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Abstract

Background: The increased workload and demands on healthcare workers suffering from COVID-19 is causing anxiety, especially when they are at high risk of contracting the disease, as well as their families and loved ones.Increased workload also caused stress for nurses.

Furthermore, as nurses were primarily focused on patient recovery and reducing the number of daily COVID-19 cases, the psychosocial and psychological health of nurses has often been overlooked. Increased stress and changes in psychological health can affect nurses' job satisfaction.Caregivers affected by COVID-19 need immediate organizational support, as the effects of the illness not only impact physical performance, but can also impact mental health and satisfaction.

Methods: The study utilized a descriptive-correlational research design which permits an understanding of phenomena, and personal values related to the evaluation of the organizational support, mental well-being, and job satisfaction of nurses during the COVID-19 crisis. A survey was administered on a digital platform.

Results:   Comprehensively, nurse respondents' organizational support and mental well-being has a moderate negative correlation (-.629). Moreover, nurse respondents’ organizational support and job satisfaction has a high positive correlation with a coefficient value of .801. Job Satisfaction and Mental well-being of nurse respondents’ also has a negligible positive correlation with a correlation coefficient value of .250.

Conclusions: Based on the presented results, there is a moderate negative relationship between organizational support and the psychological well-being of the studied nurses.Organizational support and job satisfaction among the nurses surveyed also showed a high positive correlation.

Additionally, a negligible positive relationship was shown between job satisfaction and psychological well-being among the nurses surveyed.

Biography

Dr. Jennifer Rhae Lim is currently a nurse at the Lung Center of the Philippines. She dedicated the first eight years of her career to clinical practice in the Medical Surgical Area. With a Master of Arts in Nursing, she is the youngest in her cohort to obtain a Doctorate Degree in Nursing Management. She is now focused on implementing various Quality Improvement Projects for the Nursing Service. The researcher devised a unique Bundle of Care for Community Acquired Pneumonia and presented her findings at Hong Kong University in 2018. This study garnered attention and was featured at the 26th World Congress in Osaka, Japan, in 2019. In 2020, she had the opportunity to share her knowledge on curbing the spread of Covid-19 at the Budi-Luhur Institute of Health and Sciences in Indonesia. Furthermore, in 2024, she introduced another crucial advancement aimed at supporting nurses' well-being and offering organizational assistance during the Covid-19 pandemic at both Hong Kong University and in Singapore. Dr. Lim is proficient in the fields of Descriptive, Experimental, and Quasi-Experimental research. She is currently involved in the study of Quality Improvement Strategies and is conducting research at her institution. In addition, she actively participates in the academic community as a panelist at conferences and forums organized by different universities in her country. Her unwavering dedication to ensuring client satisfaction and her commitment to generating innovative ideas that produce exceptional results are commendable. In the context of health sciences, this individual showcases a right-brained approach, characterized by her creativity and artistic interests. She is a strong proponent of the arts, spending her leisure time engaged in multimedia arts and painting.