Journal of nursing management
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To explore the experiences of Iranian nurses working in pre-hospital emergency care services and the strategies used to manage of workplace violence. ⋯ The development of context-based guidelines, continuing education, better-equipped ambulances that include medical and defence equipment, as well as better coordination of the police force in ambulance operations, can help to reduce workplace violence.
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Multicenter Study
Protecting emergency room nurses from burnout: The role of dispositional mindfulness, emotion regulation and empathy.
To verify the role of dispositional mindfulness, difficulties in emotion regulation and empathy in explaining burnout levels of emergency room (ER) nurses. ⋯ Experiential interventions to promote mindfulness skills, emotion regulation variability and flexibility in a clinical context and the cognitive side of empathy are recommended for ER nurses to reduce professional distress, and to enhance personal and work satisfaction. Future research should assess the effectiveness of new multi-factorial interventions which combine the development of mindfulness, emotion regulation and empathy skills in ER nurses.
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To analyse the dimensions and characteristics of violence towards Emergency nurses in a national context (Italy). ⋯ Comprehensive approaches can represent an effective strategy to counteract workplace violence.
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The present study aimed to determine conflict-resolution styles of nurse managers working in hospitals where organisational conflicts are common, and factors affecting their styles. ⋯ Conflicts have an adverse effect on the productivity, morale, and patient care of all the health care team, which might lead to a rapid turnover of employees or dissatisfaction. Using conflict-resolution strategies in the workplace will help maintain a healthy work environment.
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To evaluate the impact of a standardized inter-department nursing handover protocol from intensive care units to general wards on the nurses' perceptions and performance. ⋯ A standardized inter-department handover helped intensive care unit nurses to improve their organisation and to provide ward nurses with sufficient information during handover, which could ensure safer transitions from intensive care units to wards.