Practice Environment Scale - Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI) (composite and five subscales) (previously NQF#0206 - Undergoing Maintenance)

CBE ID

3450

Endorsement Status

Endorsed

1.0 New or Maintenance

Maintenance

1.1 Measure Structure

Single Measure

Previous Endorsement Cycle

Spring 2022

Is Under Review

Next Maintenance Cycle

Fall 2027

1.6 Measure Description

Practice Environment Scale-Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI) is a survey-based measure of the nursing practice environment completed by staff registered nurses; includes mean scores on index subscales and a composite mean of all subscale scores.

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General Information

1.7 Measure Type

Structure

1.3 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)

1.8 Level of Analysis

Clinician: Group/Practice

Facility

Numerator

1.14 Numerator

Continuous Variable Statement: For surveys completed by Registered Nurses (RN):
12a) Mean score on a composite of all subscale scores
12b) Mean score on Nurse Participation in Hospital Affairs (survey item numbers 5, 6, 11, 15, 17, 21, 23, 27, 28)
12c) Mean score on Nursing Foundations for Quality of Care (survey item numbers 4, 14, 18, 19, 22, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31)
12d) Mean score on Nurse Manager Ability, Leadership, and Support of Nurses (survey item numbers 3, 7, 10, 13, 20)
12e) Mean score on Staffing and Resource Adequacy (survey item numbers 1, 8, 9, 12)
12f) Mean score on Collegial Nurse-Physician Relations (survey item numbers 2, 16, 24)
12g) Three category variable indicating favorable, mixed, or unfavorable practice environments: favorable = four or more subscale means exceed 2.5; mixed = two or three subscale means exceed 2.5; unfavorable = zero or one subscales exceed 2.5.

Denominator

1.15 Denominator

Staff RNs

Exclusions

Not applicable

Measure Record

Most Recent Endorsement Activity

Endorsed Patient Safety Spring Cycle 2022

Initial Endorsement

2019-06

Last Updated

2022-12

Point of Contact

Steward Organization

University of Pennsylvania, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research

Steward POC email

elake@nursing.upenn.edu

Steward Organization Copyright

Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index (Lake, 2002). This document can be reproduced with permission from Dr. Eileen Lake, who has reserved all rights to the instrument. This document may be freely reviewed, reproduced, or translated, in part or in whole, but not for sale or for use in conjunction with commercial purposes.

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Equity

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Scientific Acceptability