scholarly journals Impact of a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Intervention on the Emotional Intelligence, Burnout and Anticipated Turnover Among Critical Care Nurses

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Corder
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Critical Care ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction ◽  
Anticipated Turnover

Novel Spanish Translators for Acute Care Nurses and Physicians: Usefulness and Effect on Practitioners’ Stress

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 545-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew C. Bernard ◽  
Audra Summers ◽  
Jennifer Thomas ◽  
Myrna Ray ◽  
Anna Rockich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Survey Period ◽  
Acute Care Nurses ◽  
Quality Healthcare ◽  
Stress Levels ◽  
Nurses And Physicians

• Background Language barriers are significant impediments to providing quality healthcare, and increased stress levels among nurses and physicians are associated with these barriers. However, little evidence supports the usefulness of a translation tool specific to healthcare. • Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of a novel English-Spanish translator designed specifically for nurses and physicians. The hypothesis was that the translator would be useful and that use of the translator would decrease stress levels among nurses and physicians caring for Spanish-speaking patients. • Methods Novel English-Spanish translators were developed entirely on the basis of input from critical care nurses and physicians. After 7 months of use, users completed surveys. Usefulness of the translator and stress levels among users were reported. • Results A total of 60% of nurses (n = 32) and 71% (n = 25) of physicians responded to the survey. A total of 96% of physicians and 97% of nurses considered the language barrier an impediment to delivering quality care. Nurses reported significantly more stress reduction than did physicians (P = .01). Most nurses and physicians had used the translator during the survey period. Overall, 91% of nurses and 72% of physicians found that the translator met their needs at the bedside some, most, or all of the time. All nurses thought that they most likely would use the translator in the future. • Conclusions The translator was useful for most critical care nurses and physicians surveyed. Healthcare providers, especially nurses, experienced decreased stress levels when they used the translator.

scholarly journals Critical Care Nurses’ Beliefs About and Reported Management of Anxiety

2003 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan K. Frazier ◽  
Debra K. Moser ◽  
Linda K. Daley ◽  
Sharon McKinley ◽  
Barbara Riegel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Pharmacological Management ◽  
Anxiety Management ◽  
Reduction Techniques ◽  
Frequency Of Use ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Communication Interventions

• Background Anxiety is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Critical care nurses are uniquely positioned to reduce anxiety in their patients. Critical care nurses’ beliefs about and frequency of use of strategies to reduce anxiety have not been studied.• Objectives To explore critical care nurses’ beliefs about the importance of anxiety management and to describe nurses’ reported use of strategies to manage anxiety in their patients.• Methods A random sample (N = 2500) of members of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses was asked to complete the Critical Care Nurse Anxiety Identification and Management Survey.• Results Respondents (n = 783) were primarily female (92%), white (88.5%) staff nurses (74.1%) who thought that anxiety is potentially harmful (mean, 4.1; SD, 0.8; range, 1 = no harm to 5 = life-threatening harm), that anxiety management is important (mean, 4.8; SD, 0.6; range, 1 = not important to 5 = very important), and that effective anxiety management is beneficial (mean, 4.6; SD, 0.6; range, 1 = no benefit to 5 = profound benefit). A majority commonly used pharmacological management; most also used information and communication interventions. Fewer subjects used the presence of patients’ family members to alleviate patients’ anxiety; few reported using stress-reduction techniques.• Conclusion Most respondents thought that treating anxiety is important and beneficial. Commonly used strategies included pharmacological relief of anxiety and pain and information and communication interventions. Although these strategies are useful, they may not effectively reduce anxiety in all patients.

scholarly journals Model of facilitation of emotional intelligence to promote wholeness of neophyte critical care nurses in South Africa

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Towell ◽  
W. E. Nel ◽  
A. Muller
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Critical Care ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Main Concept ◽  
Phase Step ◽  
Critical Care Units ◽  
Latent Ability ◽  
Three Phases

This study was undertaken in order to develop a model of facilitation of emotional intelligence to promote wholeness in neophyte critical care nurses in South Africa. A theory generative, explorative, descriptive, contextual research design was used. The model was developed utilising the four steps of theory generation as proposed by Dickoff, James, and Wiedenbach (1968), Chinn and Kramer (2011) and Walker and Avant (2011). Step one dealt with the empirical phase in which the concepts were distilled. The facilitation of inherent affective and mental resourcefulness and resilience was the main concept of the model. Step two comprised the definition and classification of central and related concepts. Step three provides a description of the model. The model operates in three phases namely the dependent phase, partially dependent phase and the independent phase. Step four entailed the description of guidelines for operationalizing the model. During the three phases of the model a new nurse who starts to work in critical care moves from a latent ability to develop an inherent affective and mental resourcefulness and resilience to a state of developing an inherent affective and mental resourcefulness and resilience. This model provides a structured framework for the facilitation of emotional intelligence (EI) to promote wholeness in nurses who commence to work in critical care units.

