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Nurse resilience: A concept analysis.

Alannah L Cooper^1,2, Janie A Brown¹, Clare S Rees^1,3

¹School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

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Nurse resilience is crucial for managing workplace stress. Key attributes include social support, self-efficacy, and work-life balance, enabling nurses to adapt positively to adversity.

Keywords:

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Nursing
Psychology
Organizational Behavior

Background:

Nurse resilience is increasingly recognized as vital for professional success and managing workplace stressors.
A clear, agreed-upon definition of nurse resilience is currently lacking in academic and practical settings.

Purpose of the Study:

To systematically analyze the concept of nurse resilience.
To establish a working definition of nurse resilience for research and practice.

Main Methods:

A concept analysis was performed using a pre-selected framework.
Sixty-nine relevant research papers were included in the analysis.

Main Results:

Key attributes identified include social support, self-efficacy, work-life balance/self-care, humor, optimism, and realism.
Nurse resilience is a dynamic process involving individual traits and external resources, enabling positive adaptation to stressors.
Sustaining nurse resilience necessitates engagement from both individual nurses and healthcare organizations.

Conclusions:

Nurse resilience is a multifaceted concept essential for navigating the demands of the profession.
A comprehensive understanding and definition of nurse resilience are needed.
Organizational and individual strategies are required to foster and maintain nurse resilience.