Registered Nurses’ Well-Being, Michigan, 2022

American Journal of Public Health, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 114(S2), С. 180 - 188

Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2024

Objectives. To examine nurses’ well-being and identify individual workplace factors associated with adverse outcomes. Methods. We administered an e-mail survey to registered nurses in Michigan March 2022. Outcomes included the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory–Exhaustion scale, self-harm thoughts (yes/no), overall wellness on a 0 10 visual analog scale. Covariates practice environment, psychological safety, abuse, staffing adequacy, stress coping strategies, demographics. examined associations between covariates exhaustion, of (both via logistic regression), (via linear regression). Results. Among surveyed nurses, 93.63% reported significant 9.88% thoughts, mean (SD) score was 6.2 (2.3). Factors exhaustion inadequate staffing, lower younger age. recent physical abuse higher scores employer support, favorable environments, job satisfaction, positive strategies. Conclusions. Negative outcomes were prevalent among correctable deficits. Nurses’ is national public health problem that warrants comprehensive interventions at individual, workplace, community levels. ( Am J Public Health. 2024;114(S2):S180–S188. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307376 )

Язык: Английский

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A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study of Stressors and Experiences Among Pediatric and General Hospital Nurses in the Post-COVID-19 Era

Cureus, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 10, 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly impacted the mental and physical well-being of nurses, with distinct challenges faced by pediatric general hospital nurses. This study aimed to compare stressors experiences these two groups in Greece during after pandemic. A cross-sectional survey 249 nurses (108 141 general) (response rate: 71.1%) was conducted using a 34-item questionnaire adapted from Coronavirus Health Impact Survey (CRISIS) tool. While did not include single item labeled "stressors," it contained sections measuring workload, burnout, perceived emotional burden, exposure risks, health impacts. These variables serve as indicators within healthcare context. findings revealed significant differences between groups. Previous research suggests that experience unique stressors, including dual burden addressing psychological needs children while providing support anxious families. need for child-centered communication high-quality care further amplifies demands. However, demonstrated greater resilience, likely due their emphasis on maintaining activity coping mechanism. On other hand, exhibited reduced social interactions higher degree isolation compared Despite facing common challenges, highlight necessity targeted interventions. Tailored systems should address specific demands also mitigating burnout enhancing resilience among underscore importance implementing specialized programs workplace policies designed By experienced each group, such initiatives can enhance reduce promote overall well-being.

Язык: Английский

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The impact of COVID-19 during the first two years: Giving voice to pediatric nurses

Journal of Pediatric Nursing, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 82, С. 151 - 159

Опубликована: Март 12, 2025

Язык: Английский

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RN Reflections: Lessons Learned, Recommendations, and Pearls of Wisdom in Caring for the COVID-19 Population

Western Journal of Nursing Research, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 26, 2025

Background: In the early months of COVID-19 pandemic, frontline nurses faced unprecedented challenges and were often excluded from decision-making, creating a critical research gap as their valuable insights not captured, hindering development effective public health strategies. Objective: This study aimed to explore lessons learned, recommendations, pearls wisdom who cared for COVID-19-positive patients in United States during phases pandemic. Methods: The employed descriptive qualitative approach. Data collected via virtual semi-structured interviews with 30 between July 2020 November 2020. Analysis utilized reflexive thematic analysis by 3-member coding team. Rigor was maintained through frequent team debriefing, discussions, inclusion multiple quotation exemplars, national recruitment strategy, an audit trail. Reporting followed Consolidated Criteria Qualitative Research checklist research. Findings: Codes relating nurses’ learned included leadership actions visibility, innovations patient care, teamwork flexibility, preparedness. Nurse recommendations encompassed soliciting voices, competencies enhancing emergency response preparedness, mental support, ensuring sufficient resources. Pearls future generations emphasized self-care, mindfulness, communication, engagement colleagues family. Conclusions: Effective pandemic preparedness must be managed systematic Neglecting these risks repeating catastrophic mistakes crises, compromising care quality outcomes. Improvements need occur nursing education, training, support nurses.

Язык: Английский

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Covid-19 pandemic? Mental health implications among nurses and Proposed interventions

AIMS Public Health, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 11(1), С. 273 - 293

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

<abstract><sec> <title>Background</title> <p>With its abrupt and huge health socio-economic consequences, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a uniquely demanding, intensely stressful, even traumatic period. Healthcare workers (HCW), especially nurses, were exposed mental challenges during those challenging times.</p> </sec><sec> <title>Objectives</title> <p>Review current literature on problems among nurses caring for COVID-19 patients.</p> <title>Methods</title> <p>This is narrative review critical evaluation of relevant publications.</p> <title>Results</title> <p>Nurses experienced higher levels stress, burnout, anxiety, depression, frustration, stigma, depersonalization compared other HCW. Factors that increased this symptomatology included concerns about infection or family members, inadequate staff protective equipment, extended working hours, insufficient information, reduced sense security, post-traumatic stress disorder. The factors improved psychopathology general positive attitude, job satisfaction, adequate information education, harmonious group relationships, development, emotional intelligence, psychological counseling, mindfulness-based reduction, stable leadership, guidance, moral practical administrative support.</p> <title>Conclusions</title> <p>Recent studies clearly show women, are most vulnerable subgroup HCW particularly prone impacts pandemic. documented vulnerability frontline nursing requires preventive management actions increase resilience develop defense mechanisms.</p> </sec></abstract>

