece             Professor, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey             Senior Lecturer, Department of Statistics, University of Turku, Turku             Professor and Chair/Nurse Manager, Department of Nursing Science/Hospital District of Southwest Finland, University of Turku, Turku, Finland             Professor, Faculty of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece             Associate Professor, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey             Associate Professor, School of Nursing, The University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS, USA             Professor, Principal Investigator, Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
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