title: Evaluation of chosen determinants of the positive practice environments (PPE) at Polish nursing wards.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  At many Polish hospitals, insufficient attention is given to positive work environment. In many cases nurses, similarly to the representatives of other professional groups, are not provided with facilities or tools to perform their professional tasks in safe conditions. The aspects of recruitment and retention of employees are often ignored. The aim of this study has been to assess the chosen determinants of work environment of nurses in Poland using the concept of the Positive Practice Environments (PPE).
  
  
  METHODS
  The survey was carried out from 2008 to 2011 among 1049 nursing students of 3 randomly selected public medical universities that provided nursing education at the graduate level of the Master of Science. All the people qualified for the study group were practising nurses or midwives. The Polish Nursing Association coordinated the project, obtained the tool, translated it and adjusted it to the Polish conditions. The areas covered in the survey were: a place of employment, selected physical and social elements influencing the work conditions, and biographical information.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Access to as many as 8 factors identified as attributes of friendly environments was found unsatisfactory by over 50% of the nurses. For the purpose of objective assessment, the results were compared with the results obtained in the group of nurses in England.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The majority of the surveyed nurses were not satisfied with their work environments. Polish nurse managers should ensure that aspects of recognized attributes of friendly, positive practice environments for nurses are established to support nurses' satisfaction as a pre-condition for patients' safety.
authors.affiliation: Medical University of Lodz / Uniwersytet Medyczny w Łodzi, Łódź, Poland (Department of Social Nursing and Management in Nursing / Zakład Pielęgniarstwa Społecznego i Zarządzania w Pielęgniarstwie). dorota.kilanska@umed.lodz.pl.
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kilańska
authors.affiliation: Pomeranian Medical University / Pomorski Uniwersytet Medyczny, Szczecin, Poland (Faculty of Health Sciences / Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu). gorzbo@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Bożena
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gorzkowicz
authors.affiliation: Medical University of Warsaw / Uniwersytet Medyczny w Warszawie, Warszawa, Poland (Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Social Nursing / Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu, Zakład Pielęgniarstwa Społecznego). zofia.sienkiewicz@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Zofia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sienkiewicz
authors.affiliation: Medical University of Lodz / Uniwersytet Medyczny w Łodzi, Łódź, Poland (Department of Nursing Theory and Skills in Nursing / Zakład Teorii Pielęgniarstwa i Umiejętności Pielęgniarskich). malgorzata.lewandowska@umed.lodz.pl.
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lewandowska
authors.affiliation: Medical University of Lodz / Uniwersytet Medyczny w Łodzi, Łódź, Poland (Department of Social Nursing and Management in Nursing / Zakład Pielęgniarstwa Społecznego i Zarządzania w Pielęgniarstwie). iwona.dominiak@umed.lodz.pl.
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dominiak
authors.affiliation: Medical University of Lodz / Uniwersytet Medyczny w Łodzi, Łódź, Poland (Department of Social Pathology and Preventive Medicine / Katedra Medycyny Społecznej i Zapobiegawczej). wojciech.bielecki@umed.lodz.pl.
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bielecki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000523:psychology*; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011044:Poland; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: job satisfaction; nurses; occupational environment; occupational health; patients’ safety; workplace