Retrospective Study
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World J Clin Cases. Sep 16, 2021; 9(26): 7738-7749
Published online Sep 16, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i26.7738
Potential effects of the nursing work environment on the work-family conflict in operating room nurses
Chun-Mei Fu, Jie Ou, Xiao-Mei Chen, Mei-Ye Wang
Chun-Mei Fu, Department of Ophthalmology, Hainan West Central Hospital, Danzhou 571700, Hainan Province, China
Jie Ou, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou 570311, Hainan Province, China
Xiao-Mei Chen, Operation Room, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical College, Haikou 570311, Hainan Province, China
Mei-Ye Wang, Department of General Practice, Hainan West Central Hospital, Danzhou 571700, Hainan Province, China
Author contributions: Fu CM was responsible for conceptualization, data curation, and methodology and wrote the original draft; Ou J and Chen XM were responsible for visualization and software; Wang MY was responsible for validation and supervision and reviewed and edited the manuscript; All authors approved the final submission.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Hainan West Central Hospital.
Informed consent statement: This study aims to explore the correlation of nursing work environment perception and work-family conflict among the operating room nurses. It is not involved in the patients’ information, so the informed consent is waived by the ethics committee.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors have no conflict of interests to declare.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Mei-Ye Wang, BMed, Associate Professor, Department of General Practice, Hainan West Central Hospital, No. 2 Fubo East Road, Nada Town, Danzhou 571700, Hainan Province, China. 452448172@qq.com
Received: May 9, 2021
Peer-review started: May 9, 2021
First decision: June 5, 2021
Revised: June 16, 2021
Accepted: July 20, 2021
Article in press: July 20, 2021
Published online: September 16, 2021
Core Tip

Core Tip: This was a retrospective study that aimed to explore the status quo and analyze the possible correlation between the work environment perception and the work-family conflict among nurses in the operating room. A total of 312 operating room nurses were included. The results indicated that the nursing work environment and the work-family conflict among nurses in the operating room were both at a medium level, and there was a negative correlation between the two.