Encouraging engagement at work to improve retention

Similar professional standards link nurses together but healthcare professionals practise across a variety of areas and have different experiences of the workplace. It cannot be assumed that a positive experience in one setting will be replicated in another, even if it is in the same organisation. T...

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Published inNursing management (Harrow, London, England) Vol. 19; no. 10; pp. 27 - 31
Main Authors Tillott, Sarah, Walsh, Ken, Moxham, Lorna
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England RCNi 01.03.2013
Subjects
Attitude of Health Personnel
Behavior
Corporate culture
Cultural change
Employees
Empowerment
Fairness
Health care industry
Health professionals
Health services
Hospitals
Humans
Interprofessional Relations
Job Satisfaction
Leadership
Managers
Medical errors
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing Staff, Hospital - organization & administration
Perceptions
Personnel Turnover
Relatedness
Retention
Self Concept
Sick leave
Studies
Values
Workplace - psychology
Workplaces
Australia
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Summary:Similar professional standards link nurses together but healthcare professionals practise across a variety of areas and have different experiences of the workplace. It cannot be assumed that a positive experience in one setting will be replicated in another, even if it is in the same organisation. This article explores the factors that affect workplace culture and outlines the rudiments underpinning nurse engagement from a work perspective. It also analyses staff engagement in the health service sector by examining the status, certainty, autonomy, relatedness and fairness (Scarf) model, and demonstrates the relevance of this framework.
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ISSN:1354-5760
2047-8976
DOI:10.7748/nm2013.03.19.10.27.e697