Decreasing stress among nurse managers: a long-term solution.

BACKGROUND: A self-paced learning module was developed and tested to determine whether knowledge relative to stress and hardiness could be increased among nurse managers. METHOD: The module was administered to 31 nurse managers in rural hospitals in east Texas. FINDINGS: Using pretest and posttest m...

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Publicado en:Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing Vol. 33; no. 6; pp. 259 - 265
Autores principales: Judkins SK, Ingram M
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: SLACK Incorporated 2002 Nov-Dec
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          Judkins SK
          Ingram M
        affil: Assistant Professor and Director, Nursing Administration Program, University of Texas at Arlington, School of Nursing, Box 19407, Arlington, TX 76019
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          Hardiness
          Hardiness Education
          Nurse Managers Psychosocial Factors
          Stress, Occupational Prevention and Control
          Stress Management
          Personality Development Education
          Convenience Sample
          Pretest-Posttest Design
          Questionnaires
          Scales
          Research Instruments
          Paired T-Tests
          Self-Directed Learning
          Burnout, Professional Prevention and Control
          Psychological Tests
          Outcomes of Education Evaluation
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      ab: BACKGROUND: A self-paced learning module was developed and tested to determine whether knowledge relative to stress and hardiness could be increased among nurse managers. METHOD: The module was administered to 31 nurse managers in rural hospitals in east Texas. FINDINGS: Using pretest and posttest module questionnaires and the Hardiness Scale, changes in mean scores were significant at the .001 level for both instruments. These findings indicate the self-paced learning module had a significant effect on participants' understanding of stress and coping, with a subsequent increase in hardiness levels. CONCLUSION: Use of an educational module can be effective in increasing knowledge of stress and hardiness, and increasing hardiness levels. Through increased hardiness among managers and staff, organizations can expect higher levels of commitment, more involvement of staff in workplace issues, and greater receptivity to changes in the work environment.
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