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Relationships among work stress, job satisfaction, mental health, and healthy lifestyle behaviors in new graduate nurses attending the nurse athlete program: a call to action for nursing leaders.
Nurs Adm Q. 2013 Oct-Dec; 37(4):278-85.NA

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Although nurses are educated to take outstanding care of others, they themselves often have poor health outcomes, including high rates of depression and obesity, which are associated with stressful work environments. Furthermore, a high percentage of new graduate nurses leave their positions in the first year of employment, resulting in exorbitant costs to health care systems.

PURPOSE

The aim of this study was to determine the relationships among key variables that influence job satisfaction and healthy lifestyle behaviors of new graduate nurses, including workplace stress, work environment, lifestyle beliefs, and mental health.

DESIGN

A descriptive correlational design was used with baseline data from 61 new graduate nurses attending the 2-day Nurse Athlete program, a workshop that focuses on nutrition, energy management, and physical activity.

RESULTS

Higher levels of workplace stress were associated with higher levels of depression and anxiety as well as lower levels of resiliency, job satisfaction, and healthy lifestyle beliefs.

IMPLICATIONS

Nurse leaders and managers must invest in creating healthy work environments for new and experienced nurses as well as provide mental health screening, resources, and intervention programs that focus on education and skills-building in health promoting behaviors, including emotional regulation of stress, anxiety, and depression.

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Melnyk BM
The Ohio State University College of Nursing, Columbus, Ohio.
Hrabe DP
No affiliation info available
Szalacha LA
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdultAttitude of Health PersonnelEducation, Nursing, GraduateHealth BehaviorHumansJob SatisfactionLeadershipLife StyleMaleMental HealthNursesStress, PsychologicalWorkplaceYoung Adult

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

24022281

Citation

Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek, et al. "Relationships Among Work Stress, Job Satisfaction, Mental Health, and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in New Graduate Nurses Attending the Nurse Athlete Program: a Call to Action for Nursing Leaders." Nursing Administration Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 4, 2013, pp. 278-85.
Melnyk BM, Hrabe DP, Szalacha LA. Relationships among work stress, job satisfaction, mental health, and healthy lifestyle behaviors in new graduate nurses attending the nurse athlete program: a call to action for nursing leaders. Nurs Adm Q. 2013;37(4):278-85.
Melnyk, B. M., Hrabe, D. P., & Szalacha, L. A. (2013). Relationships among work stress, job satisfaction, mental health, and healthy lifestyle behaviors in new graduate nurses attending the nurse athlete program: a call to action for nursing leaders. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 37(4), 278-85. https://doi.org/10.1097/NAQ.0b013e3182a2f963
Melnyk BM, Hrabe DP, Szalacha LA. Relationships Among Work Stress, Job Satisfaction, Mental Health, and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in New Graduate Nurses Attending the Nurse Athlete Program: a Call to Action for Nursing Leaders. Nurs Adm Q. 2013 Oct-Dec;37(4):278-85. PubMed PMID: 24022281.
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