Nurse resilience: A concept analysis

Nurse resilience is attracting increasing attention in research and practice. Possession of a high level of resilience is cited as being crucial for nurses to succeed professionally and manage workplace stressors. There is no agreed definition of nurse resilience. A concept analysis was undertaken to examine nurse resilience using a priori selected analysis framework. This concept analysis aims to systematically analyse resilience as it relates to nurses and establish a working definition of nurse resilience. Sixty-nine papers met the search criteria for inclusion. Key attributes of nurse resilience were social support, self-efficacy, work–life balance/self-care, humour, optimism, and being realistic. Resilience enables nurses to positively adapt to stressors and adversity. It is a complex and dynamic process which varies over time and context and embodies both individual attributes and external resources. Sustaining nurse resilience requires action and engagement from both individuals and organizations

Uma nova classe média no Brasil da última década?: o debate a partir da perspectiva sociológica

Este artigo analisa o surgimento de uma nova classe média, como vem sendo proposto pelos economistas brasileiros, à luz da perspectiva sociológica dos Estudos de Classe. Para tanto, recupera o debate da Economia, que se baseia na renda para definir classes, assim como o da Sociologia da Estratificação, de acordo com seus diferentes marcos teóricos. Usando dados das PNADs 2002 e 2009, apresenta o argumento de que as mudanças na estrutura de classes não foram significativas a ponto de apoiar a ideia de uma nova classe, nem houve um crescimento na classe média tradicional.<br>The article analyses, from the perspective of class studies in Sociology, the argument of Brazilian economists about the emergence of a new middle class. To achieve this task, the paper brings the debate conducted in economics, in which class is defined by income, as well as the debate of the Sociology of Stratification, according to its different theoretical frameworks. Using data from PNADs 2002 and 2009, it argues that the changes in the classes structure were not significant to support the idea of existence of a new class, neither that there was a growth in the traditional middle class

Substance Use Coping as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Trauma Symptoms and Substance Use Consequences Among Incarcerated Females With Childhood Sexual Abuse Histories

Prior research indicates that religiosity is associated with lower levels of substance use in adolescence. The extant research, however, is limited by issues related to data quality and analytic strategy. The current research uses the National Survey on Drug Use and Health to further our understanding of the nature of the relationship between religiosity and substance use during adolescence. Results show that religiosity reduces the odds of tobacco use, heavy drinking, prescription drug misuse, marijuana use, and other illicit drug use. These associations are partially explained by respondent and peer attitudes toward substance use and, to a lesser extent, respondent psychological well-being. The influence of respondent substance use attitude is especially pronounced, explaining between 41% (marijuana) and 53% (tobacco) of the association between religiosity and substance use. In fully adjusted models, all mediators account for between 46% (marijuana) and 59% (tobacco) of the association between religiosity and substance use. © 2012 Informa Healthcare USA, Inc