Date of Award
2008
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Nursing (MAN)
Department
Nursing
Abstract
The purpose of this project is to develop an article for submission to a professional journal describing a staff led initiative to address employee morale in the hospital setting. It is well documented in professional nursing literature that the morale of a work environment has a direct effect upon the care provided to the patients and families served. Empowerment of staff, mutual respect, and transpersonal care as described by nursing theorist Jean Watson provide a healthy framework for a workplace where people want to engage and contribute. A morale initiative as trialed at one institution will be shared for consideration to potentially enhance a positive work environment, and thus enhance the patient care provided.
Identifier
SC 11.MAN.2008.Ryan.MA
Recommended Citation
Ryan, Mary Ann, "The Positive Energy Patrol: One Nursing Division's Approach to Address the Issue of Morale in the Workplace" (2008). Theses and Graduate Projects. 466.
https://idun.augsburg.edu/etd/466