| Theme | Mental Health Considerations for Dialysis Nursing Staffs | |
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| Title | Mental characteristics viewed by career position: dialysis nursing managers' mental health | |
| Publish Date | 2009/03 | |
| Author | Machiko Ezaki | Department of Nursing, Kanayama Clinic |
| [ Summary ] | In the current arduous environment involving dialysis treatment clinics, there is an increasing tendency for staff members to be excessively fatigued and feel mentally insufficient. The mental health of medical professionals is an important issue. Many of the stress factors affecting nursing managers are produced by increased workloads, dealing with complaints from patients, dealing with patients' families, and other staff members, as well as maintaining personal relationships. The manager him or herself, must employ active problem resolution type coping mechanisms and prepare mentally for the worst situations, in order to work deal with daily stress. In these situations, managers must support not only the mental health of their staff, but also manage their own mental health as well. Activities at our hospital include holding training sessions for managers, implementing self care for mental health, creating mechanisms to improve the management skills and actively incorporating findings from outside the hospital. Having managers recognize their own stress and take early measures to cope with it is very significant in terms of them being role models for other staff members. |
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