Table 2 Completely Standardized Loadings on Final Factor Structure for the HECS-Pol
Item* | Factor loadings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peers | Patients | Managers | Hospital | Physicians | |
10: My peers help me with difficult patient care issues/problems. | 0.512 | ||||
18: I work with competent colleagues. | 0.652 | ||||
23: Safe patient care is given on my unit. | 0.590 | ||||
6: Nurses have access to the information necessary to solve a patient care issue/problem. | 0.605 | ||||
11: Nurses use the information necessary to solve a patient care issue/problem. | 0.599 | ||||
19: Patients’ wishes are respected. | 0.574 | ||||
3: When I’m unable to decide what’s right or wrong in a patient care situation, my manager helps me. | 0.729 | ||||
7: My manager supports me in my decisions about patient care. | 0.879 | ||||
12: My manager listens to me talk about patient care issues/problems. | 0.797 | ||||
15: My manager is someone I can trust. | 0.770 | ||||
20: When my peers are unable to decide what’s right or wrong in a particular patient care situation, I have observed that my manager helps them. | 0.837 | ||||
24: My manager is someone I respect. | 0.643 | ||||
25: I am able to practice nursing on my unit as I believe it should be practiced. | 0.656 | ||||
13: The feelings and values of all parties involved in a patient care issue/problem are taken into account when choosing a course of action. | 0.580 | ||||
16: Conflict is openly dealt with, not avoided. | 0.652 | ||||
21: There is a sense of questioning, learning, and seeking creative responses to patient care problems. | 0.747 | ||||
5: Nurses and physicians trust one another. | 0.656 | ||||
14: I participate in treatment decisions for my patients. | 0.547 | ||||
17: Nurses and physicians here respect each other’s’ opinions, even when they disagree about what is best for patients. | 0.750 | ||||
22: Nurses and physicians respect each other. | 0.702 | ||||
26: Nurses are supported and respected in this hospital. | 0.714 | ||||