Background: The emergence of COVID-19 has substantially impacted frontline health care workers, including nurse managers. To date, no studies have been conducted to examine the impact COVID-19 has had on Nurse Managers’ mental health, coping strategies and organisational commitment. Aim: To investigate the mental health, coping behaviours, and organisational commitment among Nurse Managers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Cross-sectional study involving 59 Nursing Managers from one Local Health District in Sydney Australia during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected relating to demographics, anxiety, coping strategies and organisational commitment. Results: Overall, approximately three quarters of the Nurse Managers had high anxiety scores. Managers who had worked longer as a nurse had higher scores for adaptive coping strategies and 41% of Nurse Managers considered leaving their jobs. Conclusions: Strategies to minimise anxiety and enable coping as part
Download logoVice President and Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr. Constantino Chiwenga inaugurated the long-overdue Nurses and Midwives Council of
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Download logo Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr. Constantino Chiwenga inaugurated the long-overdue Nurses and Midwives Council of Zimbabwe board at a Ministry of Health and Child Care conference at the Kingdom Hotel in Victoria Falls. Dr. Chiwenga explained that he took his time to carefully select the Nurses and Midwives […]