Abstract
BACKGROUND: Nurse managers are at risk for experiencing stress and burnout. The peer support program was implemented to increase resilience among nurse managers. METHODS: A one-group pretest and posttest design was employed to examine the impact of peer support on nurse manager resilience. The nurse managers participated in bi-weekly 30-minute peer sessions over 12 weeks. The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale was utilized prior to and following the intervention along with demographic and satisfaction surveys. RESULTS: There were six nurse managers who participated in the peer support program; however, only four completed both the pre- and post-survey. The peer support program intervention did not yield a significant result in increasing resilience levels among nurse managers (p = 0.832). CONCLUSION: Although the peer support intervention did not yield significant results, it shows promise as a needed intervention to address resilience in the nursing manager workforce. Based on the prevalence of stress and burnout among nurse managers, there is a continued need to utilize resilience as a mechanism to provide support. Further research would benefit with a larger sample size, a structured peer session format, and a controlled educational environment.
