ABSTRACT
Two components of the Magnet Recognition Program® are exemplary professional practice and the generation of new knowledge through research and clinical innovation. Within Magnet® institutions, exemplary professional practice is evidenced by collaboration. Hospitals and schools of nursing can develop collaborative relationships to promote a culture of inquiry in clinical care and generate research to advance nursing practice and nursing science. The authors describe a collaborative model between clinical nurses and an academic nursing research center that promotes involvement of clinical nurses in research.
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Clinical Nursing Research/organization & administration , Evidence-Based Nursing/organization & administration , Nursing Staff, Hospital/organization & administration , Clinical Nursing Research/standards , Evidence-Based Nursing/standards , Hospitals , Humans , Interinstitutional Relations , Models, Nursing , Models, Organizational , Nursing Staff, Hospital/standards , Pennsylvania , Schools, NursingABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to investigate the associations between the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) work environment, quality of care, safety, and patient outcomes. A secondary analysis was conducted of responses of 1247 NICU staff nurses in 171 hospitals to a large nurse survey. Better work environments were associated with lower odds of nurses reporting poor quality, safety, and outcomes. Improving the work environment may be a promising strategy to achieve safer settings for at-risk newborns.