title: Nursing practice environment and outcomes for oncology nursing.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  It is commonly assumed that oncology nurses experience high job-related burnout and high turnover because their work involves inherent stressors such as caring for patients with serious and often life-threatening illness.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The objectives of this study were to examine the differences in outcomes such as job dissatisfaction and burnout between oncology nurses and medical-surgical nurses, and to identify factors that affect oncology nurse outcomes.
  
  
  METHODS
  A secondary analysis of nurse survey data collected in 2006 including 4047 nurses from 282 hospitals in 3 states was performed; t test and χ2 test compared differences between oncology nurses and medical-surgical nurses in nurse outcomes and their assessments of nurse practice environment, as measured by the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index. Logistic regression models estimated the effect of nurse practice environment on 4 nurse-reported outcomes: burnout, job dissatisfaction, intention to leave the current position, and perceived quality of care.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Oncology nurses reported favorable practice environments and better outcomes than did medical-surgical nurses. All 4 subscales of the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index studied were significantly associated with outcomes. Specifically, nurses who reported favorable nursing foundations for quality of care (eg, active in-service or preceptorship programs) were less likely to report burnout and leave their current position.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Better practice environments, including nurse foundations for quality care, can help to achieve optimal nurse outcomes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Improving hospital practice environments holds significant potential to improve nurse well-being, retention, and quality of care. Specifically, hospitals should consider preceptor programs and continuing education and increase nurses' participation in hospital decision making.
authors: School of Nursing, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. js4032@columbia.edu
authors: Jingjing
authors: J
authors: Shang
authors: Christopher R
authors: CR
authors: Friese
authors: Evan
authors: E
authors: Wu
authors: Linda H
authors: LH
authors: Aiken
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010563:Personnel Turnover / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology