Staffing Levels, Work Environment and Well-Being

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Staffing levels, the work environment, and overall well-being significantly influence the nursing workforce.

Nurse well-being relies on balanced workloads, efficient work processes, mental health resources, and a healthy work-life balance

Core Member: Dr Weiling CHUA,  Prof Vivien LIM

Publications

  • Chua M, Ang W, Siew A, Chen HC. (2024) Personal And Workplace Characteristics As Predictors Of Intent-To-Stay Among Registered Nurses: An Exploratory Quantitative Multicentre Study. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 81, -. doi: 10.1111/JAN.16459

  • Wong KW, Wu X, Dong Y. (2024) Interventions To Reduce Burnout And Improve The Mental Health Of Nurses During The Covid-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review Of Randomised Controlled Trials With Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 33, 324-343. doi: 10.1111/INM.13251

  • Mohamed FBM, Cheng LJ, Chia XEC, Turunen H, He HG. (2024) Global Prevalence And Factors Associated With Workplace Violence Against Nursing Students: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, And Meta-Regression. Aggression and Violent Behavior. 75, -. doi: 10.1016/J.AVB.2023.101907

  • Tang LK, Yobas P, Wong DNX, Pikkarainen M, Zhang R, Ho D, He HG. (2024) Personal And Work-Related Factors Associated With Post-Traumatic Growth In Nurses: A Mixed Studies Systematic Review. Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 56, 563-584. doi: 10.1111/JNU.12973

  • Müller AM, Ngiam NSP, Dunn M, Samarasekera DD, Goh BYS, Goh CEH, Toh A, Lee J, Yau WP, Lau LST, Gallagher PJ. (2024) Developing Empathy In Healthcare Professions Students: Protocol Of A Mixed-Methods Non-Controlled Longitudinal Intervention Study. Frontiers in Medicine. 11, -. doi: 10.3389/FMED.2024.1452516

  • Kim NR, Lee JY, Park J, Lau ST. (2024) Ecological Predictors Of Cultural Competence Among Nurses In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study. Nursing and Health Sciences. 26, -. doi: 10.1111/NHS.13115

  • Ang WHD, Lim ZQG, Lau ST, Dong J, Lau Y. (2024) Unpacking The Experiences Of Health Care Professionals About The Web-Based Building Resilience At Work Program During The Covid-19 Pandemic: Framework Analysis. JMIR Medical Education. 10, -. doi: 10.2196/49551

  • Zhang Z, Hu Y, Liu S, Feng X, Yang J, Cheng LJ, Ramazanu S, Wu XV. (2024) The Effectiveness Of E-Mental Health Interventions On Stress, Anxiety, And Depression Among Healthcare Professionals: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis. Systematic Reviews. 13, -. doi: 10.1186/S13643-024-02565-6

  • Ang WHD, Lim ZQG, Lau ST, Dong J, Lau Y.. Unpacking the Experiences of Health Care Professionals About the Web-Based Building Resilience At Work Program During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Framework Analysis. JMIR Med Educ. 2024 Jan 31;10:e49551. doi: 10.2196/49551.. 10.2196/49551

  • Ang WHD, Shorey S, Zheng ZJ, Ng WHD, Chen EC, Shah L, Chew HSJ, Lau Y.. Evaluating the online Resilience Skills Enhancement programme among undergraduate students: A double-blind parallel randomized controlled trial. Stress Health. 2024 Jan 5. doi: 10.1002/smi.3367. Online ahead of print.. 10.1002/smi.3367

  • Fei Y, Yang S, Zhu Z, Lv M, Yin Y, Zuo M, Chen Y, Sheng H, Zhang S, Zhang M.. Workplace violence and burnout among Chinese nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: does the sense of coherence mediate the relationship?. BMC Psychiatry. 2023 Aug 8;23(1):573. doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-05060-9.. 10.1186/s12888-023-05060-9

  • García-Iglesias JJ, Yildirim M, Gómez-Salgado J, Goh YS.. Editorial: Mental health in healthcare workers and its associations with psychosocial work conditions. Front Public Health. 2024 Apr 3;12:1399134. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1399134. eCollection 2024.. 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1399134

  • Heng TJT, Shorey S.. Experiences of moral distress in nursing students - A qualitative systematic review. Nurse Educ Today. 2023 Oct;129:105912. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105912. Epub 2023 Jul 17.. 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105912

  • Ng M, See C, Ignacio J.. Qualitative systematic review: The lived experiences of males in the nursing profession on gender discrimination encounters. Int Nurs Rev. 2023 Dec 22. doi: 10.1111/inr.12921. Online ahead of print.. 10.1111/inr.12921

  • Rusli, Kc., Ong, S. F., Speed, S., Seah, B., McKenna, L., Lau, Y., & Liaw, S. Y. (2022). Home-based care nurses' lived experiences and perceived competency needs: A phenomenological study. Journal of Nursing Management, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.13694

  • Tang LK, Yobas P, Wong DNX, Pikkarainen M, Zhang R, Ho D, He HG.. Personal and work-related factors associated with post-traumatic growth in nurses: A mixed studies systematic review. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2024 May 4. doi: 10.1111/jnu.12973. Online ahead of print.. 10.1111/jnu.12973

  • Wong KW, Wu X, Dong Y.. Interventions to reduce burnout and improve the mental health of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials with meta-analysis. Int J Ment Health Nurs. 2024 Apr;33(2):324-343. doi: 10.1111/inm.13251. Epub 2023 Nov 20.. 10.1111/inm.13251

Relevant Categories
Leadership, Teamwork and Professional Development
Recruitment and Retention
Staffing Levels, Work Environment and Well-Being
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Related Publications

Grant - Liaw, S.Y. (PI) 2016-2019. Singapore Millennium Foundation Grant. Creating a collaborative healthcare workforce: Designing and evaluating a virtual hospital for collaborative practice across higher education institutions in Singapore, $551,759. Singapore Millennium Foundation

Chua, W. L., Legido-Quigley, H., Jones, D., Hassan, N. B., Tee, A., & Liaw, S. Y. (2020). A call for better doctor-nurse collaboration: A qualitative study of the experiences of junior doctors and nurses in escalating care for deteriorating ward patients. Australian critical care : official journal of the Confederation of Australian Critical Care Nurses, 33(1), 54–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2019.01.006

Liaw, S. Yc., Ooi, S. W., Rusli, K., Lau, T. C., Tam, W., & Chua, W. L. (2020). Nurse-Physician Communication Team Training in Virtual Reality Versus Live Simulations: Randomized Controlled Trial on Team Communication and Teamwork Attitudes. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(4), e17279. https://doi.org/10.2196/17279