Journal of nursing management
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The present study aimed to determine conflict-resolution styles of nurse managers working in hospitals where organisational conflicts are common, and factors affecting their styles. ⋯ Conflicts have an adverse effect on the productivity, morale, and patient care of all the health care team, which might lead to a rapid turnover of employees or dissatisfaction. Using conflict-resolution strategies in the workplace will help maintain a healthy work environment.
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To evaluate the impact of a standardized inter-department nursing handover protocol from intensive care units to general wards on the nurses' perceptions and performance. ⋯ A standardized inter-department handover helped intensive care unit nurses to improve their organisation and to provide ward nurses with sufficient information during handover, which could ensure safer transitions from intensive care units to wards.
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To explore the relationships between work environment, value congruence and nurses' work outcomes; as well as to test the moderating effects of value congruence. ⋯ Except for improving the organisational characteristics, value congruence is a useful concept that managers can leverage to improve positive outcomes for both the organisation and its nurses.