Purpose The purpose of this literature review is to identify nurses' perceptions of workplace stress or burnout, sources of occupational fatigue and identify potential methods of reducing stress. Search Strategy The Joanna Briggs Library, CINAHL and MEDLINE databases were accessed using the keywords stress (MH "Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic") OR "secondary traumatic stress" OR (MH "Stress, Occupational") OR (MH "Stress, Physiological"), professional burnout, vicarious traumatisation, emotional…
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the student, a Staff Nurse on the hospice ward, has observed a general increase in ‘stress’ levels of the ward staff. Rising levels of exhaustion and staff frustration are apparent, along with a general feeling of ‘no longer feeling valued’. The student has observed, over time, signs of apathy in colleagues’ daily behaviour. Nursing ranks highly in occupations to experience stress according to the Health and Safety Executive (2005). A postal survey to 6000 general nurses, undertaken by the Royal…
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Topic of Interest The goal of this paper is to conduct a literature review of the relationship between nursing fatigue and the quality of patient care. As frontline providers of care, nurses face a multitude of challenges that can impact both their well-being and the quality of healthcare services they deliver. This paper gains insights from various identified studies. By examining existing research, we seek to understand the impact of fatigue on nursing professionals and its potential implications…
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and patient care as a nursing student because of its profound impact on the nursing field. The prevalence of fatigue among nurses presents a serious challenge for healthcare facilities globally, directly affecting the standard of care provided to patients. This topic resonates with me personally, as I have family members who are nurses and have experienced the struggle of nurse shortages. This issue has become increasingly relevant in recent years and understanding its implications is essential for…
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Nursing Burnout: Current Factors and Future Solutions Boston College Connell School Of Nursing. NURS2070: Introduction to Professional Nursing Professor Robert Ross May 2, 2024. The nursing profession is a noble calling that requires a special blend of medical knowledge and social skills. Nurses provide care and comfort to individuals at their most vulnerable moments with compassion, empathy, and resilience. Through their deeply fulfilling profession, nurses directly witness the profound…
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Improving the Work Environment to Create a Better Atmosphere and Improve Turnout Rate and Compassion Fatigue This paper addresses the problem of nurse burnout, compassion fatigue, and turnover rates in a labor and delivery unit. This paper includes a problem statement, a critical appraisal of five research studies, a PICO statement, and recommendations for evidence-based practice. First, is the problem statement which identifies the workplace setting and patient populations that are impacted by the…
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PROVIDING QUALITY CARE Nurse staffing, quality of nursing care and nurse job outcomes in intensive care units Sung-Hyun Cho, Kyung Ja June, Yun Mi Kim, Yong Ae Cho, Cheong Suk Yoo, Sung-Cheol Yun and Young Hee Sung Aim. To examine the relationship between nurse staffing and nurse-rated quality of nursing care and job outcomes. Background. Nurse staffing has been reported to influence patient and nurse outcomes. Design. A cross-sectional study with a survey conducted August–October 2007. Methods…
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relation to the nurses themselves. Nursing staffing levels and their effects on the patient outcomes will also be discussed with regards to morbidity and mortality besides other indicators of patient outcomes, the impact of nursing staffing levels to quality of care as well as an overview of past studies as far as the relationship between nursing staffing levels and the outcome of the patient is concerned. Nursing staffing The term nursing staffing refers to the levels of nurses that are employed…
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Safety: Adequate Nurse to Patient Ratio Jillian Benson Baker University School of Nursing One of the primary tenets of medicine is "first, do no harm". Patients put their trust in doctors and nurses when they are most vulnerable and are in need of care. Yet, what does a patient initially experience at the beginning of a hospital stay? Nurses who appear to be responsible for caring for large numbers of patients and a scarcity of doctors. Patients quickly realize that nurses are responsible…
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Burnout A Silent Epidemic Burnout is defined as “a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by long term involvement in an emotionally demanding situation” (Rossi et al. 2012). Karinikola and Papathanassoglou, (2013) suggest the three major signs of burnout include emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment. Energy levels surrounding the professionals’ job engagement is seen as the best measure of emotional exhaustion. Clear detached relationships between…
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