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Strengthening mental health nurses' resilience through a workplace resilience programme: A qualitative inquiry.
- Source :
- Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.); Jun-Aug2018, Vol. 25 Issue 5/6, p338-348, 11p, 1 Diagram, 3 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Accessible summary: What is known on the subject?: Mental health nurses are affected by interpersonal, practice‐related and organizational factors that can increase workplace stress and reduce their physical and mental health and well‐being. Resilience programmes are a strength‐based preventative approach to supporting individuals to overcome workplace adversities. What the paper adds to existing knowledge?: This qualitative inquiry is the first study to report mental health nurses' perspectives and experiences on a workplace resilience programme. Strengthening mental health nurses' resilience through a resilience programme involved a process of understanding resilience, and applying resilience strategies such as positive self‐talk, managing negative self‐talk, detaching from stressful situations, being aware of and managing emotions, and showing more empathy, to address workplace challenges. To address the range of resources needed to support mental health nurses' resilience, a social–ecological approach to workplace resilience can be used to promote resource provision at individual, work unit, organizational and professional levels. What are the implications for practice?: Resilience programmes are one resource for addressing the impacts of workplace stressors on mental health nurses. Organizational barriers and risks to staff well‐being need to also be addressed to build a resilient workforce. Incorporating resilience strategies into clinical supervision or reflective practice models may help sustain beneficial outcomes following a resilience programme and support resilient practice. Abstract: Introduction: Mental health settings are potentially high‐stress workplaces that can lead to nurses' poorer health and well‐being. Resilience programmes are a strengths‐based preventative approach for promoting mental health and well‐being in the face of adversity; however, there is no prior research on mental health nurses' perspectives on resilience programmes. Aim: To explore the perspectives of mental health nurses participating in a mental health service‐initiated resilience programme (Promoting Adult Resilience). Method: An exploratory qualitative inquiry was undertaken. Multiple qualitative data: open‐ended responses and semi‐structured interviews and focus groups, were thematically analysed. Results: Twenty‐nine registered nurses from a metropolitan mental health service participated. Four main themes were as follows: being confronted by adversity; reinforcing understandings of resilience; strengthening resilience; and applying resilience skills at work. Discussion: This is the first study to report mental health nurses' perspectives on a resilience programme. Resilience programmes can help improve nurses' self‐efficacy and ability to realistically appraise stressful situations and to moderate their emotional responses to others. Implications for practice: It is recommended resilience programmes are provided to promote nurses' well‐being and resilient practices. To build a resilient workforce, the wider barriers and risks to staff well‐being need to be addressed at a unit, organizational and professional level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
COGNITIVE therapy
EXPERIENTIAL learning
FOCUS groups
INTERVIEWING
JOB stress
RESEARCH methodology
VIOLENCE against medical personnel
MENTAL health services
NURSES
PERSONNEL management
POST-traumatic stress disorder
PSYCHIATRIC nursing
RESEARCH
RESEARCH funding
PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience
SELF-management (Psychology)
STRESS management
WORK
ADULT education workshops
QUALITATIVE research
JUDGMENT sampling
THEMATIC analysis
EVALUATION of human services programs
WORK experience (Employment)
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
OCCUPATIONAL adaptation
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13510126
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 5/6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 130818001
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12467