Retrospective Study
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World J Clin Cases. Sep 16, 2021; 9(26): 7738-7749
Published online Sep 16, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i26.7738
Potential effects of the nursing work environment on the work-family conflict in operating room nurses
Chun-Mei Fu, Jie Ou, Xiao-Mei Chen, Mei-Ye Wang
Chun-Mei Fu, Department of Ophthalmology, Hainan West Central Hospital, Danzhou 571700, Hainan Province, China
Jie Ou, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou 570311, Hainan Province, China
Xiao-Mei Chen, Operation Room, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical College, Haikou 570311, Hainan Province, China
Mei-Ye Wang, Department of General Practice, Hainan West Central Hospital, Danzhou 571700, Hainan Province, China
Author contributions: Fu CM was responsible for conceptualization, data curation, and methodology and wrote the original draft; Ou J and Chen XM were responsible for visualization and software; Wang MY was responsible for validation and supervision and reviewed and edited the manuscript; All authors approved the final submission.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Hainan West Central Hospital.
Informed consent statement: This study aims to explore the correlation of nursing work environment perception and work-family conflict among the operating room nurses. It is not involved in the patients’ information, so the informed consent is waived by the ethics committee.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors have no conflict of interests to declare.
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Corresponding author: Mei-Ye Wang, BMed, Associate Professor, Department of General Practice, Hainan West Central Hospital, No. 2 Fubo East Road, Nada Town, Danzhou 571700, Hainan Province, China. 452448172@qq.com
Received: May 9, 2021
Peer-review started: May 9, 2021
First decision: June 5, 2021
Revised: June 16, 2021
Accepted: July 20, 2021
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Published online: September 16, 2021
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Abstract
BACKGROUND

The nursing working environment is an important subsystem in the hospital environment. A good working environment could have a positive impact on nurses. However, the work-family conflict and unsatisfactory working environment could significantly reduce their working enthusiasm, efficacy as well as the overall quality of the nursing, increase their fatigue, and thereby compromise their career status.

AIM

To explore the possible status quo and to analyze the correlation between work environment perception and the work-family conflict among nurses in the operating room.

METHODS

A total of 312 operating room nurses from two first-class hospitals at Grade 2 and two first-class hospitals at Grade 3 in China from May to September 2017 were included in this research using the cluster sampling method. The data, including the general information questionnaire, the practice environment scale of the nursing work index (PES-NWI), and the work-family conflict scale, were systematically collected. Pearson correlation analysis was applied to analyze the correlation between the two scores, with influencing factors analyzed by hierarchical regression analysis.

RESULTS

A total of 312 questionnaires were issued, and the response rate and effective questionnaire rate were both 96.15% (300/312). The total scores of the PES-NWI scale and the work-family conflict scale were 3.07 ± 0.43 (vs maximum up to 4 points) and 52.32 ± 8.79 (vs maximum up to 90 points), respectively. The scores of the PES-NWI scale were negatively correlated with that of work-family conflict scale (all P < 0.05). The perception of the nursing work environment and the number of night shifts per month were the major factors contributing to the work-family conflict (all P < 0.05).

CONCLUSION

The nursing work environment and the work-family conflict among nurses in the operating room were both found at a medium level with a negative correlation between the two.

Keywords: Operating room nurses; Perception of nursing work environment; Work-family conflict; Correlation; Influencing factors

Core Tip: This was a retrospective study that aimed to explore the status quo and analyze the possible correlation between the work environment perception and the work-family conflict among nurses in the operating room. A total of 312 operating room nurses were included. The results indicated that the nursing work environment and the work-family conflict among nurses in the operating room were both at a medium level, and there was a negative correlation between the two.