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Practice Guidelines| Volume 71, ISSUE 2, 101917, March 2023

American academy of nursing consensus recommendations to advance system level change for nurse well-being

Published:February 01, 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2023.101917
American academy of nursing consensus recommendations to advance system level change for nurse well-being
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      Highlights

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        Longstanding workforce-related stressors, magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic contribute to burnout, negative health outcomes, including mental health outcomes, and loss of the profession of the well-educated nurses
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        Activism, visibility and support by AAN members can strengthen dissemination and enforcement of recommended changes
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        Key organizations must take systems level action to initiate changes in workplace safety, increase professional mobility, and propel policies that increase access to health care resources to promote nurse well-being
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        Actions must include transformative organization and governmental efforts to promote safe staffing, implementing recommendations on a healthy work environment, and support for research to advance knowledge in the science of well-being
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        Legislation and regulatory policies should reinforce healthy work environments by advancing workplace safety by allocation of sufficient resources, standardization of security guidelines and enforcing mandatory workforce continuing education.
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        Federal and workplace policies on inclusivity/diversity and protection from racial, gender, ability, sexual orientation, and other discrimination should be widely disseminated and enforced
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        Support for high-quality practice and quality of life requires endorsing a continuum of health from wellness to recovery and thriving. State regulatory bodies should recognize ADA requirements by modifying licensure questions, removing barriers to licensure by persons in recovery from mental health and substance use disorders
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        Transforming health care work environments to advance nurse well-being and equity can be accomplished when AAN leverages related policy in government and professional/healthcare organizations arenas and when innovative policy changes are achieved through collaboration among associations, organizations, nonprofit groups, the public, and the media.

      Abstract

      The COVID-19 pandemic has required close examination of workforce-related stressors that over decades have contributed to widespread burnout, negative health outcomes, including mental health outcomes, and the loss of the well-educated professionals who are the future of the nursing profession. In the United States and globally, evidence points to factors known to diminish well-being, including inequities, issues of minority status, persistent discrimination, and demanding work environments. The American Academy of Nursing (AAN), dedicated to organizational excellence, nursing leadership and evidence-based policy, develops statements reflecting its mission and those of its nursing affiliates and corporate member, The American Nurses Association. Within nursing, despite the efforts of its members toward advancement, professional fulfillment is often constrained by the systems in which nurses practice and workplace factors over which they have little control. Action by key organizations to initiate changes at systems levels in workplace safety, to increase professional mobility, and propel policies that increase access to health care resources could improve nurse well-being. This paper proposes recommendations from the AAN Expert Panels on Building Health Care System Excellence, Psychiatric Mental Health and Substance Use, and Global Health Expert Panels for the American Academy of Nursing to leverage related policy in the arenas of government and professional/healthcare organizations. Transforming health care work environments and advancing nurse well-being and equity can be accomplished through key, innovative policy changes. These will be achieved through collaboration among associations, organizations, nonprofit groups, and with the public and the media.

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      Background

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      ). This position statement provides the rationale for evidence-based actions and policies urging transformative change. Leadership by the American Academy of Nursing and its members, in collaboration with other nursing and interdisciplinary organizations, can spearhead important system wide changes.
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      The workforce issues that erode nurse well-being and quality of life and preceded the pandemic are now magnified by its scope and duration, adding to longstanding psychological burden. These issues include high levels of stress, fear of illness, secondary trauma and burnout, in addition to moral distress (
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      ).
      Following overall health care trends, nursing has moved from its early public health orientation to be increasingly illness focused, with little curricular content emphasizing health education or identifying frameworks that support clinician well-being and patient and wellness initiatives. Regulatory bodies link frank illness (substance use disorders) to consumer outcomes, yet bypass evidence-based health risk factors which contribute to maladaptive coping by nurses, absenteeism, departure from the profession and levels of physical health well below that of the average American (
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      ). The Future of Nursing Report 2020 to 2030 (
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      ) warns of increasing rates in the profession of poor mental health, including substance use disorders, and suicide (
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      Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2020; 17: 6-15https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12419
      ,
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      ;
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      ). Indices suggest that evidence-based risk reducers like physical activity, nutrition, quality of life, safety, and rest are often abandoned in the face of shift work, overtime, and constant rotation in work settings. Long held traditions of “hardiness,” stoicism, and stigma around mental health overshadow changes in attitude that could result in the adoption of resilience building activities and healthy lifestyle behaviors. Stigma which labels help seeking as an indicator of weakness (
      • Salwan J.
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      ;
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      Experiencing stigma as a nurse with mental illness.
      J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 2017; 24: 314-321https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12306
      ), is a major barrier sufficient to deter seeking care, even in the cases of depression and addiction, and further contributes to late intervention and poorer mental and physical health outcomes (
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      Need for Action

      The American Academy of Nursing's (AAN) mission is to improve health and achieve health equity by influencing policy. The AAN's nearly 3,000 expert members are charged with creating and driving evidence-based policy initiatives, including support of nurses and healthcare providers during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. This crisis illuminates the ongoing need for support for nurse well-being equal to that advocated for consumers. Efforts to support healthcare workers’ safety, resilience and mental health have appeared in federal legislation (

      US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). (2022). Biden-Harris administration awards $103 Million in American Rescue Plan funds to reduce burnout and promote mental health and wellness among health care workforce. Retrieved March 10, 2022 from https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/01/20/biden-harris-administration-awards-103-million-american-rescue-plan-funds-reduce-burnout-promote-mental-health-wellness-among-health-care-workforce.html

      ). HHS has convened medical, nursing and minority organizations to address the workforce pipeline (

      US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). (2022). Biden-Harris administration awards $103 Million in American Rescue Plan funds to reduce burnout and promote mental health and wellness among health care workforce. Retrieved March 10, 2022 from https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/01/20/biden-harris-administration-awards-103-million-american-rescue-plan-funds-reduce-burnout-promote-mental-health-wellness-among-health-care-workforce.html

      ). The American Nurses Association's National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing provides a multifactorial review and multipronged approaches to action (
      American Nurses Association (ANA)
      The 2022 National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing Foundational Report.
      American Nurses Association, 2022
      https://www.nursingworld.org/get-involved/share-your-expertise/call-for-public-comment/
      ). Many national, and international nursing organizations have promoted resilience programs (

      American Association of Nurse Leaders (ONL). (2022) Key issues for nurses. Retrieved January 21, 2022. aonl.org.topics.well-being-resilience.

      ;

      American Nurses Foundation (ANF) (2022). Mental Health and Well-being Survey Report. Retrieved January 11, 2022 from https://www.nrsgworld.org/-4aa484

      ,

      International Council of Nurses (ICN). (2021). The COVID-19 Effect: Mass trauma experienced by the global nursing workforce. Retrieved January 7, 2022 from https://www.icn.ch/sites/default/files/inline-files/ICN%20COVID19%20update%20report%20FINAL.pdf. Accessed January 22, 2022.

      ;

      Sigma Theta Tau (2022). Excellence and Evidence in Staffing. Report. Sigma Theta Tau, Wed.19, 2020).

      ). The improvements necessary to significantly affect health care workforce outcomes will fall short without coordinated efforts to leverage policy at legislative and organizational levels. The AAN is the premier nursing organization to lead policy initiatives to strengthen nurse leadership, innovation, and science. Advancing policy in support of nurse well-being requires collaboration among associations, organizations, nonprofit organizations and with the public. This document has purposively put forward consensus recommendations from three AAN expert panels in order to advocate and promote systematic change and advancement of well-being for nurses at system levels.

      Recommendations to Influence Policy

      Recommendation #1: Advocate for System Wide Change to Achieve Healthier Work Environments

      If we are to advance nurse well-being, organizational, and governmental efforts must be transformative to promote safe staffing, improve the uptake of recommendations on a healthy work environment, and continue to advance knowledge in the science of well-being.
      Safe Staffing: The imperatives of the COVID-19 pandemic have accelerated the translation of existing knowledge and the evidence into recommendations for stakeholder and organization action to improve outcomes for staff (
      • Grinspun D.
      • Bajnok I
      Transforming nursing through knowledge: Best practices for guideline development, implementation science, and evaluation.
      Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Indianapolis, IN, USA2018
      ;
      • Schlak A.E.
      • Rosa W.E.
      • Rushton C.H.
      • Poghosyan L.
      • Root M.C.
      • McHugh M.D.
      An expanded institutional- and national-level blueprint to address nurse burnout and moral suffering amid the evolving pandemic.
      Nurs Manage. 2022; 53: 16-27https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NUMA.0000805032.15402.b3
      ,

      National Academy of Medicine (NAM). (2022). Resource compendium for healthcare worker well-being. Retrieved from https://nam.edu/compendium-of-key-resources-for-improving-clinician-well-being/. Accessed June 15, 2022.

      ) and evaluation of models for safer, growth- promoting healthcare environments (including ways to track implementation fidelity and continuous quality improvement). Collaboration and expansion of existing knowledge learned during the pandemic, such as the Think Tank Recommendations from The

      Partners for Nurse Staffing. (2022). Nurse Staffing Think Tank: Priority Topics and Recommendations. Retrieved from https://www.nursingworld.org/∼49940b/globalassets/practiceandpolicy/nurse-staffing/nurse-staffing-think-tank-recommendation.pdf. Accessed June 2022.

      , demonstrate how systems can promote successful models and policy for dissemination. These efforts promote translation of research into action, and demonstrate how adequate staffing, an essential of a healthy work environment, is critical to significant improvements in the well-being of the workforce, quality care, and improved patient outcomes (
      • Lasater K.B.
      • Aiken L.H.
      • Sloane D.M.
      • et al.
      Chronic hospital nurse understaffing meets COVID-19: an observational study.
      BMJ Qual Saf. 2020; 8: 639-647https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2020-011512
      ;
      • Kelly L.A.
      • Johnson K.L.
      • Bay R.C.
      • Todd M.
      Key elements of the critical care work environment associated with burnout and compassion satisfaction.
      Am J Crit Care: An official publication, Am Associ Crit-Care Nurses. 2021; 30: 113-120https://doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2021775
      ;

      Registered Nurses of Ontario (RNOA) (2017). Developing and sustaining safe, effective staffing and workload practices. (2nd Edition), Retrieved January 6, 2022 from https://wwwmao.cn/bpg/guidelines/developing-and-sustaining-effective-staffing-and-workload-practices.

      ;
      • Schlak A.E.
      • Rosa W.E.
      • Rushton C.H.
      • Poghosyan L.
      • Root M.C.
      • McHugh M.D.
      An expanded institutional- and national-level blueprint to address nurse burnout and moral suffering amid the evolving pandemic.
      Nurs Manage. 2022; 53: 16-27https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NUMA.0000805032.15402.b3
      ;

      American Nurses Association (ANA). (2019b). Nurse staffing advocacy. Retrieved from https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/nurse-staffing/nurse-staffing-advocacy/, Accessed March 2020.

      ). To date, 15 American states have passed such legislation, with high variability in enactment, reporting and parties responsible for oversight (

      American Nurses Association (ANA). (2019b). Nurse staffing advocacy. Retrieved from https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/nurse-staffing/nurse-staffing-advocacy/, Accessed March 2020.

      ). Organizations should continue support of legislation and organizational action that promotes legislative efforts for a healthier work environment.
      Healthy Work Environment: Decades of nursing research including the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Recognition Program (

      American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). (2022). Magnet research and resources. Retrieved from https://www.nursingworld.org/organizational-programs/magnet/program-tools/research-materials, Accessed January 7, 2022

      , n.d.), the American Association of Critical Care Nurses Healthy Work Environment model (

      American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN). (2022) HWE resources. Retrieved from https://www.aacn.org/nursing-excellence/healthy-work-environments/hwe-resources, Accessed January 7, 2022

      n.d.), and the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario International Program on Evidence-based Guidelines and Healthy Work Environments, reinforce nursing expertise and leadership on healthy work environments. Similarly, demonstrated models for nursing governance in health care organizations and schools of nursing can consolidate concerns on clinical demands and academic workloads and advancement, and support autonomy at provider, faculty, and administrative levels. Legislation and regulatory policies which reinforce healthy work environments through advancing workplace safety by allocation of sufficient resources, standardization of security guidelines and enforcing mandatory workforce continuing education on national safety standards are underdeveloped. Activism, visibility and support by AAN members can strengthen dissemination and enforcement. National acceptance of professional nursing full scope of practice, certification and license mobility will facilitate consumer access to professional nursing care, nurse career advancement and the desirability of nursing careers.
      Support Research on Workplace Issues: Research on the efficacy and the effectiveness of intervention models for work-related stress, recovery and peer assistance programs for health professionals, initiatives by regional hospital associations and state agencies to limit violence, and state policies on nurse staffing ratios and healthier work environments remain limited. Organization and member efforts to urge greater research funding for federal agencies like the NIH and AHRQ might advance these research agendas.

