Author: wythenshawe

Developing a tool to measure the factors influencing nurses’ enjoyment of nursing. (J Clin Nurs, 2017, 26(13/14) p.1854-1860)

The aims and objectives of this study was to develop a tool to measure the influencing nurses’ enjoyment of nursing. The study has added to the growing evidence on nurse enjoyment and its effects on job satisfaction. Nurses enjoy caring for patients and also find enjoyment and satisfaction in teaching others to care as well as socially connecting.

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Burnout and its association with resilience in nurses: a cross-sectional study Nurse burnout and resilience. (J Clin Nurs, 2017, Jul. Epub)

The aim of this research was to investigate the prevalence and extent of burnout on nurses and its association with personal resilience. The findings of this study may help nurse managers and hospital administrators to have a better understanding of nurse burnout and resilience. The significantly negative relationship between burnout symptoms and resilience has been demonstrated, and this informs the role of resilience in influencing burnout.

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Decreasing Stress and Burnout in Nurses: Efficacy of Blended Learning With Stress Management and Resilience Training Program. (Journal of Nursing Administration, 2017, 47(7/8) p. 391-395)

The study’s purpose was to assess efficacy of blended learning to decrease stress and burnout among nurses through use of the Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) program. The results of the study support blended learning using SMART as a strategy to increase access to resiliency training for nursing staff.

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Challenge-related stress and felt challenge: Predictors of turnover and psychological health in aged care nurses. ( Collegian, 2017, 24 (4) p. 361-369)

This study examines the differential impacts of challenge-related stress (i.e. stress derived from job demands with potential for personal gains) and “perceptions” of job challenges (i.e. felt challenge) on turnover and psychological health in aged care nurses, and explores whether coping resources were related to challenge-related stress.
A greater sense of job challenges appeared to reduce turnover. A higher level of challenge-related stress predicted poorer psychological health. Although the job design of aged care nursing should promote positive challenging aspects of the job, targeted interventions are required to reduce the stress associated with the job challenges.

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Leadership Strategies to Promote Nurse Retention ( Sci J Nurs Pract, 2017, 1(1) p. 1-5)

This article looks at the way in which nurse leaders can positively impact on nurses’ intent to stay.
Nurse leaders can modify the way they interact with other nurses
to promote team building and cohesion. Nurse leaders can facilitate
positive changes within the organization and work environments,
such as promoting professional development, effective staffing ratios,
and a safe work environment. Nurse leaders can support nurses when
external events occur, such as having to act as caregivers for their own
families.
No nurse leader ever arrives; it is a constant process of learning
and developing. Nurse leaders should reflect on their actions,
decisions, and impact on others. Nurse leaders are
in a position to be the change agents for creating environments where
nurses want to stay.

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Effects of physical exercise on Alzheimers biomarkers: A systematic review of intervention studies (European Journal of Neurology, 2017, Vol. 24, p. 125)

Physical exercise may ameliorate symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Animal studies have suggested this may be mediated through an effect on AD pathology.

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Measuring instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) in dementia: Review of scales (European Journal of Neurology, 2017, Vol. 24, p. 2)

Detecting and monitoring Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is becoming increasingly important, stressing the need for clinically relevant outcome measures. Functional decline, as measured with instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) questionnaires, is such an outcome measure.

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Dancing as an Intervention Tool for People with Dementia: A Mini-Review Dancing and Dementia. (Current Alzheimer research, 2017, Jul. Epub)

Research studies show a positive impact of physical activities such as dancing on the improvement of cognitive reserves of people with dementia. The purpose of this study is to explore dancing efficacy on people with dementia and list the key benefits and limitations of dancing therapy for these people.

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