Workplace Mental Health : Manual for Nurse Managers
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Targeting the unique set of stressors found in health care work environments, this unique, practical resource describes the impact of stress and other triggers and the resulting adverse physiological and behavioral responses in these facilities, and presents evidence-based strategies to help health care professionals cope with unhealthy work environments.
The book describes the characteristics of health care work environments that promote stress at personal and organisational levels, and their impact on the mental health of individuals working in them. It offers insight into individual and group dynamics and the role of management in fostering both healthy and unhealthy work environments. The book addresses such issues as bullying, work overload, professional cannibalism, workplace violence, addictions, and many others, and describes evidence-based improvement strategies for creating healthier, more respectful workplace environments including specific program development initiatives. Case studies and examples of how to ameliorate adverse behaviours describe personal, professional, and organisations approaches. The book will be useful in undergraduate and graduate nursing programs, health care leadership and management courses, and as a quick reference for all health care professionals dealing with mental health problems in the workplace.
Featured in the February 2015 Medical newsletter.
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