Assessing the Health & Culture of the Nursing Work Environment

The health and culture of every practice setting plays an important role in the happiness, retention, and well-being of its staff. VNA’s Healthy Workplace Culture Workgroup is conducting a brief survey to assess the health of all types of workplaces throughout Virginia. We’re eager to learn which areas are most challenging and to also glean your ideas for creating healthier work environments.

OPTIONAL: Complete the survey by Wednesday, January 22 for a chance to win one of two $25 Amazon.com gift cards and a VNA "Keep Calm & Nightingale On" canvas tote bag! All survey responses will be kept strictly confidential. Click here  to complete the survey. Thank you for your participation!

Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™

If all 4 million registered nurses increased their personal wellness and then their families, co-workers and patients followed suit, what a healthier nation we would live in! That is the goal of the Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ Grand Challenge, an initiative to connect and engage nurses, employers, and organizations around improving health in five areas: physical activity, nutrition, rest, quality of life, and safety.

Nurses are less healthy than the average American. Research shows that nurses are more likely to be overweight, have higher levels of stress, and get less sleep. As the largest and most trusted health care profession, nurses are critical to the health of the nation. Healthy nurses are great role models for their patients, colleagues, families, and neighbors.

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Healthy Workplace Culture Resources

Click the links below to learn more about how to create and maintain a healthy workplace culture within your organization!

Diversity Awareness

Diversity Awareness is acknowledgement and appreciation of the existence of differences in attitudes, beliefs, thoughts, and priorities in the health-seeking behaviors of different patient populations; it reflects the nursing profession’s contract with society and our responsibility to act according to a strong code of ethics, i.e., to be aware of our own attitudes, beliefs, thoughts, and priorities in providing care to individual patients, families, communities, and populations.
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Immunizations

Promoting public health and well-being are critical functions of nurses and ANA!  Immunizations, for both nurses and the public, play a large role in preventing the spread of infectious diseases such as seasonal influenza. Do your part by ensuring that you, your patients and your community are safe by keeping up-to-date with immunizations.
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PTSD Toolkit for Nurses

This toolkit provides immediate access to materials for RNs to assess, treat, and refer military members and veterans for help with their symptoms. These e-learning tools help certify that an RN is grounded in assessment, treatment, referral, and non-stigmatizing educational approaches to self-care and mutual help.
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Defining HOPE

What makes life worth living? How do we cope with serious illness? Nurses have a unique perspective on these questions. In touch with life, death, pain, and joy on a daily basis; nurses experience the most intense extremes of our existence and yet – they continue to devote their lives to providing dignity to anyone in need of care.
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