The impact of stress management on nurse productivity and retention

Throughout the history of nursing there is a seeming legacy of personnel shortage, lack of funds, and, based on the nature of the role and related services, heightened levels of stress involved in patient care. The future of the profession, and more imminently, patient care and the health of nurses, may be significantly impacted by repeated challenges where current levels of stress and burnout are contributing to organizational problems, burnout, and attrition. Employee stress and burnout commonly lead to myriad health-related problems that result in significant organizational consequences. There are many methods of stress management, and sometimes the best and most effective begin with simple recognition, validation, and visible and committed efforts by the nurse executive. Regardless of the technique or approach, what is clear is that there is a need for nurse executives to include the development and enhancement of comprehensive stress-management programming for employees as a priority item to avoid burnout and attrition.     

Money,autonomous expenditures,income, and causality in Korea

This paper investigates the directions of causation among autonomous expenditures, income and the money supply for Korea, using a test of causality proposed by Sims. The findings confirm the causal implication of the simple Keynesian approach that autonomous expenditures cause income. The findings reject the causal implication of the quality theory approach, that the money supply causes income.     

The Political Economy of Chinese “Federalism”: New Analytical Directions

Abstract

Decentralized politico-administrative structures may be dissected and assessed by employing a variety of conceptual tools. In the case of China, researchers have displayed a distinct preference for operating within a framework grounded in political sociology. Substantial insights have been generated in the process, but it may be argued, and empirically demonstrated, that a complementary approach, seeking inspiration from political economy, may shed additional light on the functioning of the Chinese quasi-federal system.