A Four-Site Study of Stress, Strain, and Coping for Inpatient Registered Nurses
JONA The Journal of Nursing AdministrationPublished 1 April 2003
Susan R. Santos, Stephen D. Simon, Cathryn A. Carroll, Lynda Bainbridge, Karen Cox, M.J. Cunningham
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Baby Boomer nurses (born between 1946 and 1964) had significantly worse scores than other age cohorts, specifically with the stress and strain sub-scales of role overload, role insufficiency, role ambiguity, role boundary, and interpersonal strain.
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The authors outline specific ways to support registered nurses by using staffing metrics that factor in unit activity as well as supporting the Baby Boomer nurse, both physically and psychosocially.
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PsychologyHealth ProfessionsNursing
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