Building Resilience to Reduce Burnout

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Chamberlain University College of Nursing

NR351: Transitions in Professional Nursing

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Building Resilience to Reduce Burnout

Nurses make an impact in people's lives every day by training family members, patients, and coworkers, satisfying patients' needs, and being physically and emotionally present to patients. Doing this on a regular basis for years can put nurses at danger of burnout, which is defined as physical, mental, and emotional weariness. Coping with mortality in all age groups, family members who may be losing a loved one, dealing with short staff difficulties, and high nurse to patient ratios, minimal debriefing after a crucial incident, and growing workplace violence are all factors that contribute to nursing burnout.

Summary

Several papers were reviewed for this research, as well as several nursing field studies; one of the studies is focused on what makes nurses' days at work exceptional. This research included a limited number of participants, but the outcomes were comparable. The study focused on nurses with at least 25 years of experience. When asked to describe their remarkable day, the majority of nurses chose terms like making a difference, teaching, and assisting.  One of the nurses responded by referring to Leach & Yeager(2013) who alluded that satisfying one’s needs and making one’s life manageable is all one should strive for. Others stated that a good day was when there was adequate personnel, patients were well cared for, and they could go home without feeling guilty. This study focuses on how nurses want their days to be, and by having this information, hospitals will have data to analyze when attempting to minimize nurse burnout, have a low turnover rate, and more experienced nurses on their team.

Interventions

There are a variety of methods available to address this issue and keep nurses from being burnt out. Nurses might continue in the profession of nursing for a longer period of time in order to offer good care to patients and feel successful. According to Veron, (2020) research, 70% of nurses have experienced burnout, with nearly half considering leaving the field completely. This can lead to an increase in absenteeism and the frequency of hospital-acquired illnesses, both of which can raise the patient's hospital costs. According to Rajamohan et al (2020) nurses should detect their emotions whether they are confronted with difficult events at school, at home, or at work. Self-care promotion, debriefing meetings after failed codes, paid time off for personal counseling for nurses in need, and lowered burden by employing nursing assistants so that nurses may delegate chores are all possible ways to minimize nurse burnout. Hospitals must invest in nurses in order to maintain them in their jobs for longer periods of time and decrease the expense of training or replacing them.

Conclusion

Increased work load, guilt for not fulfilling the requirements of their patients owing to nurse to patient ratios, poor management, feeling uncomfortable at work, and a strained connection between nurse and physician are all factors that contribute to burnout among nurses. These problems may be remedied by better assessing hospital personnel, identifying problems, and resolving them. For example, if nurses have difficulty communicating with physicians, the hospital should act to remedy the situation. If nurses believe they are unable to satisfy patient demands, the hospital should consider employing more personnel. To prevent nursing burnout, benefits and disadvantages should be discussed, and innervations should be done.

References  

Rajamohan, S., Davis, C. R., & Ader, M. (2020). REST: Break through to resilience. Nursing2020, 50(8), 53-56.

Veron, D. L. (2020). An Investigation of Nurse Leader Perceived Stress, Resilience, Work Engagement and Burnout (Doctoral dissertation, Adelphi University).

Leach, F., & Yeager, K. (2013). What makes a day at work extraordinary. Nursing management, 20(1).