Relationships between leadership behaviour of nurse managers and nurses' levels of job satisfaction and compassion fatigue during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Abstract

Among the occupational groups most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses have encountered many difficulties in patient care and have been exposed to many sources of stress (Aloweni et al., 2022;Murat et al., 2021). With a higher risk of infection compared to the rest of the population, nurses have experienced anxiety due to many factors, including limited rest, an insufficient number of personal protective equipment, increasing in workload and working hours, changes in the units or institutions where they work, experiencing unprecedented working conditions and the risk of transmitting or spreading the virus to their families (Labrague & De los Santos, 2021;Rossettini et al., 2022). This situation caused them to work under intense stress (Alan et al., 2021;Murat et al., 2021). As a result, nurses working in pandemic wards and intensive care units experienced negative outcomes such as decreased job satisfaction and increased burnout and compassion fatigue (Aloweni et al., 2022;Xia et al., 2022). For better performance and patients' quality of

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“…Findings confirmed the need for so-called "after care" for nurses by leadership and administrators, which could come in the form of transparent and improved communication as well as new measures for ongoing support. [39] An intriguing finding was the distinction between spring and fall 2020 data. There was an overall sense of care and respect for nursing and nurses, yet this may speak to an overall capacity for resiliency and pride, which was most evident in the early days of the pandemic.…”

Factors Associated with Work Fatigue among Nurses in South Tangerang City Public Hospital

“…Work fatigue can cause nurses to experience difficulty concentrating, making decisions, and communicating with patients and colleagues [3]. It can also lead to increased medical errors, decreased patient satisfaction, and decreased job satisfaction among nurses [4]. Therefore, addressing work fatigue is essential to maintain high-quality nursing care and promote patient safety in healthcare settings.…”