Sleepless in America: nurse managers cope with stress and complexity.
Although nurse managers play a pivotal role in creating work environments for staff nurses, performance expectations for nurse managers practicing in acute care hospitals may be unrealistic. The authors discuss nurse manager interview data showing that these expectations are increasing nurse manager perceptions of stress, making coping more difficult, and potentially harming nurse manager and work environment well-being.
Shirey
Maria R
MR
Shirey & Associates, Evansville, Indiana 47725, USA. mrs@mail2maria.com
Ebright
Patricia R
PR
McDaniel
Anna M
AM
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis