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| Title | The Impact of Client Variability on Nurses' Occupational Strain and Injury: Cross-Level Moderation by Safety Climate |
| Available Online | http://www.aom.pace.edu/amj/article_index.htm |
| Publication Date | February 2010 |
| Author | Sanjib Chowdhury and Megan Endres |
| Source | The Academy of Management Journal |
| Source Type | Journal Article |
| Summary | This study focuses on the role of safety climate as a way of decreasing the effects of situational characteristics on injury and occupational strain, using a sample of nurses. Results revealed that when nurses had a greater variability among their patients, they were more likely to report higher levels of occupational strain and were more likely to suffer an injury. However, results also revealed that unit-level safety climate had a moderating effect. A stronger safety climate weakened the relationship between client variability and occupational strain, between occupational strain and injury, and between client variability and injury. Hence, a stronger safety climate can help to reduce the negative effects of work stress on strain and work-related injuries. |
| Reference | Chowdhury, S., & Endres, M. (2010). The impact of client variability on nurses’ occupational strain and injury: Cross-level moderation by safety climate. Academy of Management Journal, 53, 182-198. |