The impact of organisational values on nurse resilience: A mixed‐methods study.

Aim: To investigate the impact of organisational values on nurse resilience. Background: Nurses encounter significant occupational adversity, which can result in negative psychological consequences. Investigating the role of resilience as a protective factor focuses on what enables some nurses to positively adapt in challenging work environments. Comparatively, little attention has been paid to organisational factors and nurse resilience. Method: A two‐phase mixed‐methods design comprising a cross‐sectional survey and focus groups. Results: Three hundred and ninety‐four nurses responded to the survey with 25 participating in four follow‐up focus groups. Significant associations were found between resilience levels and agreement with organisational values (p =.022) and agreement about the importance of values (p =.018). Three themes relating to organisational values were identified: pressures and challenges; supports and strategies; and impact of organisational values. Conclusions: Organisational values may positively impact resilience if nurses concur with those values and believe they are shared by their employer. Implications for Nursing Management: To promote nurse resilience, organisations and nurse leaders should consider developing, implementing and operating with a set of employee‐adopted values, which need to be demonstrably upheld across the organisation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]