Perceptions of conscience, stress of conscience and burnout among nursing staff in residential elder care

Abstract

Both occupational groups viewed conscience as an asset and not a burden. Registered Nurses seemed to exhibit sensitivity to expectations and demands and nursing assistants used their conscience as a source of guidance in their work. Structured group supervision with personnel from different occupations is needed so that staff can gain better understanding about their own occupational situation as well as the situation of other occupational groups.

Stress of conscience as a risk factor for burnout among ICU nurses in University Medical Centre Maribor

“…On the other hand, avoiding patients or their family members is not a cause of troubled conscience, because healthcare professionals rarely avoid patients or relatives who need their help. Stress of conscience is an important risk factor for burnout in nurses (Glasberg et al, 2007;Juthberg et al, 2010;Saarnio et al, 2012). Theoretically, we should conclude that nurses often suppress their conscience to allow the working process to contin-ue.…”

Stress of Conscience among psychiatric nursing staff in relation to environmental and individual factors

“…7 One explanation for this inconsistency could be that there might be more occupational differences between nurses and nurse assistants in elderly care, compared to other care settings. Just as in Glasberg et al, 28 the nursing staff characteristics seemed to be unrelated to Stress of Conscience.…”

“…Conscience per se can be perceived in different ways, as an asset and guide or a burden. 7 Stress of Conscience has been described as: 'a product of the frequency of the stressful situation and of the perceived degree of troubled conscience as rated by healthcare personnel themselves' (p.636). 6 Studies on Stress of Conscience in psychiatric care are still uncommon.…”

Burnout of Long-term Care Facility Employees: Relationship with Employees' Expressed Emotion Toward Patients

“…According to Juthberg et al 17 , psychiatrists, the percentage of high burnout for emotional exhaustion was 21%, depersonalization 12.2%, and low personal accomplishment 72%. In comparison with these previous studies, which used the same cut-off scores as this study, the subjects of this study indicated a high level of burnout.…”