Nurse Resilience and its Application in Understanding Nurses’ Job Stress: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
Abstract
The present study examines the influences of nurse perceived work-related resources and detachment from work outside of work on their positive job stress experience using structural equation modeling. The study is guided by a contemporary understanding of resilience as a process focusing on the recovery processes and positive experiences in the face of job stress among registered nurses that are understudied in previous healthcare research. This study provides a heuristic model of resilience that advances the concept clarification in nursing research. Findings include the significant influences of perceived resourcefulness at work and detachment from work outside of work on nurses’ positive job stress experience. Supportive work environments positively impact nurses’ positive perceptions of job stress, emphasizing the importance of adequate staffing level that closely links to nursing workload. Collectively, supportive work environments and nurses’ dedication to the profession all contributes to detachment outside of work, confirming the significance of efficient task completion and problem solving at work that promotes recovery processes after work. This finding also suggests that professional training and leadership can play a role in transmitting positive views of work-life balance. Remarkably, the impact of detachment outside of work on positive job stress experience is comparable to that of nurse perceived staffing adequacy at work, highlighting the significance of recovery experiences to nurse stress management. Interestingly, the influences of resourcefulness at work and detachment outside of work on positive stress experience do not differ between less experienced and more experienced registered nurses, suggesting their universal importance.
Degree
Ph.D.
Advisors
Abrahamson, Purdue University.
Subject Area
Medical personnel|Occupational psychology|Psychology
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