Effect of the Salary Model on Sustainability of a Professional Practice Environment. (October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hickey, Rosa G.; Buchko, Barbara L.; Coe, Paula F.; Woods, Anne B.
• Is Part Of: Journal of nursing administration. Volume 47:issue 10(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-10
• Subjects: Nursing services -- Administration -- Periodicals; 610.7305
• DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000000521
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0002-0443

Abstract

Abstract : OBJECTIVE: This replication study examined differences in RN perception of the professional practice environment (PPE) between salary- and hourly-wage compensation models over time. BACKGROUND: A previous study demonstrated that nurses in a salary-wage model had a significantly higher perception of the PPE compared with their peers receiving hourly wages. METHODS: A descriptive, comparative design was used to examine the Revised Professional Practice Environment (RPPE) scale of nurses in the same units surveyed in the previous study 2 years later. RESULTS: Mean scores on the RPPE continued to be significantly lower for hourly-wage RNs compared with the RNs in the salary-wage model. CONCLUSIONS: Nurses in an hourly-wage unit have significantly lower perceptions of the clinical practice environment than their peers in a salary-wage unit, indicating that professional practice perceptions in a salary-wage unit were sustained for a 2-year period and may provide a more effective PPE.