Intent to stay, moral distress, and nurse practice environment among long-term care nurses: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey study.

Amil Kusain Tan Elizabeth Capezuti William Ellery Samuels Ramona Backhaus Laura M Wagner

Published in: Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (2024)

Our study demonstrated that the nurse practice environment mediates moral distress and intent to stay. Interventions to improve the nurse practice environment are crucial to alleviating moral distress and enhancing nurses' intent to stay in their jobs, organizations, and the nursing profession.

Keyphrases

primary care
healthcare
mental health
long term care
quality improvement
cross sectional
decision making