How Do We Reduce Burnout In Nursing?

The Impact of DNP Scholarly Projects on Healthcare Organizations

“…Some projections estimate as high as 75% of healthcare workers will leave entirely 18 . Preceptor burnout also poses a serious threat to the workforce 19,20 . These challenges are underscored by a disparity in the allocation of resources, taxing systems that may have been at maximum student capacity before the pandemic 21,22 …”

Evaluating Burnout and Resiliency in New Graduate Nurses

“…Supportive environments are essential to retaining new graduate nurses and is featured as the initial priority area per NAM's National Plan for Health Workforce Well-Being 6,24 . Empowering work environments that incorporate both informal and formal individual and organizational approaches to support the transition to practice is vital 7 . Authentic leadership, especially during the 1st-year transition, can foster a positive work environment and support the overall health of the new nurse 25 .…”

“…Burnout is defined by Maslach and colleagues as a state of chronically elevated stress, contributing to emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and low levels of professional efficacy. 7 Elevated burnout has also been tied to increased moral distress and nurse turnover. High levels of burnout in the early career of the RN can have a significant impact of their long-term health, increasing the risk of cognitive dysfunction, depression, and impaired sleep for years after the initial insult.…”

“…22 Training should include education on effective communication strategies (including the use of crucial conversations and anticipated patient care scenarios through role-play) and time management strategies when working with mentees. 7 It is reasonable to require a reduced clinical assignment to allow the necessary time to train a new graduate nurse, in addition to ensuring lower ratios of preceptors and preceptees. 23 Work-Related Burnout: Ensure Safe Work Environments Ensure a Safe Workload for Graduate Nurses Heavy workloads and inadequate staffing negatively impact communication and learning by introducing significant time constraints in interacting with mentors and preceptors.…”

“…Nurses emphasize a patient-centered approach to care as a cornerstone of the profession. It is essential to carry that approach forward as a foundation for improving the experience for new graduate nurses to increase retention by incorporating a “graduate nurse–centered approach.” Burnout is defined by Maslach and colleagues as a state of chronically elevated stress, contributing to emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and low levels of professional efficacy 7 . Elevated burnout has also been tied to increased moral distress and nurse turnover.…”