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A Multilevel Analysis of the Effects of the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index on Nurse Outcomes
Author(s) -
Gabriel Allison S.,
Erickson Rebecca J.,
Moran Christina M.,
Diefendorff James M.,
Bromley Gail E.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.21562
Subject(s) - multilevel model , scale (ratio) , job satisfaction , nursing , work (physics) , psychology , sample (material) , nursing practice , index (typography) , medicine , applied psychology , social psychology , computer science , mechanical engineering , chemistry , physics , chromatography , quantum mechanics , machine learning , engineering , world wide web
Few researchers have examined how the components of the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index (PES‐NWI) relate to nurses' well‐being at multiple organizational levels. The objective of the study was to perform a multilevel assessment of the relationships of the PES‐NWI subscales with three nurse outcomes: job satisfaction, emotional exhaustion, and turnover intentions. Additionally, we tested the multilevel factor structure of the PES‐NWI. In a sample of 699 full‐time registered nurses in 79 units and 9 branches of a hospital system, relationships of the NWI with nurse outcomes were fairly consistent across levels of analysis. However, subscales contributed differently to the three outcomes, demonstrating the complexity of environmental influences on nurses' work experience. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health 36: 567–581, 2013