• Linda McGillis Hall and Diane Doran.
• New Investigator, Canadian Institutes of Health Research & Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. l.mcgillishall@utoronto.ca
• J Nurs Manag. 2007 Apr 1;15(3):264-73.

AimTo examine factors within the nursing work environment that may affect nurse outcomes.BackgroundPrimary data were acquired from unit managers and staff nurses on the study units. Secondary data were collected from health records administrative databases. The sample included adult medical and surgical units within all 19 teaching hospitals in Ontario, Canada.MethodsA cross-sectional study design was employed in this study. A random sampling process was used to recruit the number of nurses (n = 1,116) required to provide a statistically adequate sample for the survey.ResultsPerceptions of the quality of care at the unit level were found to have a statistically significant positive influence on nurses' job satisfaction, and a statistically significant negative influence on nurses' job pressure and job threat.ConclusionsThe results of this study underscore the importance of examining the environment in which nurses' work as a potential factor that influences outcomes experienced by patients and nurses.

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