TY - JOUR TI - Factors influencing recommendation of a hospital as place of employment in the opinion of nurses working in Polish hospitals AU - Gabryś, Teresa AU - Kózka, Maria AU - Brzyski, Piotr AU - Ogarek, Maria AU - Cisek, Maria AU - Przewoźniak, Lucyna AU - Ksykiewicz-Dorota, Anna AU - Gajda, Krzysztof AU - Brzostek, Tomasz TI - Factors influencing recommendation of a hospital as place of employment in the opinion of nurses working in Polish hospitals AB - Introduction. European states observe an increased demand for healthcare services and diminishing numbers of nurses working in the healthcare system. A divergence that may result in future shortages of hospital nursing staff.Aim. Definition of factors that influence readiness to recommend the hospital as place of employment by nurses employed in Polish hospitals.Material and method. Polish part of the RN4CAST protocol, the study uses logistic regression model on data from 2605 questioners from nurses working in 30 Polish hospitals.Results. About half of the responders declared readiness to recommend employment in their hospital. The recommendation depended on working conditions, quality of care, patient safety, and manager interest in professional development of personnel. Higher level of emotional burnout reduced the probability of recommendation.Conclusions. Working conditions, quality of care, patient safety, and potential of professional development are the main factors deciding about the eagerness to recommend employment in one’s hospital. VL - 2012 IS - Volume 10, Issue 4 PY - 2013 SN - 1731-7398 C1 - 2084-2627 SP - 41 EP - 48 DO - 10.4467/20842627OZ.13.030.1178 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/zdrowie-publiczne-i-zarzadzanie/article/czynniki-wplywajace-na-rekomendacje-szpitala-jako-miejsca-pracy-w-opinii-pielegniarek-zatrudnionych-w-polskich-szpitalach KW - emotional burnout KW - employment KW - nurses KW - patient safety KW - professional development KW - quality care KW - working conditions