Nurses' Journey Towards Recovery: Describing Suffering During the COVID‐19 Pandemic to Present Day

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 34(1)

Опубликована: Янв. 9, 2025

ABSTRACT The nursing profession has been significantly affected by the COVID‐19 pandemic, and nurses continue to suffer emotionally psychologically. purpose of this study was describe experiences chronic ongoing occupational psychological trauma have endured during pandemic present day. Eight were interviewed between November 2022 April 2023. Data analysed utilising Hsieh Shannon's conventional content analysis. Study findings are reported via Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research guidelines. Four themes identified: (1) organisational perils pitfalls, (2) unstable professional personal life, (3) an emotional battle (4) restoration is possible. Nurses' descriptions suffering encompassed individual factors. Organisational factors included increasing workloads reduced staffing. Individual nurses' concerns regarding mental health well‐being. Nurses expressed a desire efforts prevent burnout through solutions that improve Findings can inform development testing interventions support promote nurse

Язык: Английский

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The Effects of the Physical and Professional Workplace Environments on the Well-Being of Nursing Staff

AJN American Journal of Nursing, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 125(3), С. 30 - 39

Опубликована: Фев. 20, 2025

ABSTRACT Background: Nursing services are often compromised by excessive stress, burnout, and low job satisfaction. These experiences can cause nurses to leave jobs or the profession entirely, exacerbating staffing deficiencies that have deleterious consequences for patient care. Purpose: The aim of this study was determine which aspects physical social hospital environments might be related nurses' well-being. Identifying factors intervening in areas could reduce staff stress burnout improve satisfaction help combat nursing turnover outcomes. Methods: A total 2,115 at one tertiary health care campus were anonymously surveyed using Qualtrics. Of these, 393 returned their surveys provided informed consent. Outcome measures included overall psychological satisfaction, stress. Data analyzed SPSS Statistics software. Results: Nurses' appreciation workplace environment strongly associated with a positive perception outcome measures, notably There strong correlation between all control over practice, independent environment. Conclusion: This supports idea improvements working well-being Notably, interventions designed make it easier perform duties may impact on In environments, these include improving orientation, reducing noise, facilitating increased practice staff.

Язык: Английский

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Psychometric properties and validity of inventory of symptoms of professional traumatic grief among nursing professionals

BMC Nursing, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 24(1)

Опубликована: Март 24, 2025

Traumatic grief can exert a considerable influence on the mental and physical well-being of nurses, potentially altering their ability to provide high quality care. This impact is most pronounced in specific contexts such as health emergencies, palliative care paediatric intensive units. In context Covid-19 pandemic, professionals have faced an unprecedented increase loss trauma, this situation seen exacerbating factor complicated bereavement. Despite availability instruments for assessment prolonged or pathological grief, there pressing need additional studies that allow more accurate understanding measurement phenomenon, filling certain existing methodological gaps. The main purpose research evaluate psychometric properties Inventory Symptoms Professional Grief (ISDUTYP), with view improving tools field. Construct validity, reliability, criterion convergent validity discriminant were assessed. scale's tested 930 nursing professionals. data collected between September 2022 January 2023. A total people took part study. factorial analysis ISDUTYP showed that, according eigenvalues scree plot, optimal number factors was 2. These consisted 13 12 items, respectively, had clinical significance. Factor 1 could be termed "Behavioural Symptoms," while 2 "Emotional Symptoms." Cronbach's alpha values demonstrated excellent reliability all scores. particular, 0.964 overall score, 0.950 behavioural symptoms subscale, emotional subscale. Regarding expected correlations statistically significant. Finally, almost hypotheses defined fulfilled. scale supports its use practice assess professional traumatic enhance treatment. validated measuring nurses' has significant implications practice, allowing identification management fostering healthy work environment, patient quality.

Язык: Английский

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Implementation of an age-friendly care initiative in an acute care setting: Overcoming challenges and measuring outcomes

Geriatric Nursing, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 63, С. 200 - 206

Опубликована: Апрель 9, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Exploring Registered Nurses' Experiences of Workplace Adversity: A Descriptive Qualitative Study

Nursing Open, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 12(4)

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025

ABSTRACT Aim To explore registered nurses' firsthand experiences of workplace adversity. Design A qualitative exploratory, descriptive study. Methods Data were collected from July to September 2022 using semi‐structured interviews. purposive sample seven nurses New Zealand was used. analysed Braun and Clarke's six‐step thematic analysis. Results Four themes emerged: (1) manifestations adversity, (2) professional identity resilience, (3) coping resilience in adversity (4) nature characteristics support. This study highlights the multifaceted for nurses, impacting their physical, psychological emotional well‐being performance, beyond workplace, spilling over personal lives. However, demonstrated drawing on past cope. While development opportunities fostered growth, a supportive work environment emerged as crucial. should value diverse experiences, promote positive role models prioritise ethical practices alongside career advancement. Conclusion Nurses are greatly affected by various aspects Cultivating may help counter negative effects Further research is necessary identify organisational‐level strategies decrease Implications Profession and/or Patient Care Healthcare organisations must safe environments nurses. Impact The purpose this problem face. Despite valuing identity, mechanisms, participating find it difficult overcome adverse due mounting demands. results relevant when formulating policies, strategies, programmes that can benefit healthcare institutions patients globally. Reporting Method Consolidated Criteria Qualitative Research or Public Contribution No patient public contribution. Participants not involved design conduct

