Quality of nursing worklife issues--a unifying framework.

Abstract

This article describes a theoretical view of the many variables that influence nurses' worklife. It summarizes the national perspective and the provincial initiatives undertaken during the last decade that focus on issues of nursing worklife. The authors present a model that unifies the many dimensions that must be examined in studying this important problem. Nurse administrators will find this review valuable as a guide to research and practice initiatives associated with quality of working life.