The impact of perceived nurses' work environment, teamness, and staffing levels on nurse‐reported adverse patient events in Oman

Background Fostering a healthy work environment becomes a necessity in health care institutions that value quality care and patient safety. However, limited studies investigated the impact of work environment characteristics including staffing and teamness among healthcare teams on adverse patient events in Oman. Aims To examine the (1) impact of work environment, interprofessional teamness, staffing levels on adverse patient events and (2) predicting factors of perceptions of work environment among nurses in the Sultanate of Oman. Method A cross‐sectional descriptive design was utilized to collect data from 2113 nurses. Participants completed a self‐report questionnaire that included a set of instruments. Results The results showed a strong positive relationship between work environment and teamness (r = 0.59, p