Critical Care Nurses' Physical and Mental Health, Worksite Wellness Support, and Medical Errors
Autor: | Sandra B. Dunbar, Angelica Millan, Sharon Tucker, Lisa M. Lewis, Andreanna Pavan Hsieh, Kate Gawlik, Lorraine B. Robbins, Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Cynthia Arslanian-Engoren, Alai Tan, Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob, JoEllen Wilbur, Lynne T. Braun, Cynthia L. Russell, Liana Orsolini |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Critical Care Health Status Nurses Workplace wellness Burnout Critical Care Nursing 03 medical and health sciences Mental distress 0302 clinical medicine Critical care nursing Health care medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Workplace 030504 nursing Medical Errors business.industry General Medicine Mental health Organizational Culture Cross-Sectional Studies Mental Health Family medicine Anxiety medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science business Health care quality |
Zdroj: | American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. 30(3) |
ISSN: | 1937-710X |
Popis: | Background Critical care nurses experience higher rates of mental distress and poor health than other nurses, adversely affecting health care quality and safety. It is not known, however, how critical care nurses’ overall health affects the occurrence of medical errors. Objective To examine the associations among critical care nurses’ physical and mental health, perception of workplace wellness support, and self-reported medical errors. Methods This survey-based study used a cross-sectional, descriptive correlational design. A random sample of 2500 members of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses was recruited to participate in the study. The outcomes of interest were level of overall health, symptoms of depression and anxiety, stress, burnout, perceived worksite wellness support, and medical errors. Results A total of 771 critical care nurses participated in the study. Nurses in poor physical and mental health reported significantly more medical errors than nurses in better health (odds ratio [95% CI]: 1.31 [0.96-1.78] for physical health, 1.62 [1.17-2.29] for depressive symptoms). Nurses who perceived that their worksite was very supportive of their well-being were twice as likely to have better physical health (odds ratio [95% CI], 2.16 [1.33-3.52]; 55.8%). Conclusion Hospital leaders and health care systems need to prioritize the health of their nurses by resolving system issues, building wellness cultures, and providing evidence-based wellness support and programming, which will ultimately increase the quality of patient care and reduce the incidence of preventable medical errors. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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