Developing hardiness in nurse managers
Sharon Judkins1, Leslie Furlow2, Terryl Kendricks3
1The nursing administration program at The University of Texas, director of the Learning Institute at Plaza Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, and a principal and senior consultant at HardinessMentors, in Cleburne, Texas.
Abstract:
ALL AROUND the world, countries currently face the most severe nursing shortage in history ( Hatcher 2006 ). This shortage stems partly from the effect on employees, and ultimately therefore on organisations ( Judkins and Furlow 2004 ), of work related stress.
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