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This study defines resilience in nursing, identifying key attributes like effective coping and balanced responses to hardship. Further research is needed to fully operationalize resilience as a nursing concept.

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  • Nursing Science
  • Psychology
  • Social Work

Background:

  • Resilience is a crucial concept in adaptive knowledge, driving further nursing research.
  • Understanding resilience is essential for enhancing patient care and outcomes.
  • Existing literature lacks a unified definition of resilience within the nursing discipline.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To define and describe the concept of resilience in nursing.
  • To identify the core attributes of resilience through a comprehensive literature review.
  • To explore the theoretical underpinnings and measurement of resilience in nursing practice.

Main Methods:

  • A thematic integrative literature review was conducted using "resilience" as the primary keyword.
  • Databases searched included EBSCOHost, CINAHL, Cochrane, Medline, and PsychINFO.
  • The Roy adaptation model provided the nursing theoretical framework, with the Walker and Avant method guiding the conceptual analysis.

Main Results:

  • Three essential attributes of resilience emerged: effective coping, balanced response to hardship, and rebound from threatening stimuli.
  • Existing quantitative scales, such as the 25-Item Resilience Scale, informed the conceptual description.
  • The review highlighted the need for further operationalization of resilience as a measurable nursing phenomenon.

Conclusions:

  • Resilience in nursing is characterized by effective coping, balanced responses, and the ability to rebound.
  • Further research is necessary to operationalize resilience, enhancing its application in nursing knowledge and practice.
  • This conceptualization provides a foundation for future studies aimed at measuring and promoting resilience among patients and nurses.