The effect of conscious awareness level on crisis management perception: A research in the health sector

Crises are chaotic situations that people may encounter in their lives and create confusion. Crises are manageable phenomena, they can be controlled and managed through planning, damage assessment, xort h to accurate information, repair process, openness, transparency, reliability and "apology" when necessary. It is possible to say that healthcare workers also face crises many times during their working lives. Mindfulness is the ability to pay attention to the situations that are happening in the present and around us. In this way, we can understand the facts as they are and with this awareness, we can discover what we can do in the crisis situations we are in. In this study, the effects of mindfulness are observed on the basis of being able to manage and cope with crisis moments encountered by healthcare professionals working in healthcare institutions. When the xort hisxe is examined, it is noted that there is not enough research on the effects of mindfulness practices on crisis management. xort his reason, the aim of this thesis is to contribute to the management processes of the crises faced by healthcare professionals with the results we obtained in this study. The sample of the research consists of 370 healthcare workers of 2 private hospitals in Istanbul. In this research, the "Personal Information Form", "Conscious Awareness Scale" and "Crisis Management Scale" are used and cellected data is analyzed using the SPSS program. The study shows that mindfulness practices in healthcare professionals have a significant relationship with crisis management. It has been determined that high levels of mindfulness of healthcare professionals have positive benefits on crisis management. Keywords: Mindfulness in Healthcare Crisis. Management Skills, Healthcare Professionals' Resilience, Effective Crisis Strategies