October 28, 2022
Nurses require personal space, privacy, quiet time, and preferably uninterrupted time out of the patient care area for meaningful rest breaks. Some ideal break spaces include: Access to nature, daylight, and fresh air (1). Physical access to the outdoors is preferred over window access. In break areas without access to the outdoors, plants can provide … Read more
October 05, 2022
Building trust is essential to the health and well-being of employees which impacts the health and well-being of an organization (1). Trust can be intentionally built into the culture and supported by the structural design of labor models in the following ways: Implementing strategies to: Recognize nurse contributions in meaningful and timely ways (2,3,4) Recognize … Read more
Individualized and focused initiatives to both strengthen job embeddedness and address multiple areas of well-being are important. At minimum, there are basic needs that organizations can consider: (1) Access to whole person supports (medical and mental health benefits, housing stability, child-care support, etc.). (1) Access to paid sick leave, vacation, and mental health leave with … Read more
The pandemic uncovered the deep-rooted lack of wellness for nurses, which lies within systemic issues such as heavy workloads, poor collaboration, and communication that often hinder a nurse’s ability to provide quality patient care (1,2). Alterations in the development of education, labor, and management models can greatly improve wellness. Some things to consider are: References:
Work systems designed around relational coordination (communicating and relating for the purpose of task integration) not only increase efficiencies but have been known to improve the well-being of nurses in all practice environments. (1) Steps that can be taken to drive positive results are: References:
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