Defining the influence of external factors on nurse resilience
In the context of pressures faced by the nursing profession including increasing patient acuity and global nursing shortages, the importance of nurse resilience has gained attention in research and practice. Resilience is viewed as a protective factor that enables individuals to avoid psychological...
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| Published in: | International journal of mental health nursing Vol. 31; no. 6; pp. 1523 - 1533 |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Australia
Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
01-12-2022
John Wiley and Sons Inc |
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| Summary: | In the context of pressures faced by the nursing profession including increasing patient acuity and global nursing shortages, the importance of nurse resilience has gained attention in research and practice. Resilience is viewed as a protective factor that enables individuals to avoid psychological harm and continue in their work. There is limited evidence on the impact of external factors such as work conditions on nurse resilience. This study aimed to explore how external factors influence nurse resilience and to incorporate this knowledge into an updated definition of nurse resilience. As part of a two‐phase mixed methods study, focus groups were conducted to obtain qualitative data to explore nurse's perceptions of resilience and factors they felt affected their resilience. Data analysis identified three main themes derived from 10 subthemes: Perceptions of Resilience, Pressures and Challenges, and Support and Strategies contributed to understanding how external factors can affect nurse resilience. A range of factors emerged including the impact of workplace conditions, organizational philosophy, the performance of managers, and the teams nurses work within, which were not reflected in an earlier definition of nurse resilience derived through a concept analysis. These factors were incorporated in an updated definition of nurse resilience. Understanding resilience in the nursing profession and the external factors that affect it is critical to the development of effective research, policies, interventions, and work environments to protect nurse well‐being, promote nurse retention, and ensure the provision of quality patient care. |
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| Bibliography: | None to declare. Funding Research student support funds from Curtin University were used to fund the costs associated with the focus group data collection for this study. Ethical Approval Granted by the St John of God Subiaco Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee (1182), and the study was reciprocally approved by Curtin University (HRE2017‐0402). Declaration of conflict of interest ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Funding: Research student support funds from Curtin University were used to fund the costs associated with the focus group data collection for this study. Declaration of conflict of interest: None to declare. Ethical Approval: Granted by the St John of God Subiaco Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee (1182), and the study was reciprocally approved by Curtin University (HRE2017‐0402). |
| ISSN: | 1445-8330 1447-0349 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/inm.13059 |