Recovery From Work-Related Trauma by Perioperative Nurses

The Handbook of Salutogenesis

“…On the one hand, the recommended interventions refer to improvements of potentially strenuous work conditions such as high work load (e.g., Rabin et al, 2011) or generally adverse working conditions (Malinauskiene et al, 2011). On the other hand, support of individual staff members is recommended in form of supervision (Berg & Hallberg, 1999;Palsson et al, 1994), mentoring (Cilliers & Terblanche, 2014), mindfulness meditation (Foureur, Besley, Burton, Yu, & Crisp, 2013), training and peer support (Michael & Jenkins, 2001), or targeted support for staff with burn-out symptoms (Tselebis et al, 2001). Some authors also recommend a combination of organization-and individual-related interventions (e.g., Cilliers, 2003;Reid et al, 2004) as both may contribute to a better use of coping resources (Lewis et al, 1994).…”

A systematic review of Antonovsky's Sense of Coherence scale and its use in studies among nurses: implications for psychiatric and mental health nursing

“…For Michael and Jenkins [30] the overarching issue was the effect of social and personal resources at work, related to trauma. Of their respondents, preoperative nurses, those who did not report a traumatic event had the strongest SOC.…”

“…Whilst there is no doubt that such events take place, having the tools and personal skills to deal with them make such happening less stressful. The study of Michael and Jenkins [30] not only raises the question of whether or not some people are better equipped to deal with these situations naturally, i.e. that their SOC is already developed, but also whether or not it can be improved.…”

A comprehensive systematic review of evidence on the structure, process, characteristics and composition of a nursing team that fosters a healthy work environment

“…Using a mixed method triangulated approach a survey questionnaire explored the amount and type of support received, the effectiveness of the support and assessed personality resources. Findings showed colleagues provide the greatest amount of and most effective social support followed by supervisors and organisations 72 . Furthermore, the most common and effective type of support identified was communication 72 .…”