With the PRO*PFLEGE project, the Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society is launching a health education program for nursing staff. The aim of the project in the field of occupational health management is to strengthen the resilience of nursing staff. The state government is funding the Health Research Network's resilience project with up to 90,000 euros from the "Health and Care" future program.
"Nursing staff are exposed to great physical and mental stress in their day-to-day work. Occupational health management and the prevention of physical and mental overload are therefore of great importance for securing skilled workers in the care sector. With our Skilled Workforce and Qualification Initiative for Nursing (FQI) 2.1, we are already setting important priorities here to support and maintain the health and ability to work of nursing staff. Our aim is to ensure that nursing staff remain motivated and healthy in their profession for as long as possible. Strengthening the resilience of nursing staff is a very important approach here. The PRO*PFLEGE project of the Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society makes an important contribution to strengthening nursing care," emphasized Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Alexander Schweitzer.
"Studies show that professional ethical challenges play a significant role in the development of psychological stress in the care sector, but have been neglected to date. This is precisely where the PRO*PFLEGE project comes in: In the new combination of professional ethics, nursing professionalism and health, the program strengthens the health of nursing professionals," said project manager Andrea Kuhn, explaining the triad of professional nursing action. Strengthening resilience enables nurses to better deal with the challenges of everyday nursing care.
Further information on the project can be found here.
