Abstract:Nurses and midwives commonly face a variety of challenges and difficulties in their everyday work. Stress, pressure, fatigue and anxiety are acknowledged sources of workplace adversity, which causes decreased perceptions of health and wellbeing. This study reports the effects of a work-based, educational intervention to promote personal resilience in a group of 14 nurses and midwives working in a busy clinical environment. The intervention encouraged participants to focus on the key characteristics of a resili… Show more
“…). This suggestion was confirmed in a case study involving a work‐based, educational intervention to assist participants to develop and maintain their personal resilience in the face of workplace adversity (McDonald et al , ; ). Despite workplace adversity, many nurses and midwives are able to sustain themselves physically, mentally and emotionally (Koen et al .…”
It is vital that resilience-enhancing initiatives, such as peer mentoring and tailored work options to increase autonomy, are implemented at earlier career phases.
“…). This suggestion was confirmed in a case study involving a work‐based, educational intervention to assist participants to develop and maintain their personal resilience in the face of workplace adversity (McDonald et al , ; ). Despite workplace adversity, many nurses and midwives are able to sustain themselves physically, mentally and emotionally (Koen et al .…”
It is vital that resilience-enhancing initiatives, such as peer mentoring and tailored work options to increase autonomy, are implemented at earlier career phases.
“…It is found to protect against nurses’ emotional exhaustion and an important component for their well‐being and mental and physical health (McDonald et al . ).…”
Hospital administrators and nursing managers need to explore the resilience state among nurses and understand the predictors of resilience. Then, scientific and evidence-based interventions for improving resilience should be adopted.
“…, McDonald et al . ). However, far less work has been conducted that focuses exclusively on understanding the impact of shift work on psychological outcomes.…”
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