Happiness in the Work of Nursing

THE WORKPLACE IS CHANGING. Perianesthesia nursing is not excluded from change, as change is fast paced, and all encompassing. There is no “bubble of protection” or isolation from the institution, as may have been the case in the past for postanesthesia care units. Some of the changes have to do with the workforce itself and the work of nursing. Other changes, and perhaps increased pressures, stem from forces outside our units or the immediate...