Resilience for working in Ontario home and community care: registered practical nurses need the support of themselves, family and clients, and employers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The context of practice is often not explicit in the discourse around the personal and professional resilience of nurses. The unique factors related to providing nursing care in home and community care may provide novel insight into the resilience of this health workforce. Therefore, this research addressed how nurses build and maintain resilience working in the home and community care sector.

Method

A qualitative study was conducted between November 2022 to August 2023 using 36 in-depth interviews (29 registered practical nurses [RPNs], five supervisors of RPNs, two family/care partners (FCPs) of clients receiving home and community care services). Analysis was consistent with a grounded theory approach including coding and comparative methods.

Results

The

SUBMITTER: Connelly DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11443881 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature