Connections ease nurses’ burdens
Keywords
healthy nurse, nursing leadership, nursing teams, self-care, life at work, nursing management, nurse support, workplace engagement, healthy work environment, relationships, COVID-19
Abstract
“Hello, I’ll be your nurse today.” These six words signal to a nurse’s brain that they’re no longer an individual but rather part of a collective engaged in a fascinating rollercoaster of assessment, intervention, and evaluation of the human experience. As part of this collaborative endeavor to address obstacles to health, others frequently examine individual nurses through the lens of the nurse–patient relationship. However, the effects of personal and professional relationships on nurses themselves require better documentation. Moving out from under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses have spotlighted some hard-won insights. I highlighted these insights in this summary of findings from a qualitative, interpretive phenomenological study, which used hermeneutics (interpretation of written or spoken language) to identify emerging themes of the lived experience of intensive care unit nurses.
Original Publication Citation
Watson, A. L. (2024). Connections ease nurses’ burdens. American Nurse Journal, 19(2), 26-31. doi: 10.51256/ANJ022426. https://www.myamericannurse.com/connections-ease-nurses-burdens/
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Watson, Adrianna Lorraine PhD, RN, CCRN, TCRN, "Connections ease nurses’ burdens" (2024). Faculty Publications. 7446.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/7446
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2024-02-02
Publisher
American Nurse; American Nurses Association
Language
English
College
Nursing
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