Nursing staff and supervisors perceptions on stress and resilience: a qualitative study

• DOI: 10.1186/s12912-025-02712-x
• Publication Date: 2025-01-22T12:36:46Z
• Authors: Madeleine Helaß; Anja Greinacher; Melanie Genrich; Andreas Müller; Peter Angerer; Harald Gündel; Florian Junne; Christoph Nikendei; Imad Maatouk
• Keywords: Nursing management

Abstract Background Supervisor–subordinate relationship is high relevant in dealing with work-related stress and providing a compassionate, high-quality, safe nursing care while meeting the needs of hospital. Our aim was to assess predisposing risk resilience factors staff as well explore common distinctive perceptions these between nurses without managerial position (nursing staff) employees supervising (nurse managers, ward nurses). Design Generic qualitative study using half-standardized interviews. Methods Fifty supervisors from different departments German hospital maximum medical participated this August November 2018. Nineteen face-to-face interviews five focus groups were conducted. Transcripts subjected structured content analysis. Results Systematised Lazarus’s transactional model, nurses, mentioned similar stress. Disagreement suggested responsibility for nurses’ or health an evaluation implemented measures are discussed. Conclusion Nursing should enforce exchange reduce disagreements improve mutual understanding. Furthermore, meet minimize collaboration job satisfaction be developed close coordination target group. The placed on restructuring training education programs supplementation self-responsibility promotion. Trail registration registered Register Clinical Studies (DRKS 00013482) 09 March