Meaning and Joy at Work and Nurse Self-Care Practices: An Exploratory Study
Amy Glasofer1, Raelle Carlino-Filippone, Kimberly O'Malley
1Virtua Health Center for Nursing Excellence & Innovation (Dr Glasofer, Ms Epstein, Drs Lynch and Politsky, Ms Racobaldo, Mr Bocchese, and Ms Patterson), Marlton, New Jersey; Virtua Marlton (Ms Carlino-Filippone and Dr O'Malley), Marlton, New Jersey; Rowan-Virtua Rita & Larry Salva School of Nursing and Health Professions (Drs Galosi and Iannaco), Glassboro, New Jersey; Virtua Voorhees (Drs Larsen and DSouza), Voorhees, New Jersey; Virtua Mount Holly (Ms Krieg), Mt. Holly, New Jersey; and Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing (Dr Pilong), Stratford, New Jersey.
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement Framework for Improving Joy at Work includes self-care as a strategy to support happy, healthy, and productive people; however, this relationship has not previously been empirically demonstrated. The purpose of this study was to describe self-care practices and levels of meaning and joy in work (MJW) in a sample of registered nurses and to explore the relationship between self-care and MJW. Registered nurses (n = 122) from a regional health system completed a survey during a nursing recognition event. Measures included a Demographic Questionnaire, the Meaning and Joy in Work Questionnaire (MJWQ), and the Brief Mindful Self-Care Scale (Brief MSCS). The mean MJWQ score was 4.29 on a scale of 1 to 5, and the mean Brief MSCS score was 3.05. There was a significant relationship between MJWQ and Brief MSCS scores ( r = 0.43, P < .001). These results indicate that supporting self-care in nurses may improve MJW.
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement Framework for Improving Joy at Work includes self-care as a strategy to support happy, healthy, and productive people; however, this relationship has not previously been empirically demonstrated. The purpose of this study was to describe self-care practices and levels of meaning and joy in work (MJW) in a sample of registered nurses and to explore the relationship between self-care and MJW. Registered nurses (n = 122) from a regional health system completed a survey during a nursing recognition event. Measures included a Demographic Questionnaire, the Meaning and Joy in Work Questionnaire (MJWQ), and the Brief Mindful Self-Care Scale (Brief MSCS). The mean MJWQ score was 4.29 on a scale of 1 to 5, and the mean Brief MSCS score was 3.05. There was a significant relationship between MJWQ and Brief MSCS scores ( r = 0.43, P < .001). These results indicate that supporting self-care in nurses may improve MJW.
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