School of Physical Therapy, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
WeRPN, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
Nurs Open. 2023 Jul;10(7):4359-4372. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1678. Epub 2023 Feb 25.
Registered Practical Nurses (RPNs) are frontline healthcare providers in Ontario long-term care (LTC) homes. Throughout COVID-19, RPNs working in LTC homes experienced prolonged lockdowns, challenging working conditions, and inadequate resource allocation. This study aimed to describe the personal and professional resilience of RPNs working in LTC during the COVID-19 pandemic.
An open cross-sectional online survey containing the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, Resilience at Work Scale®, and Resilience at Work Team Scale®.
The survey was distributed by the RPN Association of Ontario (WeRPN) to approximately 5000 registered members working in Ontario LTC homes.
A total of 434 respondents participated in the survey (completion rate = 88.0%). Study respondents scored low on measures of resilience and reported extreme levels of job (54.5%) and personal (37.8%) stress. Resources to support self-care and work-life balance, build capacity for team-based care practice(s) are needed.
注册执业护士（RPN）是安大略省长期护理（LTC）院的一线医疗保健提供者。在整个 COVID-19 期间，在 LTC 院工作的 RPN 经历了长时间的封锁、具有挑战性的工作条件和资源分配不足。本研究旨在描述 COVID-19 大流行期间在 LTC 工作的 RPN 的个人和专业弹性。
一项包含康纳-戴维森弹性量表、工作弹性量表和工作团队弹性量表的开放式横断面在线调查。
该调查由安大略省 RPN 协会（WeRPN）分发给大约 5000 名在安大略省 LTC 院工作的注册会员。
共有 434 名受访者参与了调查（完成率为 88.0%）。研究受访者在弹性措施上的得分较低，并报告了极高水平的工作（54.5%）和个人（37.8%）压力。需要支持自我保健和工作-生活平衡、建立基于团队的护理实践能力的资源。
