Abstract

Participants attending this session will learn how an academic-practice partnership team evaluated Organizational Culture Assessment instruments. The goal of selecting a tool was to better understand a psychiatric hospital's current culture. Understanding the culture is the first step in developing strategies to enhance the health of the workplace environment.

Author Details

J. Dwayne Hooks Jr., PhD, MN, BSN, APRN, FNP-BC, NEA-BC, AAHIVS, FACHE; Becky Whisenhunt, BBA; Tracy Brickey, MSA, PMP -- Center for Strategic Initiatives, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA; Amber Franklin-Lacey, BA, Quality Management Department, East Central Regional Hospital, Augusta, Georgia, USA; Karen Smith, MEd, BA, East Central Regional Hospital Partnership, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA

Sigma Membership

Beta Omicron

Lead Author Affiliation

Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Culture Assessment Tool, Inpatient Psychiatric State Hospital, Organizational Culture

Conference Name

Creating Healthy Work Environments 2019

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Conference Year

2019

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Selecting an organizational culture assessment instrument to drive strategies for optimized care environments

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Participants attending this session will learn how an academic-practice partnership team evaluated Organizational Culture Assessment instruments. The goal of selecting a tool was to better understand a psychiatric hospital's current culture. Understanding the culture is the first step in developing strategies to enhance the health of the workplace environment.