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Innovating Care in the Post-Pandemic Era: Models, Leadership, and Technologies for the Future of Nursing

A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Healthcare in Epidemics and Pandemics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 August 2026 | Viewed by 2827

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Maura Galletta

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Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
Interests: well-being; burnout; telecare; patient fall management; patient pain management; nursing management; leadership; workplace violence
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Dr. Ilenia Piras

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1. Clinical Trials Sector, General Affairs, 'A. Cao' Microcythemia Hospital, 09100 Cagliari, Italy
2. Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
Interests: well-being; burnout; telecare; patient fall management; patient pain management; nursing management; leadership; workplace violence

Special Issue Information

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to submit your manuscript for a Special Issue titled ‘Innovating Care in the Post-Pandemic Era: Models, Leadership, and Technologies for the Future of Nursing’. The COVID-19 pandemic has put global health systems under severe strain, highlighting the crucial importance of organizational resilience and the well-being of healthcare professionals. In particular, nurses have faced unprecedented workloads and high psychological pressure, with a significant impact on their health and the quality of care. This Special Issue aims to explore how the future of healthcare and nursing can be redesigned to address these challenges while promoting the well-being of patients and professionals.

This Special Issue aims to collect scientific contributions that analyze innovative strategies and interventions to improve the physical and mental well-being of healthcare workers, with a specific focus on the nursing profession. The goal is to identify practical, evidence-based solutions to optimize workloads, increase professional autonomy, and support psychological health, thereby ensuring high-quality care and reducing the risk of burnout.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Telecare service to manage chronicity beyond the hospital;
  • Proactive nursing models to meet future challenges;
  • Workload management and reorganization strategies to prevent fatigue and burnout;
  • Role of professional autonomy and control over work in promoting resilience;
  • Innovations and technologies to support the well-being of nurses;
  • Interventions to improve psychological and social support for nurses;
  • Comparative studies on the impact of the pandemic on healthcare staff in different national contexts;
  • Analysis of health and organizational policies for protecting and enhancing the nursing workforce.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Maura Galletta
Dr. Ilenia Piras
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Healthcare is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • well-being of healthcare staff
  • nursing care
  • workload
  • professional autonomy
  • job burnout
  • quality of care
  • mental health
  • organizational resilience
  • public health

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From Burnout to Resilience: Addressing Moral Injury in Nursing Through Organizational Innovation in the Post-Pandemic Era
by Enășoni Sorina, Dorin Novacescu, Alina Cristina Barb, Alexandru Ciolofan, Cristina Stefania Dumitru, Flavia Zara, Raul Patrascu and Alexandra Enache
Healthcare 2025, 13(21), 2822; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13212822 - 6 Nov 2025
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The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly amplified burnout and moral injury among nurses, exposing structural vulnerabilities in healthcare systems and accelerating workforce attrition. Beyond the acute crisis, nurses continue to face chronic staff shortages, overwhelming workloads, and unresolved ethical tensions that compromise both well-being [...] Read more.
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly amplified burnout and moral injury among nurses, exposing structural vulnerabilities in healthcare systems and accelerating workforce attrition. Beyond the acute crisis, nurses continue to face chronic staff shortages, overwhelming workloads, and unresolved ethical tensions that compromise both well-being and quality of care. Synthesis of recent meta-analyses in this review indicates that nurse burnout during the pandemic ranged between 30% and 50%, illustrating the magnitude of the problem. Particular attention is given to innovative organizational strategies that foster resilience, including workload redistribution, enhanced professional autonomy, supportive leadership, and the integration of digital technologies such as telecare. Comparative perspectives across healthcare systems illustrate how policy reforms, staffing models, and ethical frameworks can mitigate psychological distress and strengthen organizational resilience. By reframing burnout and moral injury not only as individual challenges but as systemic phenomena requiring structural solutions, this review emphasizes the imperative of multilevel interventions. Building resilient nursing workforces through innovation, leadership, and evidence-based policies is essential for sustaining high-quality patient care in the post-pandemic era. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Innovating Care in the Post-Pandemic Era: Models, Leadership, and Technologies for the Future of Nursing)
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Temporal and Contextual Variations in Job Satisfaction Between Physicians and Nurses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
by Nazerke Narymbayeva, Maksut Kamaliev, Konrad Tomasz Juszkiewicz, Kuralay Kanafyanova, Sholpan Aliyeva, Nadira Aitambayeva, Laila Nazarova, Sharapat Moiynbayeva, Akylbek Saktapov and Shnara Svetlanova
Healthcare 2025, 13(23), 3008; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13233008 - 21 Nov 2025
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Objectives: This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated differences in job satisfaction scores between nurses and physicians, examining variation by (a) care setting (hospital, emergency department, outpatient, mixed), and (b) time period (pre-COVID, during COVID, post-COVID). Methods: We systematically searched PubMed, Scopus, [...] Read more.
Objectives: This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated differences in job satisfaction scores between nurses and physicians, examining variation by (a) care setting (hospital, emergency department, outpatient, mixed), and (b) time period (pre-COVID, during COVID, post-COVID). Methods: We systematically searched PubMed, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, and CINAHL for studies published between January 2020 and July 2025. Eligible studies reported mean and standard deviation values for job satisfaction among physicians and nurses in healthcare settings across the specified timeframes. Studies were excluded if they assessed other types of satisfaction or combined data across COVID periods. Pooled standardized mean difference (SMD) was calculated using random-effects models in R. Results: Before COVID-19, the SMD was −2.40 (95% CI −8.05 to 3.26; I2 = 98%). During the pandemic, the estimate was 1.39 (95% CI −0.57 to 3.35; I2 = 91.5%), and post-pandemic, it remained small (SMD = 0.29; 95% CI −1.63 to 2.22; I2 = 95.8%). Emergency care during COVID showed a significant advantage for physicians (SMD = 0.29; 95% CI 0.05 to 0.52; I2 = 0%). Post-COVID, mixed settings slightly favored physicians (SMD = 0.06), while primary care favored nurses (SMD = −0.30); subgroup differences were significant. Conclusions: The findings reveal that job satisfaction is not solely determined by professional role but is significantly influenced by temporal and contextual factors. Job satisfaction is shaped more by temporal and contextual factors than by professional role. While no consistent differences were observed pre-pandemic, emergency care favored physicians during COVID, and post-pandemic trends showed modest advantages for nurses in primary care and physicians in mixed settings. Due to the methodological limitations of this meta-analysis, including high heterogeneity, reliance on cross-sectional data, and very low/low certainty of evidence, these results should be interpreted with caution. Full article
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