{"id":56822,"date":"2022-09-30T08:11:13","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T12:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthcaredesignmagazine.com\/?p=56822"},"modified":"2022-09-29T17:11:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T21:11:49","slug":"2022-hcd-conference-preview-impacting-staff-wellness-retention-through-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthcaredesignmagazine.com\/news\/awards-events\/2022-hcd-conference-preview-impacting-staff-wellness-retention-through-design\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 HCD Conference Preview: Impacting Staff Wellness, Retention Through Design"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2022 Healthcare Design Conference + Expo will be held Oct. 8-11 in San Antonio. The annual event will offer a variety of keynote and breakout sessions on a range of topics.<\/p>\n

Healthcare Design<\/em> is previewing some of the upcoming educational sessions in a series of Q+As with speakers, sharing what they plan to discuss and key takeaways they plan to offer attendees.<\/p>\n

Session: <\/strong>\u201cI Can\u2019t Work Another Minute: A study of nursing resiliency.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong> Jennifer Wilcynski, senior associate, Orcutt Winslow Partnership<\/a>; Virginia Prendergast, senior director advanced practice nursing and evidence-based research, St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center: Barrow Neurological Institute<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Research shows higher levels of stress on our frontline healthcare workers due to the current pandemic, which in turn decreases staff satisfaction<\/a>, increases staff burnout, and thwarts resiliency. How can the built environment better support these people in times of duress?<\/p>\n

This presentation will review current research into the utilization of two types of resilience rooms, dedicated to helping nursing staff cope with on-the-job work stress. This research seeks to link staff satisfaction and retention to the institution of these rooms by expanding their usage throughout the acute care hospital environment.<\/p>\n

Healthcare Design<\/em>: How has the conversation about resiliency and healthcare workers changed in the last few years? <\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Jennifer Wilcynski: <\/strong>Healthcare systems know their most valuable assets are the people who provide patient care. The pandemic focused that spotlight on our frontline healthcare workers, their working conditions, and their job-related stress. Their mental health and resiliency through this adversity has become a priority.<\/p>\n

How do resilience rooms help nurses cope with on-the-job work stress?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A resilience room allows for a short, private break to decompress and process the hardships of day-to-day work in such a fast-paced and vigorous environment. The resilience room is a vehicle to reduce staff burnout by offering dedicated reflection space to cope with what has happened or is happening to them personally throughout their shift.<\/p>\n

What does recent data tell us about how a short break in these rooms impacts staff wellness and satisfaction? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Overwhelmingly, the data shows us that these resilience rooms do what was intended\u2014they reduce stress in the moment.<\/p>\n

We are now accessing data on how the addition of these spaces contributes to a nurse’s overall satisfaction with their employer and their willingness to stay on the job.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s one takeaway from your session that you hope attendees walk away with? <\/strong><\/p>\n

We hope to illustrate that while space is always a concern, finding devoted places for staff to prioritize a mental break is truly necessary. The addition of a resilience room positively affects the work of nurses and, therefore, the patient experience and the facility\u2019s bottom line. Overall, it’s a win-win!<\/p>\n

For more on the HCD Conference schedule and registration, visit hcdexpo.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The 2022 HCD Conference in October will offer a variety of educational sessions. In this Q+A, speaker Jennifer Wilcynski at Orcutt Winslow Partnership discusses the importance of staff respite spaces and the emerging data on resilience rooms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2812,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[528,536],"tags":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"2022 HCD Conference Preview: Impacting Staff Wellness, Retention Through Design","url":"http:\/\/healthcaredesignmagazine.com\/news\/awards-events\/2022-hcd-conference-preview-impacting-staff-wellness-retention-through-design\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/healthcaredesignmagazine.com\/news\/awards-events\/2022-hcd-conference-preview-impacting-staff-wellness-retention-through-design\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":""},"articleSection":"Awards + Events","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Anne DiNardo"}],"creator":["Anne DiNardo"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"HCD Magazine","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2022-09-30T12:11:13Z","datePublished":"2022-09-30T12:11:13Z","dateModified":"2022-09-30T12:11:13Z"},"rendered":"