To see a meaningful change in nurse burnout, leaders must address the factors in the care environment that undermine nurse resilience. In this article, the authors describe why leaders should focus on the care environment rather than individual resilience building.

The COVID-19 pandemic exhausted the nursing workforce, casting doubt that future supply will meet demand. To preserve their workforces, nursing leaders are offering emotional support to the frontline. Although these efforts are essential, leaders are overlooking an untapped opportunity to safeguard staffing levels: creating a more flexible nursing workforce. In this article, the authors discuss flexible nurse staffing and suggest 4 key opportunities for improvement.

Despite deeper investment in security measures, the rate of violence and point-of-care safety threats in healthcare settings is rising. As a result, nurses do not always feel safe while delivering care. In this article, the authors describe strategies for addressing point-of-care violence. This is the 2nd article of a series. The 1st article of this series, Cracks in the Foundation of the Care Environment Undermine Nurse Resilience, in the December 2018 issue (volume 48, issue 12) of The Journal of Nursing Administration, the authors explained how nursing leaders can reduce frontline nurse stress and burnout by addressing 4 “cracks in the foundation” of the care environment that can undermine nurse resilience. This article aims to help leaders address 1 of the foundational cracks: that violence and point-of-care safety threats are now commonplace in healthcare settings.

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