The Importance of Monitoring the Psychological Wellbeing and Mental Health of Nursing Staff for Sustainable Management

Mateja Lorber and Mojca Dobnik
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Mateja Lorber: Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Mojca Dobnik: Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 14, 1-10

Abstract: This study examines the psychological wellbeing and mental health of nursing staff and determines workplace factors that affect them. Wellbeing and sustainable workload are important for the quality of work life. A cross-sectional study of employees in nursing was conducted at Slovenian hospitals. The response was 35%. The main findings were that more than half of employees are satisfied or very satisfied with their job and with their leaders’ support, but they are often exposed to stress. Quality of work life, work–life balance, and managing stress at the workplace affect the psychological wellbeing and mental health of nursing staff. Management should identify the importance of monitoring and improving workplace factors that can affect the employees. At the same time, they should also be aware of the importance of sustainable development of nursing employees at the local and national levels to improve the working conditions and quality of work life for better psychological wellbeing and mental health for employees.

Keywords: sustainable workload; hospital; human resources; management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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