The PRO*PFLEGE project at the Ludwigshafen University of Applied Sciences is a health education program for nursing professionals. The aim of the project in the area of occupational health management is to strengthen the resilience of nursing professionals. The state government is funding the Resilience Project of the Health Research Network with up to 90,000 euros from the "Health and Care" program for the future.
"Nursing professionals are exposed to great physical and psychological stress in their everyday 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 Worker and Qualification Initiative for Nursing (FQI) 2.1., we have already set important priorities in this area in order to support and maintain the health and ability to work of nursing staff. Our goal is to ensure that caregivers remain motivated and healthy in their jobs for as long as possible. Strengthening the resilience of nursing professionals is a very important approach here. The PRO*PFLEGE project of the Ludwigshafen University of Applied Sciences makes an important contribution to strengthening nursing in this regard," emphasized Labor and Social Affairs Minister Alexander Schweitzer.
"Studies show that professional ethical challenges have a considerable share in the development of psychological stress in nursing, but have been neglected so far. With the PRO*PFLEGE project, we are addressing precisely this issue. In the new combination of professional ethics, nursing expertise and health, the program strengthens the health of nursing professionals," said project manager Andrea Kuhn, explaining the triad of professional nursing actions. Strengthening resilience enables nurses to cope better with the challenges of everyday nursing care.
Further information on the project can be found here.