Язык: Английский

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What helps hospital staff in times of crisis: qualitative results of a survey on psychosocial resources and stressors in German hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic

Frontiers in Public Health, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 11

Опубликована: Окт. 5, 2023

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital workers faced a tremendous workload. The pandemic led to different and additional strain that negatively affected well-being of employees. This study aims explore psychosocial resources strategies were used by staff.In context an intervention study, employees three German hospitals questioned in writing summer fall 2020. Five open-ended questions about asked capture corresponding effects on daily work routine. Answers 303 participants evaluated using structuring qualitative content analysis.Significant stressors identified areas task, social relations at work, organization environment individual aspects. Stressors included, for example, emotional demands, conflicts, increased workload, time performance pressure. Important mentioned were, among others, exchange with colleagues mutual support. Sound information exchange, clear processes guidelines positive atmosphere also important. In addition, private mindset perceived as helpful.This contributes differentiated understanding existing staff times crisis. Identifying strengthening these could reduce stress improve well-being, making better prepared both normal operations further crisis situations.

Язык: Английский

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Registered Nurses’ Reflections on Redeployment: Report of an Organizational Learning Activity

Nurse Leader, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 22(3), С. 246 - 250

Опубликована: Янв. 5, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Sustaining a Workforce: Reflections on Work from Home and Community Care Nurses Transitioning out of the COVID-19 Pandemic

SAGE Open Nursing, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 10

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on nurses’ well-being and desire to practice; however, the experience of Canadian home community care nurses remains less well understood. As health human resources crisis in this sector persists, understanding these experiences may be vital creating more effective retention strategies. Objective aim study was explore how shaped working experiences, motivations, attitudes Greater Toronto Area. Methods Using exploratory, descriptive, qualitative approach, 16 participated semistructured interviews. Data were analyzed using collaborative thematic analysis. Participants shared their reflections work by detailing prepandemic, during crisis, transitioning out regarding recovery. Results During inadequate staffing beyond period disrupted many desirable facets for such as stable, balanced, flexible conditions, exacerbated unfavorable aspects isolation inconsistent support. Many reevaluating careers: some, meant stronger professional attachment others, it intentions leave. Improved preparedness, wages, workplace support identified strategies sustain workforce pandemic. Conclusion Home organizations must consider ways address root cause concerns expressed who wish practice a supportive environment that is sufficiently staffed sensitive workload expectations.

Язык: Английский

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Psychometric Properties and Validity of Inventory of Symptoms of Professional Traumatic Grief and Relevance to Clinical Practice.

Research Square (Research Square), Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Фев. 7, 2024

Abstract Background Traumatic grief can exert a considerable influence on the mental and physical well-being of nurses, potentially altering their ability to provide high quality care. This impact is most pronounced in specific contexts such as health emergencies, palliative care paediatric intensive units. In context Covid-19 pandemic, professionals have faced an unprecedented increase loss trauma, this situation seen exacerbating factor complicated bereavement. Despite availability instruments for assessment prolonged or pathological grief, there pressing need additional studies that allow more accurate understanding measurement phenomenon, filling certain existing methodological gaps. The main purpose research evaluate psychometric properties Inventory Symptoms Professional Grief (ISDUTYP), with view improving tools field. Method Construct validity, reliability, criterion convergent validity discriminant were assessed. scale's tested 930 nursing professionals. data collected between September 2022 January 2023. Results A total people took part study. factorial analysis ISDUTYP showed that, according eigenvalues scree plot, optimal number factors was 2. These consisted 13 12 items, respectively, had clinical significance. Factor 1 could be termed "Behavioural Symptoms," while 2 "Emotional Symptoms." Cronbach's alpha values demonstrated excellent reliability all scores. particular, 0.964 overall score, 0.950 behavioural symptoms subscale, emotional subscale. Regarding expected correlations statistically significant. Finally, almost hypotheses defined fulfilled. Conclusions scale supports its use practice assess professional traumatic enhance treatment. validated measuring nurses' has significant implications practice, allowing identification management fostering healthy work environment, patient quality.

Язык: Английский

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Nurse Suicide

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Nurses play a critical role in healthcare, yet the demanding work environment often exposes them to stressors, leading development of depression and anxiety. According National Library Medicine (NLM) (2021), 50.8% nurses have stress, 74% anxiety, 70.8% depression, 79.1% at least one them. Burnout, understaffing, COVID fatigue, alarm patient ratios, disrupted sleep patterns are some stressors contend with every shift. While may cope overcome these challenges, many face more severe issues, such as suicide. Nurse suicide is an issue that has begun grow exponentially across United States. Howard (2023) reported annual rate 14 per 100,000 nurses. Compared other U.S. workers, higher risk for suicidal ideation, ideation reluctant seek help than those without it (Elizabeth et al., 2021). In this paper, defined who intensive care oncology units. There limited research on efficacy resources used decrease anxiety workplace. Some interventions can be implemented prevalence nurse setting. The purpose Research proposal identify factors causing working Intensive Care Unit versus department determine if meditation visualization effective decreasing rates How does practice reduce incidence nurses, specifically analyzing ICU Oncology nurses? hypothesis will amount

Язык: Английский

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