Abstract
The concept of work life balance has originated from the fact that an individual's work life and personal life may
put forth conflicting demands on one another and the demands from both the domains are equally important.
Work-life balance is essential in every industry – for every professional, employee, and executive. “Nurses are the
single largest group of registered and regulated practitioners in the health workforce of any country and are internationally recognized as being fundamental to the provision of healthcare” (WHO:2002). Yet, it is often the
people in careers devoted to helping others, like those in the healthcare industry, who are challenged finding time
for self-care and the “life” side of the scale. Today many nursing staff have a hard time achieving this balance due to job demands, erratic work schedules, or inability to say no when someone asks for help. This paper examines the direct and indirect effects of work-life-balance practices of female nursing professionals.
Keywords: Work-life balance, healthcare, profession, industry.
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