Resilience and organisational empowerment among long-term care nurses: effects on patient care and absenteeism.

摘要: Aim To study resilience among long-term care (LTC) nurses and its relationship to organisational empowerment, self-reported quality of care, perceptions resident personhood (i.e. viewing another person as a person, implying respect) absenteeism. Background Although has been examined nurses, it not studied in LTC where rates dementia are high, may experience stress affecting the way residents perceived. Method A sample one hundred thirty from across North America completed series questionnaires. Results Resilient were more likely report higher view having status (despite deteriorating cognitive function). Resilience was predictive absenteeism. Organisational empowerment did add power resilience. Conclusions Resilience is importance nursing research future studies could examine this construct relation objectively measured outcomes. Implications for management Our findings suggest that interventions improve staff would be important pursue consideration should given optimizing match between potential members positions.