      Recommendation #2 Support Inclusivity/Diversity, Freedom from Discrimination and Equal Opportunity for Career Advancement

      A healthy work environment must address the culture, policies, and environment of an organization that contribute to nurse well-being. Policy must address structural racism, cultural racism, and discrimination based on identity, place, and circumstances and promote a diverse workforce (

      Partners for Nurse Staffing. (2022). Nurse Staffing Think Tank: Priority Topics and Recommendations. Retrieved from https://www.nursingworld.org/∼49940b/globalassets/practiceandpolicy/nurse-staffing/nurse-staffing-think-tank-recommendation.pdf. Accessed June 2022.

      ). AAN intentionally works toward healthy lives for all people, including nurses, through the dismantling of structural and institutional racism (

      American Academy of Nursing (AAN). (2021). Equity, diversity, and inclusivity statement. Retrieved June 12, 2022 from https://www.aannet.org/about/about-the-academy/edi

      ).
      Legislative Action: Federal and workplace policies on inclusivity/diversity and protection from racial, gender, ability, sexual orientation and other forms of discrimination should be widely disseminated and enforced. Nursing perspectives and work-related concerns were not addressed in the National Academy of Sciences and Engineering report (
      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
      Taking action against clinician burnout: A systems approach to professional well-being.
      The National Academies Press, Washington, DC2019https://doi.org/10.17226/25521
      ) and pose considerable challenges to the profession. These include the failure to implement due process and adherence to Americans with Disabilities (ADA) guidelines for nurses with mental health/substance use and other disabling conditions, and state laws that restrict autonomy for advanced practice nurses (
      • Halter M.J.
      • Rolin D.G.
      • Adamaszek M.
      • Ladenheim M.C.
      • Hutchens B.F.
      State nursing licensure questions about mental illness and compliance with the Americans with disabilities act.
      J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2019; 57: 17-22https://doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20190405-02
      ). Nurse leaders can support legislation for macro level system transformation around structural racism, greater workforce diversity and the calling out of workplace issues, such as bullying, lateral violence, incivility, and provider directed violence (
      American Nurses Association (ANA)
      Principles of nurse staffing.
      Silver Spring. 3rd Edition. American Nurses Association, MD2019
      ). All negatively influence nurse well-being (
      • Crawford C.L.
      • Chu F.
      • Judson L.H.
      • Cuenca E.
      • Jadalla A.A.
      • Tze-Polo L.
      • Kawar L.N.
      • Runnels C.
      • Garvida Jr, R.
      An integrative review of nurse-to-nurse incivility, hostility, and workplace violence: A GPS for nurse leaders.
      Nurs Adm Q. 2019; 43: 138-156https://doi.org/10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000338
      ).

      Recommendation #3: Strategically Advance Efforts on the Health and Well-being of Nurses

      Retention of a healthy workforce in support of high-quality practice and quality of life requires endorsing a continuum of health from wellness to recovery and thriving. While state regulatory bodies act to protect the public, emphasis on professionals’ health and well-being is lacking. A national requirement for states to adopt the ADA requirements for licensure questions, removing the barriers for accessing licensure by persons in recovery from mental health and substance use disorders, should be developed. Pejorative language, stigma, and discriminatory hiring practices continue to hold nurses with health problems apart from the professional mainstream; major initiatives are needed to destigmatize substance use disorders, mental health and other disabilities and pathways to recovery. Federal funding to increase access to evidence-based mental health and substance use disorders treatment is essential Table 1.
      Table 1Recommendations to Influence Policy on Clinician Well-being
      RecommendationSpecific Actions
      Recommendation #1: Advocate for Systematic Change to Achieve Healthier Work Environments
      • •
        Support and advocacy for legislation on recommended requirements for nurse staffing that optimizes nurses’ roles and scope of practice
      • •
        Reinforce nursing expertise and leadership in establishing healthy work environments through legislation and regulation
      • •
        Establish forums for endorsing evidence-based practices to advance healthy work environments, including across the learning continuum in academic and clinic environments
      • •
        Expand advocacy for national and global research funding to NIH agencies and AHRQ on related agendas
      • •
        Disseminate evidence and rationale for changes in op-ed and editorials to the public, government and non profit health care agencies.
      Recommendation #2: Implement and Support Policy on Inclusivity/Diversity, Freedom from Discrimination and Equal Opportunity for Career Advancement
      • •
        Monitor and endorse legislation, aligning with other entities, to support federal and regional workplace policies on inclusivity/diversity and protection from racial, gender, ability, sexual orientation and other forms of discrimination
      • •
        Implement due process and adherence to Americans with Disabilities (ADA) guidelines for nurses with mental health/substance use disorders and state laws that restrict autonomy for advanced practice nurses
      • •
        Lead efforts in support of the development and implementation of changes to increase nursing's capacity to shape human resource policies in support of safe evidence-based standards and nursing practice
      • •
        Support legislation for macro level system transformation around structural racism, greater workforce diversity, and workplace issues, such as bullying, lateral violence, incivility and provider directed violence
      Recommendation #3: Strategically Advance Efforts on the Health and Well-being of Nurses
      • •
        Recommend establishing a national requirement for states to adopt the ADA requirements for licensure questions, removing barriers for accessing employment of those recovering from mental health and substance use disorders
      • •
        Support major initiatives to destigmatize substance use disorders, mental health, and pathways to recovery and education for reduced risks for chronic illness, healthy lifestyles, and treatment of trauma/traumatic stress
      • •
        Dialogue with state and national nursing regulatory bodies in support of nurses’ rights to comprehensive treatment for mental health/substance use disorders leading to recovery and successful return to practice

