The problems caused by the worldwide nursing shortage, generally negative workplace experiences and deficits in health and wellbeing are recognised aspects of nursing and midwifery in the contemporary nursing workplace. The deleterious effects causing many nurses and midwives to become disillusioned and dissatisfied with the realities of nursing work are attributed to workplace adversity. Low retention rates have been a characteristic of the nursing and midwifery workforce for some time. The necessity of exploring additional ways of halting the harsh effects of workplace adversity by developing, strengthening and maintaining personal resilience has instigated the current study.
| Date of Award | 2010 |
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| Original language | English |
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- nurses
- midwives
- medical personnel
- workload
- job stress
- psychology
- resilience
- retention
Surviving and thriving in the face of workplace adversity : an intervention to improve personal resilience in nursing and midwives
McDonald, G. E. (Author). 2010
Western Sydney University thesis: Doctoral thesis