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Resilience Of Regional Hospital Nursing Staff Working During The Covid-19 Pandemic Measured By The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, Jill Petzel Baer Jan 2021

Resilience Of Regional Hospital Nursing Staff Working During The Covid-19 Pandemic Measured By The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, Jill Petzel Baer

Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2021

Low resilience is widespread in nursing staff during the COVID-19 pandemic


Perceptions Of Self-Efficacy And Experiences Of Mindfulness On Pain And Anxiety In Patients Undergoing A Colorectal Surgery: A Prospective Mixed Methods Study, Rebecca Brown, Julie Fitzgibbons, Rachel Farrington Jan 2021

Perceptions Of Self-Efficacy And Experiences Of Mindfulness On Pain And Anxiety In Patients Undergoing A Colorectal Surgery: A Prospective Mixed Methods Study, Rebecca Brown, Julie Fitzgibbons, Rachel Farrington

Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2021

Introduction

• Pain and anxiety have a physiological response on the body.

• Increased heart rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure can lead to complications, and thus longer hospitalization along with decreased patient satisfaction.


Spiritual/Religious Orientation And Moral Distress In Pulmonary Care Nurses: An Exploration Of Ethical Norms, Moral Agency And Moral Resilience, Kristiina Hyrkas, Myrna Koonce Jan 2021

Spiritual/Religious Orientation And Moral Distress In Pulmonary Care Nurses: An Exploration Of Ethical Norms, Moral Agency And Moral Resilience, Kristiina Hyrkas, Myrna Koonce

Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2021

Introduction

• Nurses who provide care which they perceive as increasing suffering often experience moral distress (MD).

• Response to MD is a key factor in nurse wellbeing and retention, and is widely studied in nurses.

• Less research exists on foundations of moral belief and practice among nurses.


Resilience Of Regional Hospital Nursing Staff Working During The Covid-19 Pandemic Measured By The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale., Jill Petzel Jan 2021

Resilience Of Regional Hospital Nursing Staff Working During The Covid-19 Pandemic Measured By The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale., Jill Petzel

Maine Medical Center

As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches on, the importance of resilience is increasing as it protects against PTSD while aiding an individual in selecting healthy coping strategies. In a study of 657 healthcare workers in New York City in April 2020, more than half of healthcare workers screened positive for acute stress (PTSD symptoms), almost half screened positive for depression, and one third screened positive for anxiety; many also reported symptoms of insomnia (Schecter et al., 2020).

Resilience is important in nursing because it ensures a viable, healthy workforce for the future. Resilience has been described as the ability to ‘bounce …