title: Quality of nurses' work life: strategies for enhancement.
abstract: The radical transformation resulting from health care reform, with its emphasis on restructuring, reorganizing and downsizing, has impacted on the nursing profession and has profoundly effected the quality of nurses' work life. The Health Care Corporation of St. John's experienced the stress associated with change when it simultaneously merged eight health care sites and introduced a programmed-based management structure. This article reviews the strategies developed in response to this transition by the Nurses' Quality of Worklife Team, to help reduce stress and enhance the quality of nurses' work life. In particular, it highlights the development and implementation of a professional support network called the Nursing Peer Support Program.
authors.affiliation: Health Care Corporation of St. John's, Newfoundand.
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authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Davis
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authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thorburn
mesh_terms: D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010379:Peer Group; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011788:Quality of Life; D012944:Social Support; D017132:Workplace