Table 2 Items loadings in corresponding factors (N = 507)
F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Adequate support services allow me to spend time with my patients | 0.655 | ||||
2. Doctors and nurses have good working relationships | 0.614 | ||||
3. A supervisory staff that is supportive of nurses | 0.784 | ||||
4. Active staff development or continuing education programs for nurses | 0.555 | ||||
5. Career development/clinical ladder opportunity | 0.370 | ||||
6. Opportunity for registered nurses to participate in policy decisions | 0.369 | ||||
7. Doctors value nurses’ observations and judgments | 0.734 | ||||
8. Enough time and opportunity to discuss patient care with other nurses | 0.706 | ||||
9. Enough registered nurses on staff to provide quality patient care | 0.700 | ||||
10. A nurse manager who is a good manager and leader | 0.648 | ||||
11. A chief nursing officer who is highly visible and accessible to staff | 0.402 | ||||
12. Enough staff to get the work done | 0.738 | ||||
13. Doctors recognize nurses’ contributions to patient care | 0.729 | ||||
14. Praise and recognition for a job well done | 0.327 | ||||
15. High standards of nursing care are expected by the management | 0.638 | ||||
16. A chief nursing officer is equal in power and authority to other top level hospital executives | 0.413 | ||||
17. A lot of team work between nurses and doctors | 0.597 | ||||
18. Opportunities for advancement | 0.413 | ||||
19. A clear philosophy of nursing that pervades patient care environment | 0.448 | ||||
20. Working with nurses who are clinically competent | 0.617 | ||||
21. Doctors respect nurses as professionals | 0.746 | ||||
22. A nurse manager who backs up the nursing staff in decision making, even if the conflict is with a doctor | 0.453 | ||||
23. Management that listens and responds to employee concerns | 0.414 | ||||
24. An active quality assurance program | 0.394 | ||||
25. Registered nurses are involved in the internal governance of the hospital (e.g. practice and policy committees) | 0.420 | ||||
26. Collaboration between nurses and doctors | 0.754 | ||||
27. A preceptor program for newly hired nurses | 0.653 | ||||
28. Nursing care is based on a nursing rather than a medical model | 0.595 | ||||
29. RNs have the opportunity to serve on hospital and nursing committees | 0.575 | ||||
30. Doctors hold nurses in high esteem | 0.694 | ||||
31. Written, up-to-date care plans for all patients | 0.575 | ||||
32. Patient care assignments that foster continuity of care (i.e. the same nurse care for the same patient from 1 day to the next) | 0.485 |