ArticleJournal of nursing management2026
Stress Experiences and Support Needs of Nursing Managers in Patient Safety Incidents: A Phenomenological Qualitative Study.
Article in Journal of nursing management, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundThe impact of patient safety incidents on healthcare professionals has drawn increasing attention. As key managerial forces on the clinical frontline, nurse managers not only bear important responsibilities in incident response but may also become "second victims." The pressure they experience and their need for support warrant systematic investigation.
objectivesTo explore the multidimensional stress experiences and support needs of nurse managers during patient safety incidents, providing a theoretical basis and practical guidance for building scientific management and support systems.
designA phenomenological qualitative study.
methodsUsing purposive sampling, 14 nurse managers from a tertiary hospital in Nanjing, China, were recruited for semistructured interviews. Data were analyzed using Colaizzi's seven-step method.
resultsFour core themes emerged: (1) complex coping situations under multiple stressors; (2) systemic support deficiencies and dilemmas; (3) growth within the managerial role; and (4) pathways for individual-organizational synergy.
conclusionNurse managers are important yet often overlooked "second victims" in patient safety incidents. Their support needs present distinct institutional and structural characteristics. Healthcare organizations should establish systematic support systems, strengthen psychological follow-up and collaboration mechanisms, and enhance coping efficacy and organizational resilience among nurse managers.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.