By Clemens Rettich, on December 7th, 2009%
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In her research on resiliency among operating room nurses, Brigid Gillespie identified Hope, Self-Efficacy, Coping, and Competence as critical factors in fostering the resiliency that the nurses need in the operating room and hospital environments.
We have looked at the first three factors and their role in personal and organizational resilience. The last area . . . → Read More: Resiliency Part 4 – Are you Competent?
By Clemens Rettich, on December 7th, 2009%
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You think you know stress?? How about being an OR nurse? I cannot imagine an environment that would require more coping skills than a hospital operating room (except perhaps a battlefield). From having someone’s life in your hands, to dealing with hospital bureaucracy, must result in levels of stress that . . . → Read More: Resiliency Part 3 – How are you Coping?
By Clemens Rettich, on December 7th, 2009%
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In these times there is a great deal of talk about how only resilient organizations will thrive. They say that you have to be resilient enough to bounce back…
But resiliency is more than just bouncing back; Resiliency is learning and bouncing higher. Truly resilient organizations come back stronger and . . . → Read More: Resiliency Part 2 – Your Mission, Should You Decide to Accept It…
By Clemens Rettich, on December 7th, 2009%
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What doesn’t kill you doesn’t make you stronger. Not without resiliency.
Even if the current economic climate is not affecting your business in the way it is impacting others, resiliency is still the critical requirement for sticking around for the long haul. Resiliency enables us to convert challenges into growth, . . . → Read More: Resiliency Part 1 – Want to Bounce Higher?