Meaningful Recognition in a Healthy Work Environment for Nurse Engagement in a Critical Care Setting

<p><strong>Purpose</strong>: To examine which types of recognition are most meaningful to critical care nurses and study the relationships of meaningful recognition with a healthy work environment and nurse engagement.</p> <p><strong>Design</strong>: A descriptive, correlational design was used for this research study.</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong>: Two hundred-two critical care nurses from an urban, teaching hospital in the southeastern US were invited to participate in the study. Data collection occurred in September and October 2014.</p> <p><strong>Results</strong>: Nurses report the most meaningful recognition is salary and schedule. However, the remaining four subscales of recognition were rated at a level between moderate and considerable and should be considered of value. A significant relationship was found between nurses' perceptions of global recognition and healthy work environments, <em>r</em> (74) = .510, p = < .01. Nurses’ perceptions of global recognition had a moderately, positive relationship with healthy work environments. A significant relationship was not found between nurses’ perceptions of a healthy work environment and engagement, <em>r</em> (74) = .101, <em>p</em> = .393.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion</strong>: Many forms of recognition are valuable and recognition is significant to a healthy work environment. However, motivators for engagement are more elusive and need further study.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) - Advanced Care Management and Leadership

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Nursing

Year dc:date.available

2014

Author dc:creator

• Willingham, Ann Rachel

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Patricia L. Hart
• Ms. Nancy Ballard

• healthy work environment
• meaningful recognition
• nurse engagement
• job satisfaction
• job retention
• nursing shortage
• patient outcomes
• professional motivation
• magnet hospital
• nurse turnover
• Medicine and Health Sciences
• Nursing
• Nursing Administration

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/etd/652

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu:etd-1657