The Effect of Managers’ Crisis Management Skills on the Secondary Traumatic Stress Levels of Nurses in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Aim: This study aimed to determine the effect of their managers' crisis management skills on the secondary traumatic stress levels of nurses. Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted with the participation of 203 nurses working at a university hospital. The data were collected using the Information Form, Crisis Management Skills Scale, and Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale. Reporting is consistent with the STROBE checklist for cross-sectional studies. Results: According to the nurses, the total mean score of the Crisis Management Skills Scale was 3.11 (SD=0.86), and the total mean score of the Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale was 2.77 (SD=0.74). There was a weak significant negative correlation between the scores of the scales (r= -0.202, p= 0.004). Among the nurses, length of service in the university hospital (β1=0.231; p=0.030), working in the intensive care unit (β1=0.164; p