Empowering a Healthy Practice Environment

Kushner, Jodi; Ruffin, Tasha

doi:10.1016/j.cnur.2014.10.013

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“…To confirm these findings, another study (22) which analyzed the nursing practice taking into account health, number of hours worked, professional satisfaction, adequate sleep, condition of naps during duties and the balance between family and professional relationships, suggested that different utilizations be used in order to have a sound environment for professional practices with the aim to improve nurses' health.…”

Section: Quality Of Life and Mood Disorder In Nursing Professionals Omentioning

confidence: 99%

Sleep, quality of life and mood of nursing professionals of pediatric intensive care units

Guerra

Oliveira

Terreri

et al. 2016

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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OBJECTIVE To assess sleep, quality of life and mood of nursing professionals of pediatric intensive care units. METHOD Quantitative, cross-sectional and descriptive study. Professionals grouped by morning, afternoon and evening shifts were assessed by means of the instruments: Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire; Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; Epworth Sleepiness Scale; Generic questionnaire for the assessment of quality of life (SF-36); Beck Depression Inventory; Beck Anxiety Inventory; State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. RESULTS Sample consisted of 168 professionals, with prevalence of neutral typology (57.49%). There was no statistical significance regarding sleep, despite scores showing a poor quality of sleep and excessive daytime sleepiness for the three shifts. Quality of life did not reveal any statistical significance, but in the field "social role functioning" of the evening shift, a lower score was observed (p<0.007). There was no statistical significance regarding levels of anxiety and depression. CONCLUSION The results suggest that these professionals may present sleeping problems, but they do not have lower scores of quality of life or mood disorders. Likely explanations for these findings may include an adaptation to their work type over time and the fact that working with children is rewarding.

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Section: Quality Of Life and Mood Disorder In Nursing Professionals Omentioning

confidence: 99%

Sleep, quality of life and mood of nursing professionals of pediatric intensive care units

Guerra

Oliveira

Terreri

et al. 2016

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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“…In addition to the daily conditions and environment in which nurses work, nurses make many personal sacrifices. These sacrifices include participating in unhealthy and potentially harmful behaviors that include skipping meals or breaks; working back‐to‐back shifts, long shifts, or call shifts; caring for patients who are experiencing physical, emotional, and spiritual distress; working regardless of physical pain or injury; and missing family or social activities 2,6,8,9 …”

Section: Practices That Promote Self‐carementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The best way nurses can care for their patients is to care for themselves first 8 . Without a healthy work‐life balance, nurses can inadvertently harm themselves and their patients.…”

Section: Practices That Promote Self‐carementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Disequilibrium in work‐life balance can compromise the safety and quality of patient care by interfering with the nurse's ability to think clearly and focus; it can also diminish attentiveness to the care nurses provide 4 . A lack of self‐care is associated with patient mortality and increased medical errors 2,3,5,8,10 . In addition, when nurses lack a healthy work‐life balance, they are prone to accidents and may experience needle stick injuries, falls, burnout, depression, worsening health (eg, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and musculoskeletal conditions), missed work, increased job turnover, and sleep disturbances 3‐6 …”

Section: Practices That Promote Self‐carementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The American Nurses Association defines a healthy nurse as one who is focused “on creating and maintaining a balance and synergy of physical, intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual, personal and professional wellbeing.” 11 Nurses must make intentional decisions to engage in self‐care behaviors and commit to improving their personal lives and providing exceptional patient care 8 . To address these issues, the American Nurses Association unveiled its Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation initiative, which is aimed at supporting nurses 11,12 .…”

Section: Practices That Promote Self‐carementioning

confidence: 99%

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