Nurse Burnout in Acute Care Hospital Settings
Assessment Description
Refer to the PICOT you developed for your evidence-based practice project proposal. If your PICOT required revision, include those revisions in this assignment. You will use your PICOT paper for all subsequent assignments you develop as part of your evidence-based practice project proposal in this course and in NUR-590, during which you will synthesize all of the sections into a final written paper detailing your evidence-based practice project proposal.
Write a 750-1,000-word paper that describes your PICOT.
1.Describe the population's demographics and health concerns.
2.Describe the proposed evidence-based intervention and explain how your proposed intervention incorporates health policies and goals that support health care equity for the population of focus.
3.Compare your intervention to previous practice or research.
4. Explain what the expected outcome is for the intervention.
5. Describe the time for implementing the intervention and evaluating the outcome.
6. Explain how nursing science, social determinants of health, and epidemiologic, genomic, and genetic data are applied or synthesized to support population health management for the selected population.
7. Create an Appendix for your paper and attach the PICOT. Be sure to review feedback from your previous submission and revise your PICOT accordingly.
8. Complete the "APA Writing Checklist" to ensure that your paper adheres to APA style and formatting criteria and general guidelines for academic writing. Include the completed checklist as the final appendix at the end of your paper.
Refer to the "Evidence-Based Practice Project Proposal – Assignment Overview" document for an overview of the evidence-based practice project proposal assignments.
You are required to cite at least four to six peer-reviewed sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and nursing content.
Nurse Burnout in Acute Care Hospital Settings: An Evidence-Based Approach to Enhance Well-being
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September 6, 2023
Burnout among nurses, specifically those working in acute care hospital settings, poses significant challenges to the affected professionals and the overall healthcare system. The phenomenon is characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and diminished personal accomplishments (Adams et al., 2019). Registered nurses (RNs) in these settings, irrespective of their varied backgrounds or years of experience, grapple with these challenges.
Accordingly, the urgency of addressing this issue became even more palpable amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The increased workload and the fear and anxiety associated with the disease accentuated the strain on healthcare professionals, highlighting the need for resilience in the nursing workforce (Duncan, 2020). Concurrently, Buheji and Buhaid (2020) underscored the human factor during this crisis, emphasizing the vulnerability of nurses to burnout.
Addressing the escalating concern of nurse burnout requires a meticulous and evidence-based approach. The proposed intervention, strategically structured around regular debrief sessions, structured mindfulness training, and elongated rest breaks, is rooted in the core principles of contemporary health policies. These policies not only advocate for the well-being of healthcare workers but also understand the intrinsic connection between a caregiver's mental health and the quality of care dispensed. When nurses are equipped with tools and techniques to manage and reduce stress, it naturally improves patient care. This alignment mirrors the pioneering work of Adams et al. (2019), who championed the value of specialized toolkits designed to mitigate nursing burnout.
Positioning the proposed intervention against historical methodologies provides a telling comparison. For much of history, healthcare's primary narrative centered around patient welfare, often at the caregivers' expense. Nurses were expected to perpetually give of themselves, with scant attention paid to their well-being. This myopic view starkly contrasts emerging paradigms, like the one under consideration, which pivot from merely reactionary to proactively anticipating and addressing potential triggers for burnout. Pirhofer et al. (2022) elucidated that modern interventions increasingly prioritize a balance between patient care and caregiver well-being.
Envisioned outcomes from the intervention are not limited to mere statistical improvements but have far-reaching implications for the healthcare domain. Beyond the anticipated substantial reduction in burnout symptoms, outcomes include fostering a more committed nursing workforce, signified by reduced turnover rates, and enhancing patient safety through decreased medical errors. This transformation is anticipated to take root in a phased manner—initial evaluations are planned at the halfway mark, with a culminating, in-depth ass...