The organisational culture of nursing staff providing long-term dementia care is related to quality of care

Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:88-89 doi:10.1136/ebn1158 Claire Goodman

Centre for Research in Primary and Community Care, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, UKCorrespondence to Claire Goodman
Centre for Research in Primary and Community Care, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire AL10 9AB, UK; c.goodman{at}herts.ac.ukCommentary on: van Beek AP, Gerritsen DL. The relationship between organizational culture of nursing staff and quality of care for residents with dementia: questionnaire surveys and systematic observations in nursing homes. Int J Nurs Stud 2010; 47: 1274– 82.

? Structured approaches that enable nursing staff to consider the culture of care they work within are likely to support reflection, critical discussion and improved quality of care.

? The physical and psychosocial care environment, characteristics of the nursing work and nursing staff, influence the well-being of people with dementia.

? Understanding how organisational culture can influence the quality of care is an important topic for nursing research.

? How the culture of care affects residents' quality of life and health outcomes needs further research.

? Intervention studies in care homes need to consider how to assess organisational context and culture and how different cultural contexts influence outcomes.

As the population ages and more people require long-term care, how the culture of a nursing …

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