Introduction: Promoting social tolerance among emergency department nurses working in high-stress environments is a professional necessity.
Methods: The present study is a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test and post-test design with control group. This quasi-experimental study employed a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. Sixty nurses meeting inclusion criteria were selected by convenience sampling and randomly assigned to equal intervention and control groups. The intervention group received an eight-session positive resilience program (90 minutes each) based on a psychologist's protocol. Demographic and social tolerance questionnaires were completed before and after the intervention. Data were analyzed descriptively and inferentially using SPSS version 21.
Results: Before intervention, mean total social tolerance scores were 49.8 ± 12.68 for the intervention group and 47.83 ± 5.85 for the control group, with no significant difference (P > 0.05). After the program, scores increased significantly in the intervention group to 68.37 ± 3.53 (P < 0.001), while the control group showed no significant change (47.47 ± 5.73; P = 0.34).
Conclusion: The findings confirmed the research hypothesis that positive resilience training enhances social tolerance among nurses. Strengthened resilience can improve nurses' work conditions and systematic nursing service delivery
yadolahi G, amini R, moghimian M. The effect of positive resilience training on social tolerance of emergency department nurses. IJPN 2026; 13 (6) URL: http://ijpn.ir/article-1-2648-en.html