1. Strengthening Resilience and Reducing Stress in Psychosocial Care for Nurses Practicing in Oncology Settings
- Author
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Emily Ang, Ee Heok Kua, Rathi Mahendran, Jianlin Liu, Joanne Chua, Haikel A. Lim, and Joyce Y. S. Tan
- Subjects
Adult ,Male ,Oncology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Attitude of Health Personnel ,MEDLINE ,Nursing Staff, Hospital ,Burnout ,Patient care ,Education ,03 medical and health sciences ,Education, Nursing, Continuing ,0302 clinical medicine ,Nursing ,Neoplasms ,Internal medicine ,Stress (linguistics) ,medicine ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Resilience (network) ,Burnout, Professional ,Curriculum ,Qualitative Research ,General Nursing ,030504 nursing ,business.industry ,Oncology Nursing ,Middle Aged ,Resilience, Psychological ,Review and Exam Preparation ,Family medicine ,Female ,0305 other medical science ,business ,Psychosocial ,Stress, Psychological ,Qualitative research - Abstract
The current study examined whether continuing education programs on psychosocial oncology patient care would improve nurses' resilience and reduce their stress. Analyses revealed postprogram improvements in resilience, which was related to reduction in stress. Findings provide preliminary evidence that such programs may also be helpful in other domains. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2016;47(1):8–10.
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- 2016