Study: Work environment linked to nurse burnout, patient satisfaction

Hospitals with the best nurse work environments have the lowest burnout and highest patient satisfaction rates, according to a recent study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. One way to improve those environments and lower burnout is to attain Magnet designation or institute Magnet-like initiatives, the researchers suggest. “This includes fostering relationships between nurses, administrators, and physicians, and ensuring that nurses have decision-making authority in their practice and adequate resources and time to do their work,” says J. Margo Brooks Carthon, PhD, APRN, lead study investigator. The researchers examined data from 463 hospitals in four states. Their findings will appear in the Journal of Nursing Care Quality. (Newswise news release, 3/2/20)