Matching Registered Nurse Services With Changing Care Demands in Psychiatric Hospitals: A Multicenter Observational Study (MatchRN Psychiatry Study). Data from the Nurse Survey

MatchRN Psychiatry is a multicenter observational study of Swiss psychiatric hospitals. This study's purpose is to describe health care quality by exploring hospital structures such as nurse staffing and the work environment; processes such as the rationing of care; nurse outcomes, including job satisfaction and work-life balance. The sample for this study included approximately 1200 nurses from 115 units of 13 psychiatric hospitals in Switzerland's German-speaking region. The nurse survey covered three dimensions: work environment, patient safety climate, and the rationing of care. Data were collected between September 2019 and June 2021. The MatchRN Psychiatry study is funded by the participating psychiatric hospitals and the Swiss Psychiatric Nursing Leaders Association (Vereinigung Pflegekader Psychiatrie Schweiz).