Positive Work Environments. Icn 09
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Positive practice environments…mandate for the global nursing workforce
Ann Marie T. BrooksSharon M. Weinstein
Sheila A. Ryan
Objectives
• Discuss impact of positive practice work environment on recruitment and retention
• Describe the global international labor market and effect on health outcomes
• Identify best practices in developing intercultural workplaces
What are Positive Practice Environments?
• They strive to ensure the health, safety and personal well-being of staff, support quality patient care and improve the motivation, productivity and performance of individuals and organizations (ICN)
"We shape our buildings. Thereafter, our buildings shape us."- Winston Churchill, 1941
Effects of unhealthy work setting• A disconnect between
the work demanded of nurses and what they can provide
• In studies, 41% of hospital nurses were dissatisfied with their jobs and 22% planned to leave them in less than one year
• Increased sick time, conflict, job dissatisfaction, turnover, and inefficiency •Slower reaction times, adverse risks•High turnover•Low morale
Thinking Green
AACN - Six Standards
• Skilled communication• True collaboration• Effective decision making• Appropriate staffing• Meaningful recognition• Authentic leadership
What will it take?
• Commitment• Resources• Leadership• Resilience• Partnership• Collaboration
Translating ideas into action• Major Stakeholders * Major Beneficiaries___________________________________________________• Organizational leaders * Patients, families• Nursing Leaders * Organization and its employees • Unit Leaders * Community including nursing• Nursing Education• Staff Nurses• Physicians • Healthcare Team Members• Other Employees
Positive Work Environments
• Resources for employees to do their job• Meaningful performance evaluations• On-going dialogue with supervisors• Peer evaluations• Commitment to continual improvement• Ability to adjust and adapt to change• Courage to challenge the system
Best Practices • Evidence based • Enriches patient care• Interdisciplinary• Sustainable• Data driven• Relevant to care model
WHAT SHOULD I DO?LeadersFocus on more on meaningful priorities and less on
activity to produce successful resultsManagers Guide employees to action to help them move through
their fear of changeDirect Care NursesBe a continuous learner and passionate about doing
the right things for the right reasons
Resources• Weinstein, Sharon M. (2009), B is for Balance...a guide
to creating balance at home and at work, STTI, Indianapolis, IN.
• Weinstein, Sharon M. (2010) in development. Workplace Wellness
• http://www.aone.org/aone/about/pdfs/20082010AONEStratPlanFinal.pdf. American Organization of Nurse Executives Strategic Plan
• http://www.icn.ch/PR09_07.htm. ICN Announcement; ICN Calls for Positive Practice Environments to Ensure Quality Patient Care