Background: Mental health nursing is a demanding and stressful profession that impacts nurses’ professional quality of life. Psychological resilience can be a protective factor. However, the relationship has not been extensively studied. This study aims to examine the relationship between psychological resilience and professional quality of life and identify potential predictors of ProQOL subscales among mental health nurses. Methods: The study employed a cross-sectional design to collect data from 179 mental health nurses. Data was collected using two standardized questionnaires: the Connor-Davidson resilience scale and the professional quality of life scale. Participants were recruited through convenient sampling during a 3-month period from April to June 2022, and the data were collected using an online survey tool called QuestionPro. Results: The study found a strong positive correlation between psychological resilience and compassion satisfaction (r = 0.632, P < 0.001). However, there was a negative significant correlation between resilience with burnout (r = -0.470, P < 0.001) and secondary traumatic stress (r = -0.210, P = 0.005). The study also found that higher resilience levels were associated with higher levels of compassion satisfaction and lower levels of secondary traumatic stress. Additionally, higher burnout scores were associated with higher levels of secondary traumatic stress. The study also identified that age and the number of children had weak associations with compassion satisfaction, while workplace was a significant predictor of burnout and secondary traumatic stress. Conclusion: The study emphasizes the importance of resilience, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress in the well-being of healthcare professionals, especially nurses. The findings suggest that assessing nurses’ resilience and professional quality of life can raise psychological resilience awareness and help managers create the necessary working conditions to improve nurses’ professional quality of life.

INTRODUCTION: Nursing students suffer from high levels of stress related to academic assignments in addition to clinical skills training. As a psychosocial phenomenon, stress affects students’ academic achievement and wellbeing. Coping mechanisms help students deal with the challenges arising from stress.AIMS: To illustrate the level of stress and common stressors among nursing students; to describe the difference in stress level related to demographic data; and to identify coping mechanisms used by nursing students.METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the type of stress and coping strategies among nursing students. The level of stress was evaluated through Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and type of coping strategies were assessed by use of Coping Behaviours Inventory (CBI).RESULTS: Students perceived moderate level of stress, most commonly attributed to assignments and workload, teachers and nursing staff, peers and daily life, and taking care of patients. The most frequently used coping mechanism was problem solving. The study found that age, GPA, education level and residence are good predictors of the use of transference as a coping behaviour.CONCLUSION: A moderate level of stress among students illustrates the need for stress management programs and the provision of suitable support.

ObjectivesThe aims of the study were to explore the extent of Total Quality Management (TQM) implementation in hospitals and its association with demographic variables.MethodsThis cross-sectional study collected data from 332 nurses using a self-developed questionnaire. The participants were recruited from government, military, university and private health sectors.ResultsThe results of this study showed that 70% of variance in implementing TQM can be achieved by following the principles of TQM. These principles include continuous improvement, teamwork, training, top management commitment and customer focus. Continuous improvement was the most significant factor in explaining variance in implementing TQM principles. TQM was implemented in Jordanian hospitals at a level approximately less than 60%. The most implemented principle was customer focus, and the least implemented was continuous improvement. The private sector implemented all of these five principles more than other sectors did.ConclusionEfforts should be focused on establishing a foundation that can inspect and accredit quality in the health care system

Objectives. Presenteeism is a significant problem among the working force and nurse is not an exception from these phenomena. The purpose of the study was to determine the productivity loss due to presenteeism from three dimensions and to evaluates the associated factors among nurses. Methods. A cross sectional study was conducted among 309 nurses to evaluate presenteeism using Stanford Presenteeism Scale (SPS), Health Performance Questionnaire (HPQ) and Work Productivity Short Inventory (WPSI). Results. The study found that nurses had a high level of presenteeism through using SPS (21.0 ± 4.3) and HPQ (80.0 ± 18.2). In Both scales, presenteeism was significantly associated with nurses who were older than 32 years, with an experience of more than 10 years, having children, and having two children. The results of WPSI showed that the productivity loss of presenteeism per nurse annually was 1,959 USD and for all nurses 605,283 USD. Conclusion. Eventually, evaluating the presenteeism level will help policymakers to understand the working conditions and related personal characteristics.

Aim: To evaluate the level and identify predictors of nursing students' knowledge and attitudes of pain management. Design: A cross-sectional design was used to analyse nursing students' knowledge and attitudes about pain management, with the Knowledge and Attitude Survey Regarding Pain (KASRP). Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from a convenient sample of Saudi nursing students. A total of 193 nursing students from a nursing school at a Saudi university completed the questionnaires. Results: The student mean knowledge of pain management was 42.6 (SD9.1) . The items answered correctly most frequently concerned pain medication and administration. On the other hand, the most commonly incorrect items were mainly related to assessment and pharmacological interventions. Logistic regression analysis found that gender was significantly associated with level of knowledge and attitudes regarding pain management.

This study aimed to investigate the forms and frequency of verbal abuse (VA) among nursing student interns and determine the prevalence of psychological disorders (i.e. depression, stress, and anxiety) within this group. A cross-sectional study was conducted in an urban teaching hospital in KSA. Nursing student interns responded to the Verbal Abuse Questionnaire and Depression Anxiety Stress Scales. A total of 54 interns completed the questionnaires; 55% of them had been exposed to one type of VA at least once a year, and 5% of them had experienced VA several times a week. 'Ignoring' was the most frequently experienced form of VA (50.8%), and feeling overwhelmed was the most commonly experienced emotional reaction (51.1%) to VA. 'Stop talking to the abusive person' was the most frequently reported behavioural reaction to VA (57.9%). Most of them (59.3%) did not report a sign of depression, but 18.5% of them had severe to extremely severe depression. Most interns (70.4%) did not report a sign of anxiety, but approximately 11.1% of them had severe to extremely severe anxiety. A majority (70.4%) of the interns did not report a sign of stress, and only 5.6% of them reported experiencing severe stress. VA is a major problem that is encountered in clinical settings, especially by future nurses. The present findings underscore the need to further examine the levels and forms of VA that are experienced by them and their reactions to such stress-inducing behaviours.