Resilience in Nursing Profession
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Resilience is frequently demonstrated through adversities in life. Possessing resilience is essential to overcome the challenges that we encounter whether it is at work or in everyday life. In addition, resilience is a safeguard against our physical well-being. According to Merriam Webster, “resilience is the ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change”, (Psychology Today 2014). Therefore, as nurses it is crucial we possess the ability to be resilient due to the demanding nature of our career. When there is a high turnover rate the staff lack resiliency which hinders the integrity of the hospital.
What steps could you take to develop more resilience in your practice setting?
Being resilient is said to be innate, however, can be learned over time. Resilience is configured in the face of hardship. I believe that we as healthcare professionals have the innate ability to be resilient in distressing times. It is important for nurses to join together to cultivate and continue to build our skill of resiliency. Being resilient brings us back to being mindful, having emotional intelligence and in order to maintain a status of well-being, we must take care of ourselves first. If we are minding our mental health our physical health will align. The steps taken to enhance resilience is being optimistic, even when things look barren there is always an upside to almost any situation. Always do a self-evaluation in order to become aware of your thoughts and feelings in times of distress. Define your purpose in life and look for the origin of the issue. In order to foster moral resilience, we must “practice communication, mindfulness, conflict transformation, and interprofessional collaboration” (nursingworld.org 2017, p. 8). Joining together will create a wave of change in an environment that we can thrive in morally and ethically, as well as, maintaining integrity. Resilience in Nursing Profession
How might you communicate a change in practice to patients and nursing peers?
Management must create an environment that is ready for change. Before we take that step in changing practice we must know we will face many barriers in the process. Once we identify the barriers we must develop a plan to overcome those barriers. Whenever a change is introduced there always is training and education to follow to ensure we possess the skills to support the change in practice. Without a cohesive team, we are not able to create a paradigm shift in practice. We can create an environment for the patient that is ready for change by handing out surveys asking what changes they would like to see in their care. Being mindful that there will be individuals who are resistant to change, this is ok. Generally, people resist change out of fear of the unknown of what will happen. We must take steps to allay their fears the best we can by finding out what is causing them to have fear and we must confront and resolve what is supporting the resistance. Trialing a practice for a short period of time is also another way to ease into a change and allay fears. It is a nurses responsibility to make self-care a priority, this enables us to promote an environment that will support us in distressful situations, such as, change, (Silver Spring, MD 2017, p. 24). The bottom line is open communication. Communication is the building block to building a foundation of trust. Resilience in Nursing Profession
References:
American Nurses Association. (2015). Nursing: Scope and standards of practice (3rd ed.). Silver Spring, MD: Author.
Moral Resilience-American Nurses Association https://www.nursingworld.org/~4907b6/globalassets/docs/ana/ana-call-to-action–exploring-moral-resilience-final.pdf (Links to an external site.)
The Resilient Child. Can your child bounce back from failure? July 10, 2014
Resilience in Nursing Profession