Balance, Health, and Workplace Safety: Experiences of New Nurses in the Context of Total Worker Health

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• Personal Author:
  Barbosa-Leiker C ; Butterfield P ; Diede T ; Graves JM ; Oneal G ; Postma J
• Description:
  Transitioning into independent professional practice may be a difficult and trying process for newly licensed nurses, who may be at risk for burnout and quitting their jobs. Issues related to new nurses' well-being at work may also impact their personal lives. Using thematic analysis within the framework of Total Worker Health, this study examined factors related to the overall work, safety, and health of newly licensed nurses that should be addressed in work environments to promote well-being and prevent burnout and attrition. The main component of Total Worker Health is to find and understand the relevant issues that lead to safety and health risks in the workplace and affect workers' well-being at work and home. The overarching concept of Balance between Work and Life included three main themes: Health, Work Environment, and Learning to Be (a nurse). These themes with their subthemes described the difficulties participants had in balancing the complex interactions of work conditions and social life changes during the transition from student to professional nurse. Participants identified new physical health problems, mental health challenges, physical violence, lack of support structures at work, and alterations in family and friend relationships. However, they also developed protective factors from new connections with coworkers. These findings showed that new nurses are vulnerable to many factors at home and work that affect well-being and may lead to burnout and attrition. Implications include interventions at work that focus on health promotion, group support, and safety risk prevention through occupational nurse management. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Education Family Health Personnel Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Mental Health Families Mental Health Nurses Research Safety Total Worker Health TWH Work Work & Family Balance Work-life Balance Work Environment Workforce Workforce Development

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• ISSN:
  2165-0799
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  67
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068585
• Citation:
  Workplace Health Saf 2019 Oct; 67(10):520-528
• Contact Point Address:
  Gail Oneal, Washington State University College of Nursing, P.O. Box 1495, Spokane, WA 99210, USA
• Email:
  goneal@wsu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• NORA Priority Area:
  Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities ; Services
• Performing Organization:
  Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  Workplace Health & Safety
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5139a3c48acb216294f0b3e05df74b29e2050e0d5d4cc18093c6a370bea0d361e1f8066d3abb6e12de0c0ffa53bd94119166c9b359c81caa25f7bb3370cb1d55
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207191/cdc_207191_DS1.pdf
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