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Collegiality, The Nursing Practice Environment, And Missed Nursing Care, Katherine Irene Menard

Theses and Dissertations

The practice environment of nurses has received attention in recent time related to a heightened awareness of the need for improved patient safety and an anticipated return of a nursing shortage. Existing literature has identified the presence and negative outcomes of unhealthy peer relationships among nurses, however; positive peer relationships (collegial) have received little attention in nursing research. This descriptive correlational study used data obtained through online survey methodology to describe the current state of collegiality among staff nurses working in the hospital setting and the relationship collegiality has to the nursing practice environment and missed nursing care.

Collegiality levels …