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Journal Article Ppublish

PubMed: 40377412 DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000001582

A National Study of Travel and Nontravel Nurses' Perceptions of the Work Environment.

J Nurs Adm 55(6):316-322

Authors: Nicolette Fiore-Lopez, Rosanne Raso, Stuart Downs, Joachim Voss, Sara Kollman, Angela Clark, Benjamin Farber, Joshua Gerlick, Brian Schneider, Natalie Jones, Lisa Kidin, Joyce Fitzpatrick

Affiliations

  • Author Affiliations: Chief Nursing Officer (Dr Fiore-Lopez), Saint Charles Hospital, Port Jefferson, New York; Adjunct Professor (Dr Raso), Research Associate (Gerlick), and Professor and Director (Dr Fitzpatrick), Marian K. Shaughnessy Nurse Leadership Academy, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; System Chief Nurse Executive (Dr Downs), Northeast Georgia Health System, Gainesville; Professor, Associate Dean for Academic Programs (Dr Voss), College of Nursing, Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha; Senior Director, Center for Professional Development (Dr Kollman), Eisenhower Health, Rancho Mirage, California; President (Dr Clark), Barnes-Jewish College, BJC HealthCare, St Louis, Missouri; VP of Patient Care Services/Chief Nursing Officer (Dr Farber), Eisenhower Health, Rancho Mirage, California; Director of Nursing (Dr Schneider), NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center; Senior Vice President Clinical Practice and Innovation (Dr Jones), Prolink, Cincinnati, Ohio; and Executive Director of Interprofessional Practice, Education, Innovation and Research (Dr Kidin), Barnes Jewish Health, St Louis, Missouri.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

To determine differences between travel (TNs') and nontravel nurses' (non-TNs') perceptions of their work environment and ethical work climate.

BACKGROUND

In the wake of the global pandemic, TNs continue to be a part of the healthcare workforce, yet little is known about them or their workplace perceptions.

METHODS

A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted in spring 2024 with 2201 RNs comparing TNs (n = 615) and non-TNs (n = 1586) from 7 US healthcare organizations. Perceptions of the health and ethicality of the work environment were measured.

RESULTS

Researchers found no meaningful differences between groups in the overall perceptions of the work environment. The mean responses indicated that a healthy work environment was not present for either group. Moderate positive correlations were noted between ethical work climate questions and healthy work environment standards.

CONCLUSIONS

These findings supplement the limited literature on the work experience of TNs. Future research is needed on TNs to further understand their perceptions of the work environment and ethical work climate particularly in contrast to non-TNs to inform nurse leader practice.

MeSH

Travel, Nurses, Climate, Perception, Work, Environment