Exploring Resilience in Care Home Nurses: An Online Survey

Developing leadership and resilience through early access master's education for newly graduated, adult nurses: A cross-sectional survey

AIM

To explore the impact of an early access master's experiential programme on leadership skills and resilience in new graduate nurses.

BACKGROUND

Succession planning for nursing, requires leadership and resilience development in new nurses. Literature suggests that early access to master's education can produce nurses with the necessary skills.

DESIGN

A comparative, cross-sectional survey design.

METHODOLOGY

A survey using the NHS Leadership Framework Self-Assessment Tool (2012) and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale 25 (2003) was distributed in September 2021, to graduates, two years, post-registration, from an Adult Nursing programme. Self-assessed scores of graduates enrolled directly onto a non-specialist, master's initiative were compared with those who did not undertake the initiative.

RESULTS

Findings showed significant correlation between leadership and resilience scores. Master's participants scored themselves more strongly in six of seven Leadership Domains and four of five resilience factors than those not enrolled on the master's, with a difference in the overall mean CD-RISC-25 score of 81.69 for master's graduates, compared with 70.84. Qualitative analysis of examples of additional leadership responsibilities included being in charge, training newer staff and maintaining patient and staff safety.

CONCLUSION

This study has shown that master's education, early in graduate nurses' careers, develops leadership skills and resilience required for new nurse leaders. Investment is needed, therefore, in educational opportunities for these new graduates to enable leadership and resilience development and in creating supportive environments allowing the use of this learning to lead change and influence care delivery. This should have a positive impact on patient outcomes, job satisfaction and aid retention.

Relationship between resilience and self-efficacy among Iranian nurses: a cross-sectional study during the post-Corona era

BACKGROUND

Resilience and self-efficacy play an influential role in nurses' clinical performance, which are considered resources for improving adaptability and promoting work engagement. This study aimed to determine the relationship between resilience and self-efficacy among nurses at Shahroud University of Medical Sciences hospitals during the post-Corona era.

METHODS

This cross-sectional study was conducted on 280 nurses in all clinical departments. Nurses with a bachelor of science in nursing or higher degree and at least one year of full-time work experience were included in the study using a convenience sampling method. Participants completed a three-part tool, which included the demographic information form, the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and the General Self-Efficacy Scale. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential tests (multivariate linear regression using the backward method).

RESULTS

In this study, nurses reported low levels of resilience (63.64 ± 15.66) and high levels of self-efficacy (63.01 ± 9.57). Among the five resilience subscales, the highest mean item score was associated with "spiritual influences" (2.80 out of 4), while the lowest mean item score was associated with "trust in one's instincts and tolerance of negative affect" (2.36 out of 4). Furthermore, the multivariate linear regression model results indicated that self-efficacy accounted for 33.6% of the variance in resilience (P < 0.001 and β = 0.952).

CONCLUSION

According to the results of the present study, it is suggested that nurses' psychological capabilities, such as self-efficacy, should be increased to improve resilience and address the stressful conditions of the work environment.