Nurses’ views on workplace wellbeing programmes

Workplace stress is prevalent amongst nurses. Healthcare employers have implemented complementary and alternative therapies (CATs) for relaxation and stress management, within workplace wellbeing programmes for their employees. In-depth interviews were conducted with 12 registered nurses to explore...

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Main Authors: Wright, Nicola, Zakarian, Melissa, Blake, Holly
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Published: Mark Allen Healthcare 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38688/
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description Workplace stress is prevalent amongst nurses. Healthcare employers have implemented complementary and alternative therapies (CATs) for relaxation and stress management, within workplace wellbeing programmes for their employees. In-depth interviews were conducted with 12 registered nurses to explore the perceptions and experiences of nurses towards accessing CATs within and outside the workplace. Interviews were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were analysed using conventional, qualitative thematic techniques. Themes identified were “Perceptions of Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Stress Management” and “Engagement with Workplace Wellness Schemes”. CATs have a role within workplace wellbeing programmes and nurses are not averse to accessing them, although there are barriers to access that need to be addressed.
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spelling nottingham-386882020-05-04T18:20:08Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38688/ Nurses’ views on workplace wellbeing programmes Wright, Nicola Zakarian, Melissa Blake, Holly Workplace stress is prevalent amongst nurses. Healthcare employers have implemented complementary and alternative therapies (CATs) for relaxation and stress management, within workplace wellbeing programmes for their employees. In-depth interviews were conducted with 12 registered nurses to explore the perceptions and experiences of nurses towards accessing CATs within and outside the workplace. Interviews were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were analysed using conventional, qualitative thematic techniques. Themes identified were “Perceptions of Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Stress Management” and “Engagement with Workplace Wellness Schemes”. CATs have a role within workplace wellbeing programmes and nurses are not averse to accessing them, although there are barriers to access that need to be addressed. Mark Allen Healthcare 2016-11-24 Article PeerReviewed Wright, Nicola, Zakarian, Melissa and Blake, Holly (2016) Nurses’ views on workplace wellbeing programmes. British Journal of Nursing, 25 (21). pp. 1208-1212. ISSN 0966-0461 stress nurses complementary therapies qualitative workplace http://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10.12968/bjon.2016.25.21.1208 doi:10.12968/bjon.2016.25.21.1208 doi:10.12968/bjon.2016.25.21.1208
spellingShingle stress
nurses
complementary therapies
qualitative
workplace
Wright, Nicola
Zakarian, Melissa
Blake, Holly
Nurses’ views on workplace wellbeing programmes
title Nurses’ views on workplace wellbeing programmes
title_full Nurses’ views on workplace wellbeing programmes
title_fullStr Nurses’ views on workplace wellbeing programmes
title_full_unstemmed Nurses’ views on workplace wellbeing programmes
title_short Nurses’ views on workplace wellbeing programmes
title_sort nurses’ views on workplace wellbeing programmes
topic stress
nurses
complementary therapies
qualitative
workplace
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38688/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38688/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38688/