Perspect Nurs Sci.  2014 Apr;11(1):49-62.

A Review of Research on Evaluation Indexes and Determinants of Organizational Effectiveness of Hospital Nursing Organizations

• Kim J
• Kim J

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to review journal articles, master's theses, and doctoral dissertations on organizational effectiveness in hospital nursing organizations in order to identify evaluation indexes, determinants, and overall trends and to suggest strategies for improvements.
METHODS
A total of forty-one papers on organizational effectiveness in hospital nursing organizations were reviewed.
RESULTS
These papers were journal articles, master's theses and doctoral dissertations regarding nurses who worked in general hospitals and university hospitals, excluding special hospitals (ie. armed forces hospitals, mental hospitals). The review of literature identified 18 operational definitions (evaluation indexes) and 36 significant determinants of organizational effectiveness in hospital nursing organizations. The operational definitions were measured by using 46 instruments.
CONCLUSION
The study findings provide data on recent trends in organizational effectiveness; it also serves as basic evidence for the need to improve organizational effectiveness in hospital nursing organizations as well as indicates directions for future research.

Keyword

Review; Hospitals; Nursing organization; Organizational effectiveness

MeSH Terms

Arm
Evaluation Studies as Topic*
Hospitals, General
Hospitals, Psychiatric
Hospitals, Special
Hospitals, University
Nursing*

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