It is essential to conduct diagnosis and workplace environmental assessments in healthcare. Assessments are an opportunity to observe and understand the work setting. This includes the working environment of employees and the factors that affect employee health. To promote a healthy work environment, we use assessments to evaluate the physical and organizational work environment for health hazards and risks. Some factors include land use patterns, transportation systems, as well as aesthetics. Through environmental assessments, clinicians can set healthy workplace standards. Information from the assessments can identify opportunities for employers to create access and opportunity for employees to practice healthy behaviors.
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FACTORS SUPPORTING EMPLOYEE HEALTH IN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS
Several factors promote healthy work environments. The setting entails the overall worksite layout. It includes the buildings, rooms, parking lots as well as stairs and elevators. They must maintain appropriate light, noise, and ventilation levels. Communication is another crucial factor in workplace environmental assessments. Communication details involve health through posters, bulletins, and information kiosks. Computers and intranet relay the information to all relevant stakeholders. Other factors that promote healthy workplace standards include staffing, operation hours, the nutritional and safety environment. Safety equipment is also necessary, including training employees in using the equipment. Community resources such as sidewalks and recreational areas add to the appeal.
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STANDARDS FOR SUSTAINING HEALTHY WORK ENVIRONMENTS
This section discusses the healthy workplace standards that sustain healthy work environments. Registered nurses impact significantly on the environment for caring for patients. This is because nurses spend more time in hands-on patient care than any other discipline. They work under high pressure to coordinate the timely contributions of members of the interprofessional healthcare teams. Environmental assessments promote healthy work environments by providing information necessary to implement effective processes that ensure meeting the highest potential nurses. Also, it ensures safety, respect for rights, and vital contributions by all professional members of the healthcare teams. Therefore, workplace environmental assessments promote the standards of skilled communication, true collaboration, effective decision making, appropriate staffing, meaningful recognition, and authentic leadership.
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