Emergency department nurses are continuously exposed to traumatic events, high-intensity workloads, and interpersonal conflicts, making their mental health concerns increasingly prominent. Psychological resilience, as a core protective factor enabling individuals to effectively cope with adversity, trauma, or stress, holds significant value for maintaining the physical and mental health of emergency nurses and ensuring nursing quality. However, systematic reviews of psychological resilience among emergency nurses in China remain insufficient, with unclear conceptual definitions, diverse assessment tools, and lack of unified standards for intervention protocols. This article systematically reviews the conceptual evolution and dimensional frameworks of psychological resilience, focusing on emergency nurses as the target population. It summarizes commonly used assessment tools domestically and internationally (such as CD-RISC, BRS, etc.), analyzes individual, organizational, and social factors influencing psychological resilience among emergency nurses, and synthesizes evidence on existing intervention strategies including mindfulness training, cognitive-behavioral interventions, group psychological counseling, and organizational support optimization. Additionally, this review identifies gaps in current research and outlines future directions. It aims to provide theoretical foundations for emergency nursing managers implementing resilience enhancement programs and to lay the groundwork for subsequent empirical research.

Yini Zhang, Enhui Huang. Conceptual Connotations, Assessment Tools, and Intervention Research Progress on Psychological Resilience among Emergency Nurses. Academic Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences (2026), Vol. 7, Issue 3: 83-90. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJMHS.2026.070311.

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