Journal of Nursing & Care

Fusako Sato

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• Research Article
  Characteristics of the Work Environment of Magnet Hospitals and Job Satisfaction among Nurses in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Multi- Level Analysis
  Author(s): Maki Tei-Tominaga, Masao Tsuchiya and Fusako SatoMaki Tei-Tominaga, Masao Tsuchiya and Fusako Sato
  
  Background: The Magnet hospital is a recognition system in the US having a low turnover and high retention of nurses and providing a high quality of patient care. We sought to examine the effect of characteristics of the work environment of Magnet hospitals on nurses’ job satisfaction using multi-level analysis in hospitals in Japan. Methods: We distributed anonymous self-administered questionnaires in August 2011 to all nurses via the directors of the nursing departments of four private hospitals. The response rate of nurses was 91%; 373 completed questionnaires in 21 wards were used for analysis. The questionnaire items addressed basic attributes and employment characteristics, the Japanese version of the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI) for assessing characteristics of the work environment of Magnet hos.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168.S5-003

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