practice environment and work-related quality of life among nurses in a selected hospital in zamboanga, philippines: a correlational study

Background & aim: nurses often work in problematic work environments, characterized by various difficulties and stress-factors that can undermine nurses’ full capacity to provide excellent care. also, the nurse practice environment can have an impact on the quality of work-life, nurse recruitment and retention, and quality patient outcomes. thus, the study assessed the relationship between practice environment and work-related quality of life as perceived by nurses in a selected hospital in zamboanga city, philippines. methods & materials: a descriptive correlational design was used in the study, and the total population of nurses was recruited as participants. the practice environment scale of the nursing work index and work-related quality of life scale were used to gather the needed data. data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and spearman rank-order correlation. results: a total of 103 nurses were surveyed in the study. in the perceived practice environment scale, it was revealed that the nursing foundation for quality of care was the highest (m=3.01, sd=0.20) and staffing and resource adequacy was the lowest (m=2.56, sd=0.45). on the other hand, job career satisfaction was the highest (m=3.64, sd=0.57) and stress at work was the lowest (m=2.55, sd=0.22) in the perceived work-related quality of life scale. the study showed a significant relationship between the perceived practice environment and perceived work-related quality of life (rho=0.287, p=0.003). conclusion: the study revealed that nurses have a favorable work-related quality of life and practice environment. however, formulating and enhancing programs for nurses such as incentive and professional development should be done as this can help foster and sustain a positive practice environment and job satisfaction.