title: Surviving reengineering: coping in today's health care environment.
abstract: Stress reactions during times of organizational change are only to be expected. In the volatile world of health care there are no exceptions. It has been said that the only constant is change. As a result, it is imperative that we develop effective methods to deal with the ever-changing world. The unspoken life-long employment contract no longer exists. Given that change is a constant--and that all change, even good change causes stress--how do we survive? Can we do better than survive? What about "surthriving"? It is possible to actually grow and develop during stressful times of change.
authors.affiliation: Mercy Healthcare Arizona, Phoenix 85013, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Albrecht
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Wellik
mesh_terms: D004651:Employment; D006754:Hospital Restructuring; D006801:Humans; D016245:Librarians / Q000523:psychology*; D007992:Libraries, Hospital; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011590:Psychology, Industrial; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce