Describe The Importance Of Resilience In Nursing

The present research aims to study and compare level of resilience and personality hardiness in medical and paramedical staff working in casualties and ICU.

Resilience and hardiness has long been a topic of research and discussion within different paradigms and fields of study, for example, in military psychology, psychiatry, health statistics and measurement, medical anthropology, education, medicine and organizational settings. Resilience means the skills, abilities, acquaintance, and insight that accumulate over time as people struggle to conquer adversity and meet challenges. It is an ongoing and developing fund of energy and skill that can be used in current struggles (Saleebey, 1996; Liebenberg, 2005).Most commonly, the term resilience has come to mean an individual's ability to overcome adversity and continue his or her normal development.

There are many factors associated with resilience. Some of the more common aspects of successful navigation and negotiation for well-being under stress include as assertiveness, ability to solve problems, self-efficacy, ability to live with uncertainty, self-awareness, a positive outlook, empathy for others, having goals and aspirations, ability to maintain a balance between independence and dependence on others, appropriate

These conditions require nurses to possess exceptional coping skills (Bryant, 1994). Stress can be perceived as a stimulus or a response. Sullivan (1993) identifies stress as a very real experience, but most experiences are not stressful in them and are only perceived as such by the individual. Some nurses may just be "tougher" than others. Hardiness may be the key personality characteristic not just for preventing emotional exhaustion, but for turning stressful events into meaningful challenges (Bryant,