Table 1

Survey questions, factors, and sources

Survey itemScaleLatent factor/Subscale
C1: I show concern for my co-workers' well-beingOrganizational Citizenship BehaviorInterpersonal Helping
C2: My co-workers show concern for my well-beingOrganizational Citizenship BehaviorInterpersonal Helping
C3: I am satisfied with my jobMichigan Organizational Assessment QuestionnaireOverall Job Satisfaction
C4: My direct supervisor pays attention to what I’m sayingNewly Licensed Registered Nurse (NLRN) SurveySupervisory Support
C5: My supervisor listens to job-related difficultiesOrganizational Citizenship Behavior/NLRN Survey aLoyal Boosterism/Supervisory Support
C6: My supervisor encourages those he/she supervises to express their opinionsOrganizational Citizenship Behavior/NLRN SurveyLoyal Boosterism/Supervisory Support
C7: I have a good chance to be promotedJob Descriptive Index/NLRN SurveySatisfaction with Promotion
C8: I have opportunities to do a number of different thingsJob Characteristics Inventory/NLRN SurveyVariety
C9: Members of my work unit/department are involved in decisions that directly affect their workDistributive and Procedural Justice/NLRN SurveyProcedural Justice
C10: Decisions are made based on research, data, and technical criteria, as opposed to political concernsDistributive and Procedural Justice/NLRN SurveyProcedural Justice
C11: I think that my present employer is a great organization to work forPsychological Attachment Instrument/NLRN SurveyCompliance/Organizational Commitment
C12: My supervisor and other leaders inspire me to perform my bestOrganizational Commitment Questionnaire/NLRN SurveyOrganizational Feedback/Supervisory Support
C13: I am friendly toward my co-workersNLRN SurveyWork-group Cohesion
C14: My co-workers are friendly toward meNLRN SurveyWork-group Cohesion
C15: I show my co-workers how to work successfullyNLRN SurveyMentor Support
C16: My co-workers show me how to work successfullyNLRN SurveyMentor Support
C17: I give honest feedback to my co-workersJob Characteristics Inventory/NLRN SurveyFeedback/Mentor Support
C18: My co-workers and supervisor give me honest feedbackJob Characteristics Inventory/NLRN SurveyFeedback/Mentor Support
C19: Patient and employee safety are never sacrificed to get more work doneHospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC)/NLRN SurveyStaffing and Work Pace/Quantitative Workload
C20: I have the level of technology needed to perform my job effectively and safelyNLRN SurveyOrganizational Constraints
C21: I have the supplies and equipment needed to perform my job effectively and safelyNLRN SurveyOrganizational Constraints
C22: As an employee, I feel comfortable reporting potential or actual patient and employee safety problemsHospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC)Communication Openness
C23: Our procedures and systems are good at preventing errors from happeningHospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC)/Procedural JusticeOverall Perceptions of Patient Safety/Procedural Justice
C24: I participate in quality improvement processes, such as root cause analysesDistributive and Procedural Justice/NLRN SurveyProcedural Justice
C25: A patient is likely to receive high-quality care on my unit (or hospital in general if not patient-facing)Distributive and Procedural Justice/NLRN SurveyProcedural Justice
C26: My unit/department often works as a team to improve processes or systems of care as a result of errors that were reported in my unit (or hospital in general if not patient-facing)NLRN SurveyWork-group Cohesion
C27: I effectively carry out my roles and responsibilitiesNursing Culture Assessment Tool (NCAT)/NLRN SurveyBehaviors/Autonomy
C28: My co-workers use appropriate language with patients, family and visitorsNCAT/NLRN SurveyCommunication/Organizational Constraints
C29 - I use appropriate language with patients, family and visitorsNCAT/NLRN SurveyCommunication/Organizational Constraints
C30: Overall, the culture of the hospital is positiveNCAT/NLRN SurveySatisfaction/Organizational Constraints
C31: Overall, the culture of the organization helps to make sure that patients are given high-quality careNCAT/NLRN SurveySatisfaction/Organizational Constraints

Source(s): Ashkanasy et al. (2011), Kovner et al. (2007b), Kennerly et al. (2012) 

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