Resource topic: Organizational Factors
Critical Care Nurse Work Environments 2013: A Status Report

Published in Critical Care Nurse, the following study evaluated the current state of critical care nurse work environments. The study found that the overall work...

Peer-Reviewed Literature
Physician Burnout: A Potential Threat to Successful Health Care Reform

In this commentary, published in JAMA, the authors discuss physician burnout as a potential threat to successful health care reform. The authors note that some...

Opinion Piece/Short Communication
Bullying of Staff Registered Nurses in the Workplace: A Preliminary Study for Developing Personal and Organizational Strategies for the Transformation of Hostile to Healthy Workplace Environments

This study, published in the Journal of Professional Nursing, sought to validate the perceptions of frequency and patterns of bullying behavior experienced by...

Peer-Reviewed Literature
Organizational Climate, Occupational Stress, and Employee Mental Health: Mediating Effects of Organizational Efficiency

Published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, the following study sought to determine whether the relationship between organizational climate...

Peer-Reviewed Literature
Workplace Bullying: Concerns for Nurse Leaders

Published in the Journal of Nursing Administration, the following study sought to describe nurses' experiences with and characteristics related to workplace...

Peer-Reviewed Literature
Effects of Mental Demands During Dispensing on Perceived Medication Safety and Employee Well-Being: A Study of Workload in Pediatric Hospital Pharmacies

This study, published in Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, sought to measure the effect of workload on safety and employee outcomes in two pediatric...

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The Association of Subjective Workload Dimensions on Quality of Care and Pharmacist Quality of Work Life

Published in Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, the following study sought to measure the association of community pharmacists’ workload perceptions...

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Burnout and Career Satisfaction Among American Surgeons

This study in the Annals of Surgery sought to determine the incidence of burnout among American surgeons and evaluate personal and professional characteristics...

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Qualitative Study of Burnout, Career Satisfaction, and Well-Being Among US Neurologists in 2016

This qualitative study, published in Neurology, sought to identify drivers and mitigating factors of burnout and well-being among US neurologists. The researchers...

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Why Are Nurses Leaving? Findings From an Initial Qualitative Study on Nursing Attrition

This qualitative study, published in MEDSURG Nursing, sought to identify the factors influencing the decision of nurses to leave clinical nursing practice. Nurses...

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