Relationships between leadership behaviour of nurse managers and nurses' levels of job satisfaction and compassion fatigue during the COVID-19 pandemic.

AIM: To reveal the relationships between the leadership behaviour of nurse managers and nurses' levels of job satisfaction and compassion fatigue during the COVID-19 pandemic. DESIGN AND METHODS: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was performed with 353 nurse professionals participating from 32 cities across Turkey. The data were collected online between August and November 2020 by using the introductory information form, Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire, Leadership Behaviour Questionnaire and Compassion Fatigue subdimension of the Professional Quality of Life Scale. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines were followed in the study. RESULTS: Nurses mostly stated their managers as employee-oriented and change-oriented leaders. Nurses' intrinsic and overall satisfaction was high, extrinsic satisfaction was low and their compassion fatigue was at a critical level during the pandemic. According to nurses' personal and professional characteristics, there were significant differences in job satisfaction, compassion fatigue and change-oriented leadership scores. When nurse managers exhibit employee-oriented leadership behaviour, nurses' compassion fatigue decreases and job satisfaction increases.

"I'm a hero, but ": An evaluation of depression, anxiety, and stress levels of frontline healthcare professionals during COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.

PURPOSE: It was aimed to evaluate depression, anxiety, stress symptoms of health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic and to reveal the risk factors. DESIGN AND METHODS: Four hundred and sixteen professionals participated in this study. Data were collected online by Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale. FINDINGS: A statistically significant, positive relationship was determined between professionals' perceptions of COVID-19 risk and scale scores. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The professionals involved in the struggle against the COVID-19 have high levels of depression, anxiety, stress. It is recommended to revise the content to enable individuals to increase skills in coping with similar situations and to take measures to protect their health.