Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify characteristics of work environments in psychiatric\nhospitals which are appealing to nurses. Understanding characteristics of work environments of\npsychiatric hospital nurses can lead to attracting nurses to work in this environment, thereby increasing\nhuman resources and alleviating nurse-staffing problems.\nMethods: Questionnaire copies focusing on staffing shortages of nurses in psychiatric hospitals were\nprovided to 277 psychiatric hospital nurse administrators in Japan from May-April 2016. Data analyses\nincluded descriptive and multivariate statistics. Factor analysis together with the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin\nand the Bartlett�s test of Sphericity were used to assess adaptive validity. Factor loadings were set at 0.4\nor more for the configuration of items, while internal consistency and reliability of the assessment data\nscores were done using Cronbach�s alpha coefficient. Mean factor points were calculated and student's\nt-test and one-way analysis of variance were performed. Significance probability level was set at 0.001.\nResults: Factor analysis revealed nine factors: (1) Educational system, (2) Reputation at hospitals, (3)\nSupport system for acquisition of certificate of clinical nurse specialist/certified nurse, (4) Reputation\nat hospitals as places of employment, (5) Knowledge of nursing philosophy and of culture of working\nplaces, (6) Reputation of teaching for students� clinical practice, (7) Working hours and leave privileges,\n(8) Salary and other allowances, (9) Support system for license acquisition. Data revealed that nurse\nadministrators who employed new graduate registered nurses found their hospitals' attractive points\nwere: educational system, support system to acquire certificate of clinical nurse specialist, reputation\nof hospital as place of employment, knowledge of nursing philosophy and culture of working places,\nteaching students' clinical practice, and salary and other allowances.\nConclusion: Nurse administrators who have no difficulty recruiting nursing staff recognized that their\nhospital environments were considered appealing based on working hours and leave privileges.
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