Assessment of the quality of working life of nurses: Care for the caregiver supportive strategies
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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
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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.
Creating Healthy Work Environments 2019:Innovating Healthy Clinical and Academic Environments: Optimizing Patient Outcomes and Professional Well-Being, February 22-24, 2019. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
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| Keywords | Care of the Caregiver; Nurses; Quality of Working Life |
| Name | Creating Healthy Work Environments 2019 |
| Host | Sigma Theta Tau International |
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| Date | 2019 |
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