• J Nurs Manag · Mar 2016

    Conflict management style, supportive work environments and the experience of work stress in emergency nurses.

    • Mary L Johansen and Edna Cadmus.
    • New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing, School of Nursing, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 180 University Avenue, Newark, NJ, 07102, USA.
    • J Nurs Manag. 2016 Mar 1; 24 (2): 211-8.

    AimsTo examine the conflict management style that emergency department (ED) nurses use to resolve conflict and to determine whether their style of managing conflict and a supportive work environment affects their experience of work stress.BackgroundConflict is a common stressor that is encountered as nurses strive to achieve patient satisfaction goals while delivering quality care. How a nurse perceives support may impact work stress levels and how they deal with conflict.MethodsA correlational design examined the relationship between supportive work environment, and conflict management style and work stress in a sample of 222 ED nurses using the expanded nurse work stress scale; the survey of perceived organisational support; and the Rahim organisational conflict inventory-II.ResultsTwenty seven percent of nurses reported elevated levels of work stress. A supportive work environment and avoidant conflict management style were significant predictors of work stress.ConclusionsFindings suggest that ED nurses' perception of a supportive work environment and their approach to resolving conflict may be related to their experience of work stress.Implications For Nursing ManagementProviding opportunities for ED nurses in skills training in constructive conflict resolution may help to reduce work stress and to improve the quality of patient care.© 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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