Healthy Work Environment: A Path to Quality Job Outcomes for Nurses

Abstract

A healthy work environment for nurses is critical to assuring the quality of care received by patients. It also plays a major role in fostering nurse satisfaction, retention, and performance. All of which boosts the financial sustainability of healthcare organizations. Maintaining a healthy workplace requires ongoing work. Numerous studies have demonstrated the relationship between improved results for nurses and a positive work environment, which is a decisive element for high-quality treatment. Such workspace has a bigger impact on nurses' job satisfaction and quality performance than do nurse characteristics or the types of hospitals or units. The key components of creating healthy work environments include effective communication, genuine cooperation, cost-efficient decision-making, adequate staffing, meaningful recognition, and authentic leadership. This is an auspicious and economical strategy for keeping nurses happy and, consequently, retained. This review, therefore, describe the importance of a healthy work environment to quality nursing care outcomes.