Defining a positive work environment for hospital healthcare professionals: A Delphi study

Introduction: The work environment of healthcare professionals is important for good patient care and is receiving increasing attention in scientific research. A clear and unambiguous understanding of a positive work environment, as perceived by healthcare professionals, is crucial for gaining systematic objective insights into the work environment. The aim of this study was to gain consensu

Patients want to be seen: The top 3 information needs of patients with inguinal hernia.

Background Good patient information has shown to improve surgical outcomes. In this study we explore what kind of pre-surgical information patients need and if the provision of a 360˚ video of a surgical procedure can be of added value to the information provided by the hospital. Methods An explorative qualitative study using semi-structured interviews on information needs was conducted among 17 inguinal hernia patients to gain more insight in the patients’ present surgical information needs. Patients either were planned to receive or already had received a surgical procedure. Questions were asked about the current informatio

Nurse practitioners’ perceptions of their ability to enact leadership in hospital care

Aims and objective: To gain insight into nurse practitioners’ (NP) leadership roles in Dutch hospital care, by exploring the perceptions regarding their current leadership role and the differences with their previous role as a registered specialised nurse. Background: To meet today's challenges of the increasing healthcare demands, the employment of NPs is proliferating. NPs have the ideal position to play a pivotal role within healthcare reforms, yet full expansion of their scope of practi

Psychometric evaluation of instruments measuring the work environment of healthcare professionals in hospitals

_Purpose:_ Research shows that the professional healthcare working environment influences the quality of care, safety climate, productivity, and motivation, happiness, and health of staff. The purpose of this systematic literature review was to assess instruments that provide valid, reliable and succinct measures of health care professionals’ work environment (WE) in hospitals. _Data sources:_ Embase, Medline Ovid, Web of Science, Cochrane CENTRAL, CINAHL EBSCOhost and Google Scholar were systematically searched from inception through December 2018. Study selection: Pre-defined eligibility criteria (written in English, original work-environment instrument for healthcare professionals and not a translation, describing psychometric properties as construct validity and reliability) were used to detect studies describing instruments developed to measure the working environment. _Data extraction:_ After screening 6397 titles and abstracts, we included 37 papers. Two reviewers independently assessed the 37 instruments on content and psychometric quality following the COSMIN guideline. _Results of data synthesis:_ Our paper analysis revealed a diversity of items measured. The items were mapped into 48 elements on aspects of the healthcare professional’s WE. Quality assess

Interprofessionele teamsamenwerking: SUPPORTT project

Veelvuldig internationaal onderzoek toon aan dat een positieve professionele werkomgeving een positief effect heeft op de patiënt, de medewerker en organisatie-uitkomsten. In Nederland wordt het meten van de werkomgeving binnen teams nog niet gedaan. Dit komt enerzijds door onvoldoende kennis over het concept ‘werkomgeving’. Anderzijds omdat nog onduidelijk is welk instrument geschikt is om dit te meten. Doel van dit project over teamsamenwerking was het identificeren van een passend, valide, betrouwbaar en efficiënt meetinstrument voor het in kaart brengen van een (positieve, professionele) werkomgeving. Ziekenhuizen kunnen dit meetinstrument inzetten om essentiële aspecten van een werkomgeving te meten. Daarnaast om te monitoren of interventies leiden tot een meer positieve professionele werkomgeving. Een dergelijk meetinstrument verschaft bestuurders, lijnmanagers en zorgprofessionals belangrijke stuurinformatie over de werkomgeving van medewerkers in ziekenhuizen