Abstract

In 2017, the nursing leadership of a large healthcare system launched a Care for the Caregiver initiative founded on the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Healthy Work Environment Standards. The purpose of this program was to implement strategies to promote the nurses' well-being and a higher quality of working life.

Author Details

Deidra Claire Dudley, DNS, Nursing, Ochsner Medical Center (OMC) - West Bank, Gretna, Louisiana, USA; Maria Nix, MSN, Nursing Professional Development Department, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Shelley Thibeau, PhD, Mothers’ Milk Bank of Louisiana, Ochsner Medical Center- Baptist Campus, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Tracey Moffatt, MHA, Nursing and Quality, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Jana Semere, MSHSA, Nursing and Patient Services, Chabert Medical Center and Ochsner St. Anne Hospital, Houma, Louisiana, USA

Sigma Membership

Epsilon Nu at-Large

Lead Author Affiliation

Ochsner Medical Center - West Bank, Gretna, Louisiana, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Care of the Caregiver, Nurses, Quality of Working Life

Conference Name

Creating Healthy Work Environments 2019

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Conference Year

2019

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Assessment of the quality of working life of nurses: Care for the caregiver supportive strategies

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

In 2017, the nursing leadership of a large healthcare system launched a Care for the Caregiver initiative founded on the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Healthy Work Environment Standards. The purpose of this program was to implement strategies to promote the nurses' well-being and a higher quality of working life.