title: Social support in the workplace: nurse leader implications.
abstract: The state of the science as it relates to the stress-mediating role of social support in the health care work environment is explored. The ability to build a nursing leadership workforce is dependent upon a type of social support mechanism that mediates the inherent stress that comes along with managerial positions. Independent of the inevitable work-related stress associated with the nurse manager role, social support provided to current and aspiring nurse leaders is assumed to assist with coping and thriving in the work environment.
authors.affiliation: Shirey and Associates, Evansville, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Maria R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Shirey
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007857:Leadership; D009013:Morale; D009042:Motivation; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010379:Peer Group; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012107:Research Design; D012944:Social Support; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*