“As healthcare has become more critical and complex, so have nurses’ responsibilities,
expectations, and scopes of practice. Acute care nurses working at the bedside are subject to an immense amount of stress, anxiety, and burnout due to their work environment.
Although respect for the duties and profession of nursing has increased, the demands posed by various physical, mental, emotional, ethical, and moral challenges have also intensified. These challenges affect healthcare workers on both superficial and
systemic levels.”

“Mental well-being is a crucial yet often overlooked aspect of direct care nursing. Research aimed at enhancing nurse well-being tends to be one-dimensional, concentrating either on short-term or long-term solutions without integrating both approaches. However, this
literature review found that improving the well-being of direct care nurses requires a multifaceted approach that acknowledges the complexities of the nursing profession. Although working toward systemic solutions is paramount, the parallel and often more urgent issues of stressors that lead to moral injury must also be addressed. Identifying a connection to one’s self, peers, or organizations as a foundation for interventions that
effectively address both short- and long-term wellness can establish a framework for developing solutions to a widespread problem that runs deep in healthcare systems and communities.”

Jackson, J, Bail, J & Miller, P. (2025). Analyzing the role of connection in nurse well-being: A literature review. Nursing, 55, 35-45.