Publications by authors named "Hazel Ada"

Article Synopsis
  • Spirituality plays a significant role in the well-being of nurses, prompting the need for further exploration of its impact on their job outcomes.
  • The study investigates the effects of spiritual distress and growth on factors like burnout, job satisfaction, and intent to leave among registered nurses in Southern California.
  • Findings indicate that spiritual struggles are linked to higher burnout and turnover intentions, while positive factors like post-traumatic growth and employer support enhance overall job satisfaction.
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Aim: To describe positive and negative spiritual responses to providing COVID-related nursing care among nurses working in hospitals.

Background: The COVID pandemic has intensified and publicised the threats to nurse well-being. Absent from the recommendations for promoting nurse well-being is recognition of how nurses' spirituality and/or religiosity is affected by the strain of COVID caring or how it may be affecting their well-being.

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Background: Evidence-based practice (EBP) is increasingly being adopted in healthcare organizations to improve patient care and outcomes. Yet, barriers remain that prevent consistent implementation of EBP in clinical settings.

Aims: To increase EBP competencies and promote practice change, a regional academic-community hospital in Los Angeles, California, jointly with a university school of nursing, developed and implemented an EBP scholar program.

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Aim: To explore nurse ascriptions of sacredness to work and measure its association with the employment outcomes of job satisfaction, burnout, organisational commitment, employee engagement and turnover intention.

Background: High portions of hospital nurses experience burnout. Many factors contributing to burnout also contribute to job dissatisfaction and other negative employment outcomes.

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