Factors associated with nurse thriving at work : A descriptive review

Sammanfattning: Background: Thriving refers to a process of growth and development, which cansignificantly decrease nurse absenteeism and turnover rates, facilitating continuousgrowth and well-being for nurses while promoting enhanced nursing quality and thevigorous development of the nursing profession. However, determining how to improvenurses' thriving remains a challenge. Consequently, it is essential to examine the factorsassociated with a nurse's thriving.Aim: The aim of the review was to describe factors associated with nurse thriving atwork.Method: This article was a descriptive review. The authors summarized 12 quantitativearticles from the past decade on factors influencing nurse thriving.Results: This review studied nurse thriving at work and its associated factors,encompassing personal characteristics (e.g., prosocial motivation and psychologicalcapital), unit contextual characteristics (e.g., decision-making discretion, broadinformation sharing, and a climate of trust and respect), relational resources (e.g.,knowledge, positive meaning derived from work, positive affective experiences, andhigh-quality connections with colleagues), and other factors (e.g., shift work, salary,obtaining a new job, high workload, years of experience, and age). The analysis aimedto inform strategies for enhancing nurse thriving at work.Conclusions: The nurses' thriving was related to many factors. National governments,medical institutions, nurses themselves, etc. can promote the thriving of nurses byimproving these influencing factors.Key words: Nurse, Thriving at work