Nursing Management and Quality of Life in Healthcare Settings

Dear Colleagues,

Healthcare organizations are increasingly challenged to deliver high-quality care while maintaining healthy, productive, and sustainable work environments. In this context, nursing management plays a pivotal role in shaping the conditions that influence not only organizational performance and patient outcomes but also the quality of life of healthcare professionals. As healthcare systems face growing workforce shortages, rising complexity of care, and increasing demands for efficiency, understanding the relationship between management practices and quality of life has become a strategic priority.

Leadership, people management, communication, workplace climate, and conflict management are among the most influential factors affecting the well-being, motivation, engagement, and retention of nursing professionals. Effective leadership can foster trust, empowerment, resilience, and professional development, whereas poor management practices may contribute to burnout, dissatisfaction, absenteeism, and turnover. Similarly, positive work environments characterized by open communication, psychological safety, teamwork, and constructive conflict resolution have been associated with improved employee well-being and higher-quality patient care.

This Special Issue aims to advance knowledge on the complex interactions between nursing management and quality of life across healthcare settings. We welcome original research, systematic reviews, scoping reviews, theoretical contributions, and innovative practices addressing leadership, workforce management, organizational culture, communication strategies, conflict resolution, employee well-being, job satisfaction, professional quality of life, and related outcomes. By bringing together diverse perspectives, this Special Issue seeks to support evidence-based management practices that promote healthier workplaces and more sustainable healthcare systems.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Alberto González García
Dr. Silvia Pérez González
Guest Editors

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