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A Quest For Quality Care: Exploration Of A Model Of Leadership Relationships, Work Engagement, And Patient Outcomes, Jenny M. Parr, Stephen Teo, Jane Koziol-Mclain
A Quest For Quality Care: Exploration Of A Model Of Leadership Relationships, Work Engagement, And Patient Outcomes, Jenny M. Parr, Stephen Teo, Jane Koziol-Mclain
Research outputs 2014 to 2021
© 2020 The Authors. Journal of Advanced Nursing published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aim: To explore the effects of resonant leadership, leader exchange relationships and perceived organizational support on work engagement and patient outcomes. Design: A cross-sectional survey design. Methods: Data were collected in June and July 2016 from 252 nurses and clerical staff and institutional patient safety (falls rates) and patient satisfaction (Friends and Family Test) in New Zealand. Data were analysed with structural equation modelling (SEM). Results: The final model was an excellent fit to the data (χ2 (22, N = 252) = 39.048, p = …
The Use Of Unregulated Staff: Time For Regulation?, Christine M. Duffield, Di E. Twigg, Judith D. Pugh, Gemma Evans, S Dimitrelis, Michael A. Roche
The Use Of Unregulated Staff: Time For Regulation?, Christine M. Duffield, Di E. Twigg, Judith D. Pugh, Gemma Evans, S Dimitrelis, Michael A. Roche
Research outputs 2014 to 2021
Internationally, shortages in the nursing workforce, escalating patient demands, and financial constraints within the health system have led to the growth of unlicensed nursing support workers. Recently, in relation to the largest publicly funded health system (National Health Service), it was reported that extensive substitution of registered nurses with unskilled nursing support workers resulted in inadequate patient care, increased morbidity and mortality rates, and negative nurse outcomes. We argue that it is timely to consider regulation of nursing support workers with their role and scope of practice clearly defined. Further, the addition of these workers in a complementary model of …