Development and Psychometric Validation of the Brief Nurses' Practice Environment Scale and Its Relation to Burnout Syndrome and Job Satisfaction: A Study in Spanish Nurses.

Noemí Sansó,Amparo Oliver,Gabriel Vidal-Blanco,Laura Galiana

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2021.621991

Abstract

Introduction: Nursing environment is a vast concept that traditionally has included a wide range of job characteristics and has been related to burnout and job satisfaction. For its measurement, the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index (PESNWI) stands out. However, shorter instruments are needed. The purpose of the study is to develop and test the Brief Nurses' Practice Environment (BNPE) Scale.Methods: The BNPE Scale was developed and tested in a sample of 210 Spanish nurses (data collection 2018).Results: Cronbach's alpha was 0.702. The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), with an excellent fit, offered evidence of internal validity. Regarding validity, the BNPE Scale predicted both burnout and job satisfaction. Finally, evidence pointed out a cutoff score of <12 for low levels of practice environment and a cutoff score of >15 for higher levels in practice environment.Conclusions: The BNPE Scale is a short, easy-to-use measure that could be employed in major batteries assessing the quality of healthcare institutions.

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Nursing environment is a vast concept that traditionally has included a wide range of job characteristics and has been related to burnout and job satisfaction
Nursing environment is a vast concept that traditionally has included a wide range of job characteristics and has been defined as the organizational characteristics in the work environment that make the professional practice easier or more difficult, and it is considered favorable when the nurses have autonomy, control over the work environment, and good relationships with the health team [1]
The first has focused on psychological and relational aspects related to the workplace, whereas the latter has pointed the importance of job characteristics in defining perceptions of nurses about

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Nursing environment is a vast concept that traditionally has included a wide range of job characteristics and has been related to burnout and job satisfaction. The Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index (PESNWI) stands out. The purpose of the study is to develop and test the Brief Nurses’ Practice Environment (BNPE) Scale. Nursing environment is a vast concept that traditionally has included a wide range of job characteristics and has been defined as the organizational characteristics in the work environment that make the professional practice easier or more difficult, and it is considered favorable when the nurses have autonomy, control over the work environment, and good relationships with the health team [1]. A healthy nursing environment is a workplace that is safe, empowering, and satisfying [7]

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