Effective Holistic Approaches to Reducing Nurse Stress and Burnout During COVID-19

Abstract

According to the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases, Eleventh Revision,11 Burn-out is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.

Burnout and Nursing Care: A Concept Paper

“…Some individual strategies were adapted from previous studies on stress, coping, and health topics. Notably, (i) altering work patterns (e.g., working fewer hours, avoiding overtime work, balancing work with personal life); (ii) improving coping skills (e.g., cognitive restructuring, conflict resolution, time management); (iii) getting social support (from colleagues and family); (iv) using relaxation strategies; (v) encouraging good health and fitness; and (vi) developing a better self-understanding through diverse self-analytic techniques, counselling, or therapy [ 7 , 33 ]. As a practical approach, we could pose that if an intervention is more focused on the sense of efficacy, it might better respond to improvements, such as a more clear culture of recognition from colleagues and leaders [ 7 ].…”

The Impact of Moral Injury on Self-reported Work Performance in Hospital Nurses Following the Global Pandemic Surge

“…The need for creative solutions to address the present-day phenomenon of MI in HCPs is becoming evident. More data are needed to support interventional studies to help ameliorate MI including hospital-based care programs with on-site spaces 20 and psychological and spiritual first aid for nurses 21,22 . Focusing solely on the individual's emotional ill effects, however, can be a distraction from the insidious root causes of MI 23 .…”

Exploring the effects of break nurses on nursing staff burnout

“…[13] Although a validated tool was not available in the study by Pagador et al, the positive effects of serenity room and massage chairs on burnout symptoms were both statistically significant. [19] Rettig et al then found selfreported mood improvement after participating in socializing activities during break. [18] Although the three studies used different interventions, it was obvious that all five studies embarked on a common understanding that rest breaks were important for reducing burnout and lowering anxiety.…”

“…After review, one article was selected. [19] As a final step, Google Scholar was searched with the term nursing burnout work breaks and one more article was selected. [16] A total of five major articles published between 2017 to 2022 were reviewed.…”

“…[16,17] Three interventional studies took different approaches to change the rest break environment and evaluate emotional outcomes post-intervention. [13,18,19] Sagherian et al used three validated tools to create selfreporting questionnaires to measure chronic fatigue, depression, anxiety, and insomnia in nurses. These results were then used to find association with the behavior of taking rest breaks.…”