Strategies for Better Emotional Health for Nurses

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Strategies for Better Emotional Health for Nurses
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Clinical Area of Interest
Strategies for Better Emotional Health for Nurses
The majority of the nurses reported of experiencing occupational stress in the work
environment. Stress is highlighted as an outcome of stressful workplace environment and
tasks. Increased level of stress and emotional turmoil affects the behavior of the nursing
professionals. Hamper in the quality of life of the nursing professionals negatively impacts
their professionals performance while increasing the level of job dissatisfaction and absences
from work (Tajvar et al., 2015). Nurses in the emergency department come across patients
with traumatic physical injuries and mental health injury in the mental health ward. These
disturbing exposures increase the level of emotional turmoil and psycho-spiritual distress
leading to the generation of compassion fatigue. The turmoil in the mental health arising out
of compassion fatigue leads to increase chances of the medication error, decrease in the
quality of care and increase in the nurse turnover. Thus mental health status of the nursing
professionals must be taken under active consideration in order to improve the overall quality
of care (Harris & Griffin, 2015).
Conceptual Reflective Framework
Reflection on Action: Gibbs Reflective Cycle
According to Husebø, O'Regan and Nestel (2015) Gibbs Reflective Cycle is a popular
model of reflection in the nursing practice. Consist of six different stages. The first stage
include description of the events, followed by feelings, evaluation of the entire scenario based
on what was good and what went wrong. This will be followed by the critical analysis of the
of the situation from the present day perspective, conclusion and the action plan in order to
improve the overall outcome. The selection of the Gibbs Reflective Cycle will help to

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analyze the clinical project proposed for the mental health promotion among the nursing
professionals.
Learning Objectives
 Increase level of resilience among the nursing professionals along with reduction in
the burnout/compassion fatigue
 Reduction in the chances of the medication errors and improved quality of care
 Increase in the level of job satisfaction and improvement in the skills of the effective
stress management
 Effective development of inter-personal communication skills among the co-workers
or other members of the multidisciplinary team in order to improve effective co-
ordination and improving the level of care by reducing stress
Resources
Human Resource
The nurse manager, the hospital administrative authority head, and a senior mental
health nurse will be involved in the project.
Human Resource Expertise Rational
Nurse Manager or Nurse
Leader
Executing proper skills of the
transformational leadership
According to Hutchinson and
Jackson (2013), a
transformational nursing leader
under the healthcare settings
promote team-work by
encouraging positive self-
esteem and motivating them