An investigation of emotional wellbeing and its relationship to contemporary nursing practice

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Rose, Jayln and Glass, Narelle Elizabeth. (2009). An investigation of emotional wellbeing and its relationship to contemporary nursing practice. Collegian. 16(4), pp. 185 - 192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2009.08.001
AuthorsRose, Jayln and Glass, Narelle Elizabeth
Abstract

This paper is an investigation of emotional wellbeing and its relationship to contemporary nursing practice for women community health nurses (CHNs) who are providing palliative care. Palliative care provision has been acknowledged as a source of job satisfaction for many nurses however emotional interactions place increasing strain on nurses’ wellbeing. Psychosocial aspects of care are reported as having a personal as well as a professional impact. Work related stress places nurses at increased risk of harm and impaired wellbeing. An emancipatory methodology was chosen for this study. Semi-structured interviews and reflective journaling were the methods used. The data was collected over a 16-month period during 2006–2007. There were fifteen participants. This qualitative study explored Australian rural and urban community nurses’ experiences with wellbeing, emotional work and their professional practice. The findings revealed opposing social forces, an inner ‘dialectical’ tension between the nurses’ expectations of their professional practices and what is valued in their practice settings. In terms of emotional wellbeing, two overarching themes will be discussed: feeling balanced and feeling out of balance. Workplace environments that were not always conducive to healing increased the emotional strain on nurses. Nurses’ work promotes the healing of others therefore to deny the healing of nurses’ is to deny others of healing. The need for further qualitative research investigating the emotional wellbeing and professional practice of community nurses who provide palliative care is necessary.

Keywordsemotional wellbeing; community nurses; palliative care; emancipatory research; contemporary nursing
Year2009
JournalCollegian
Journal citation16 (4), pp. 185 - 192
PublisherElsevier
ISSN1322-7696
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2009.08.001
Page range185 - 192
Research GroupSchool of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
Place of publicationAustralia
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