scholarly journals The emotional intelligence of a group of critical-care nurses in South Africa

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Towell ◽  
Elzabe Nel ◽  
Ann Müller
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Critical Care ◽  
Registered Nurses ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Health Gain ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Trait Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Critical Care Units

Critical-care nurses often look after three or more critically-ill patients during a shift. The workload and emotional stress can lead to disharmony between the nurse’s body, mind and spirit. Nurses with a high emotional intelligence have less emotional exhaustion and psychosomatic symptoms; they enjoy better emotional health; gain more satisfaction from their actions (both at work and at home); and have improved relationships with colleagues at work. The question arises: what is the emotional intelligence of critical-care nurses? A quantitative survey was conducted. The target population was registered nurses working in critical-care units who attended the Critical Care Congress 2009 (N = 380). Data were collected with the use of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Short Form and analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software. The sample (n = 220) was mainly a mature, female and professionally-experienced group of registered nurses. They held a variety of job descriptions within various critical-care units. Statistics indicated that the standard deviations were small and no aberrant aspects such as demographics skewed the findings. The conclusion was made that registered nurses who are older and that have more experience in critical care appear to have a higher range of emotional intelligence.Kritiekesorg-verpleegkundiges verpleeg dikwels drie of meer pasiënte wat kritiek siek is, tydens een skof. Die werkslading kan tot emosionele spanning ly wat ’n wanbalans tussen die liggaam, siel en gees van die verpleegkundiges laat ontstaan. Verpleekundiges met ’n hoë emosionele intelligensie ondervind minder emosionele uitbranding en psigosomatiese symptome. Hulle toon ’n beter emosionele gesondheid, ervaar meer werks- en tuisbevrediging en het beter verhoudings met hulle kollegas. The vraag wat ontstaan is ‘wat is die emosionel intelligensie van kritieksorg-verpleegkundiges?’ Die toeganglike populasie (N = 380) was geregistreerde verpleegkundiges wat tans in die kritiek sorgeenhede werksaam was en die Critical Care Congress in 2009 bygewoon het. Die data is deur die gebruikmaking van die ‘Trait Emotional Intelligence Short Form’ vraelys ingesamel. Die data is statisties met behulp van die SPSS ontleed. Die populasie (n = 220) was hoofsaaklik n groepe volwasse, vroulike en professioneel ervare verpleegkundiges. Hulle het ’n verskeidenheid van posbeskrywing in die kritieke-sorgeenhede beklee. Die statistieke het ’n minimale standaardafwyking aangetoon. Die gevolgtrekking van die studie is dat geregistreede verpleegkundiges wat ouer en meer ervaring in kritieke sorgverpleging het, ’n hoër vlak van emosionele intelligensie het.

Structural empowerment and anticipated turnover among critical care nurses

2011 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANTOINETTE HAUCK ◽  
MARY T. QUINN GRIFFIN ◽  
JOYCE J. FITZPATRICK
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Structural Empowerment ◽  
Anticipated Turnover

scholarly journals 344: AN ABBREVIATED MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION INTERVENTION TO MITIGATE BURNOUT IN CRITICAL CARE

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 158-158
Author(s):  
Reka Somodi ◽  
Susan Renz ◽  
Adam Shiroff ◽  
Mark Mikkelsen ◽  
Meeta Kerlin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

Achtsamkeitsbasierte kognitive Therapie

2014 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 233-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Heidenreich ◽  
Christoph Grober ◽  
Johannes Michalak
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Therapy ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Kognitive Therapie ◽  
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction ◽  
Praktische Umsetzung

Unter den im Zentrum dieses Sonderhefts stehenden Neuentwicklungen nehmen achtsamkeitsbasierte Verfahren eine bedeutsame Rolle ein: Während die „Achtsamkeitsbasierte Stressreduktion” (mindfulness-based stress reduction, MBSR) bereits in der zweiten Hälfte der 1970er Jahre entwickelt wurde ( Kabat-Zinn, 1990 ), erlangte insbesondere die von Segal, Williams und Teasdale (2002) speziell für die Rückfallprävention bei rezidivierender depressiver Störung entwickelte „Achtsamkeitsbasierte Kognitive Therapie” (mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, MBCT) eine zunehmende Bedeutung im Bereich kognitiv-behavioraler Ansätze. Der vorliegende Beitrag geht zunächst auf den historischen und theoretischen Hintergrund der Achtsamkeitsbasierten Kognitiven Therapie ein. Im Anschluss daran wird die praktische Umsetzung des Gruppenkonzepts vorgestellt und der Stand der Forschung anhand aktueller Metaanalysen referiert. Der Beitrag schließt mit einer kritischen Diskussion einer allzu verkürzten Anwendung von Achtsamkeit in der klinischen Praxis.

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