“Heightened exposure to racial/ethnic discrimination is associated with poorer sleep health
among non-pregnant adults. This relationship has received limited research attention among pregnant women, despite the importance of prenatal sleep quality for optimal maternal and child health outcomes.”
Assessing the utility of the Healthy Start Screen to predict an elevated Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale score.(includes abstract) Padilla, Mikela M.; Roussos-Ross, Dikea; Goodin, Amie J. Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Jun2020; 48(5): 483-487. 5p. (Article – research, tables/charts) ISSN: 0300-5577
“Contemplative interventions can substantively improve posttraumatic growth. This may be particularly relevant for coping with COVID pandemic stress among nurses on the frontlines and for healthcare leaders seeking to strengthen psychological support within their teams and reform the workplace environment”
“America spends more money on health care than any other industrialized country, yet we rank among the highest in terms of poverty rates and income inequity Georgia has some of the poorest health outcomes in the United States and relative to other developed countries (National Academy of Medicine[NAM], 2021) Overall, the United States has the highest health care spending among developed countries with GDP reported to be at 18% in 2020;yet, the United States has some of the poorest health outcomes of industrialized countries”
“The conservation of resources theory suggests that individuals experience stress when they are threatened by resource depletion, lost resources, or failure to get resources after a significant effort. When workers continuously face such conditions, they are more likely to experience psychological burnout.”
“Stressful and poorly organized work environments may give rise to conditions resulting in bullying. Workplace bullying is the persistent exposure to negative acts, which may be psychological,verbal, or physical. Several work stressors (eg, workload, role ambiguity, decision authority, interpersonal conflicts, tyrannical and laissez-faire leadership behaviors) were associated with bullying.”
Filipova, Anna. (2023). The Effect of Work Stressors on RN Exhaustion: The Role of Perceived Organizational Support. The Journal of Nursing Administration, 53, 146-153.
“The creation of the new supportive nonclinical role shows promise in improving patient experiences. The pandemic resulted in lower scores in patient experience across many care settings. This pilot study provides promising information that should be further explored regarding the impact of the Experience Coordinator and the benefit of this role from the
perspective of the nurse.”
“Nurse Residency Programs can increase 1-year retention of new graduate nurses. More controlled and comparative studies are needed to evaluate program differences. Nurse leaders need evidence to ascertain which programs are the most effective in supporting retention and return on investment.
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