A Descriptive Study of Resiliency and Health in Practicing Nurses
Lois M Stallings Welden1, Elizabeth Kalb, Kate Willegal
1Author Affiliations: Clinical Nurse Specialist (Dr Stallings Welden), Deaconess Hospital, Inc, Deaconess Health System, Evansville, Indiana; Psychologist Consultant (Dr Kalb) and Dean, College of Nursing and Health Professions, and Professor of Nursing (Dr White), University of Southern Indiana, Evansville; Nurse Clinician (Dr Willegal), Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center, Jasper, Indiana; and Assistant Professor (Dr Chen), Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
Objectives:
The aim of this study was to identify the degree of resilience and self-perceived physical and mental health in practicing nurses.
Background:
Stressors and challenges of everyday demands influence resilience and well-being in acute care nurses.
Methods:
Nurses were surveyed using the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and PROMIS Global Health. One sample t test compared the study group to the general population mean of resiliency, physical and mental health scores. Linear regression analysis identified factors associated with resiliency.
Results:
Of the 859 practicing nurses in the sample, most were female and White, had a BSN or associate of science in nursing degree (55.2%, 30.0%) and more than 10 years of experience (57.1%), and worked in direct patient care (77.0%). Nurses had low resiliency (P < .0001) and physical health (P = .0037). Well-being factors included 2 or more missed days/shifts in 3 months (P < .001), thoughts of quitting (P = .003), and perceptions that workload was too much (P < .001).
Conclusions:
Self-perceived physical and mental health was significantly associated with the degree of resilience.
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