      Conclusion

      The COVID-19 pandemic has re-enforced longstanding compromises on nurses’ health and well-being and national and international health professional groups have recognized the need for organizational, social, and cultural change. There is an urgent need for the public, organizations, legislators, and the profession to act meaningfully at legislative, system, and organizational levels. AAN is the repository of expertise in its member panels, history of advocacy and network of partners and can be a significant instrument for change. Ongoing partnerships with other organizations can illuminate the links between clinician health and quality in education, practice and certification.

      CREDIT Statement

      Madeline A. Naegle, PhD, CNS-PMH,BC, FAANb: Concept development, writing, editing, review
      Lesly A. Kelly, PhD, RN, FAANa: Concept development, writing, editing, review
      Jennifer L. Embree, DNP, RN, NE-BC, CCNS, FAANa: Concept development, review
      Nancy Valentine, PhD, RN, MPH, FNAP, FAANa: Concept development, review
      Daryl Sharp, PhD, RN, FAANb: Concept development, review
      Doris Grinspun, PhD LLD(hon), Dr(hc), FAAN,O.ONTa, Concept development, writing, review
      Vicki P. Hines-Martin, PhD, PMHCNS, RN, FAANb: Concept development, review
      Cecelia L. Crawford, DNP, RN, FAANa: Concept development, review
      William E. Rosa, PhD, MBE, NP-BC, FAANP, FAANc: Concept development, review
      Reviewers: This consensus paper represents the work of the Building Health Care Systems Excellence, Psychiatric Mental Health and Substance Use, and Global Health Expert Panels. The authors gratefully acknowledge the following members for their review and expertise: Sharon H. Pappas, PhD, RN, FAAN; JoEllen Schimmels, DNP, PMHNP-BC, ANP-BC, CNE, FAAN; Cynda H. Rushton, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN; Marla J. Weston, PhD, RN, FAAN; Nancy Blake, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CCRN, FAAN; Kathleen G. Burke, PhD, RN, NPD-BC, CENP, FAAN; Elizabeth Bonham, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN; Maureen P. McCausland, DNSc, RN, FAAN.

      Acknowledgements

      This consensus paper represents the work of the Building Health Care Systems Excellence, Psychiatric Mental Health and Substance Use, and Global Health Expert Panels. The authors gratefully acknowledge the following members for their review and expertise: Sharon H. Pappas, PhD, RN, FAAN; JoEllen Schimmels, DNP, PMHNP-BC, ANP-BC, CNE, FAAN; Cynda H. Rushton, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN; Marla J. Weston, PhD, RN, FAAN; Nancy Blake, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CCRN, FAAN; Kathleen G. Burke, PhD, RN, NPD-BC, CENP, FAAN; Elizabeth Bonham, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN; Maureen P. McCausland, DNSc, RN, FAAN.

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      Published online: February 01, 2023
      Accepted: December 31, 2022
      Received in revised form: December 8, 2022
      Received: October 9, 2022

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      Conflict of interest: The authors all state they are without conflict of interest in any suggested areas.

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