The nurse manager of a unit has lost many staff members, and the unit is now staffed with a large number of agency and traveling nurses. She knows that the agency and traveling nurses are all contracted to stay on the unit for the next 3 months
One way to improve morale and decrease stress in the unit would be to: a. Plan a social event and include the agency and traveling nurse staff members.
b. Plan unit-based social events for your re-maining permanent staff members.
c. Request hospital-based "floating" nurses to substitute for the temporary staff.
d. Implement team nursing.
A
Social support, in the form of positive work relationships, can be an important way to buffer the effects of a stressful work environment. Including all staff in the social event enables those who are not normally part of the team to experience this support and provides an opportunity for the staff as a whole to develop supportive relationships.
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