Язык: Английский

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Can the Reboot coaching programme support critical care nurses in coping with stressful clinical events? A mixed-methods evaluation assessing resilience, burnout, depression and turnover intentions

BMC Health Services Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 24(1)

Опубликована: Март 15, 2024

Critical care nurses (CCNs) are routinely exposed to highly stressful situations, and at high-risk of suffering from work-related stress developing burnout. Thus, supporting CCN wellbeing is crucial. One approach for delivering this support by preparing CCNs situations they may encounter, drawing on evidence-based techniques strengthen psychological coping strategies. The current study tailored a Resilience-boosting coaching programme [Reboot] CCNs. Other healthcare staff receiving Reboot have reported improvements in confidence with clinical events increased resilience. online, remote delivery (as it had not previously been delivered nurses, or format), (1) assess the feasibility remotely, (2) provide preliminary assessment whether could increase resilience, adverse

Язык: Английский

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Implementing Longitudinal Wellbeing Interventions and Evaluation Among Midwestern Healthcare Workers During COVID-19

Western Journal of Nursing Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 46(4), С. 296 - 306

Опубликована: Март 11, 2024

Background: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health healthcare workers throughout world has been reported, but most studies have cross-sectional and excluded Midwestern U.S. workforce. Objective: This study aimed to longitudinally assess psychological wellbeing wellness strategies used by a academic system’s workforce at multiple points waves inform ongoing implementation appropriate activities. Methods: An anonymous REDCap survey linked within our team-developed education was posted in employee online newsletter April (T1), July (T2), October 2020 (T3), May 2021 (T4). Surveys were open all employees (approx. 9000) for approximately 12 days each time point. Anxiety, depressive symptoms, stress, self-efficacy, self-care activities assessed. Following data collection, team members discussed findings planned implementation. Results: Response ranged from n = 731 (T1) 172 Moderate severe stress reported 29.5% ( 203) respondents T1 34.0% 108) T2. At T3, symptoms significantly increased p < .001) as surged, with 48.5% 141) reporting moderate stress. T4, declined .001). Exercise frequently coping strategy. Conclusions: Mental during surges hospitalizations. Individuals non-patient contact roles experienced symptom levels similar times greater severity than personnel patient roles.

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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Psychosocial Aspects of Dealing with the COVID-19 Pandemic: Reflections on the Experiences and Implications for Nursing Personnel

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the most challenging public health issues that affected systems in twenty-first century. This issue had serious health, social, and economic implications, which implications for professional practice. While government implemented a series initiatives, significant health-care professionals, especially nurses, was establishment parallel system. Such an initiative resulted development clinical pathway persons who were suspected or infected with to be screened treated facilities outside established professionals have general, nurses working on frontlines as largest group more affected. result having confront number including infodemic, stigma, discrimination well psychosocial challenges associated nature disease itself. These included care patients separated from relatives, increased incidence mortality (multiple times shift), prioritizing based assessments, limited resources. exacerbated by cognitive dissonance their roles those needing services personal responsibility themselves families, situations where dependents children, relatives chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs).

Язык: Английский

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Lived Experiences of Intensive Care Professional Nurses Caring for COVID-19 Patients in Private Hospitals in Gauteng, South Africa: A Phenomenological Study

Journal of Nursing Management, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 2024, С. 1 - 13

Опубликована: Апрель 25, 2024

To explore and describe intensive care professional nurses' experiences caring for COVID-19 patients in private hospitals Gauteng, South Africa. Pandemics are unique forms of disasters characterised by adverse psychological symptoms behaviours. Literature confirms a globally increased workload during pandemics, causing emotional exhaustion poor concentration among healthcare workers. Moreover, high mortality rates mentioned as cause moral distress injury to Africa was unprepared the pandemic, evidenced overcrowded hospitals, lack resources, rates. A qualitative, phenomenological, exploratory, descriptive, contextual research design used. The five largest from same hospital group Gauteng were chosen they admitting many patients. Fifteen participants selected through purposeful sampling. Semistructured, in-depth, individual interviews conducted audio-recorded, field notes taken April 2022 December 2022. transcribed verbatim analysed using Giorgi's approach. Three themes emerged: abrupt transition normality pandemic; experienced isolation family, community, nursing management; feelings satisfaction gratitude teamwork learning. It is essential holistic be considered along with patients' care. findings this study could drive institutions respond health, care, support needs. Implication Nursing Management. management should consider shorter fewer consecutive workdays nurses rest restore their energy levels. Nurse also provide human being visible communicating them. Holistic self-care practices included in-service training programmes.

Язык: Английский

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