| Abstrakt: |
Background & Purpose: Acute and critical care (ACC) settings are a highly demanding and specific environment for registered nurses (RNs) to provide care in, and the use of coping strategies is key to supporting their work-related well-being. However, currently, there is a lack of comprehensive evidence on how RNs in ACC settings, specifically, cope with work-related stressors. Therefore, this review will summarize the international literature on coping strategies RNs use in ACC settings to deal with work-related stressors. Methods & Procedures: Scoping review using the JBI methodology. Databases to be searched include Medline, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library. The report will consider references if focused on the coping strategies RNs use to manage work-related issues in ACC settings worldwide. Quantitative, qualitative, experimental, and gray literature will be considered if relevant to our topic. Two independent reviewers will screen, extract, appraise, and analyze the reports. Tables, charts, and diagrams will be used as applicable for data presentation. Expected results/discussion/conclusion: This review will provide comprehensive evidence on coping strategies RNs use in ACC settings to manage work stressors; such evidence will guide quality improvement strategies and tailored interventions aimed at improving working-related well-being among this population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
