Nearly one-fifth of hospital-employed nurses experience signs of depression, and nurse managers should play a stronger role in recognizing and responding to these symptoms, according to a study reported in HealthLeaders Media.
"[Nurse managers are] the group that really needs to hear this," said Susan Letvak, PhD, RN, a researcher in the study and associate professor of nursing at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Ms. Levtak said that nurse managers have an obligation to ensure a healthy, productive staff, but there may be a "little bit of denial" about depression among nurses.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation study highlighted that the symptoms could also lead to a lag in workplace efficiency. "Almost two-thirds of the estimated $83 billion that depression cost the U.S. in the year 2000 resulted from lowered productivity and workplace absenteeism," researchers said.
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"[Nurse managers are] the group that really needs to hear this," said Susan Letvak, PhD, RN, a researcher in the study and associate professor of nursing at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Ms. Levtak said that nurse managers have an obligation to ensure a healthy, productive staff, but there may be a "little bit of denial" about depression among nurses.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation study highlighted that the symptoms could also lead to a lag in workplace efficiency. "Almost two-thirds of the estimated $83 billion that depression cost the U.S. in the year 2000 resulted from lowered productivity and workplace absenteeism," researchers said.
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