Hi Secunda. You have a very good discussion. Am glad you mentioned burnout. Burnout in a workplace is not a good thing in any way.…
They face difficult psychological and intellectual challenges such as clinical competency and preparedness to practice. New nursing graduates struggle also affects the care of patients and the health care organization. (Welding, 2011). “Nursing is highly rewarding, yet incredibly stressful and demanding both for the caregiver and family members. Burnout, fatigue, and stress cause many nurses to leave the vocation only a few years after entering into it.…
Zinn, Guglielmi, Davis, and Moses (2012) noted that the present shortage of registered nurses will grow to a staggering 1 million by the year 2020. With this being said, the need to attract, properly train, and retain nursing staff is crucial to the future of health care. It is well known among nurses that the first year working as a new nurse is one of the hardest. Jones-Bell, Halford-Cook, and Parker (2018) recognize that entry into practice is often described as difficult and conflicting between expectations and reality. Besides the incongruence between nursing education and nursing practice, the job itself is stressful and requires skills, confidence, and competence in order to deliver safe patient care.…
In a literature review on the topic conducted by Ritter (2011) for the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, the shortage of nurses has been a growing problem for an extended period of time, leaving the aging population without the nurses necessary for care (Ritter, 2011, p. 27-28). With this shortage present, it has also been studied that the retention rate of highly qualified nurses is directly correlated to the health of the work environment (Ritter, 2011, p. 30). Elements of a healthy work environment, as outlined in the article, include “collaborative practice culture, communication-rich culture, a culture of accountability, the presence of adequate numbers of qualified nurses, the presence of expert, competent, credible and visible leadership, shared decision-making at all levels, the encouragement of professional practice and continued growth/development, recognition of the value of nursing’s contribution, and recognition by nurses of the meaningful contribution to practice” (Ritter, 2011, p.…
Transitioning from school to work is challenging and overwhelming for most new nursing graduates, as they learn unfamiliar tasks and responsibilities while still trying to incorporate themselves into the healthcare setting (Shipman,2014) and also brings significant responsibility (Mellor & Greenhill, ,2014,p.62). Saghafi, Hardy, and Hillege (2012,p.21) state that as new graduate nurses go in the workplace, they are confronted with many challenges and demands, such as criticism, reality shock, unsupportive work environment , and they are expected to reach prescribed milestones within a very short period of time , for instance, developing confidence and competence in clinical skill and establishing oneself as a part of a healthcare team. There…
In turn, many new nurses resign within their first year due to overwhelming workloads and stress. (Berry, Parasuraman, & Zeithaml, 1994). This issue is the root of nursing shortage concerns in healthcare organizations.…
There are many negative consequences when it comes to having a burnout. This not only affects the nurses who experience them but those around them. KUNAVIKTIKUL W., et al. (2015) , Nursing shortages are a great concern globally and this phenomenon has its impact in terms of the quality of health care nurses provide, as well as the nurses themselves.…
Nurses enter the health-care profession out of compassion and a desire to care for others. They are sensitive to the needs of others. But nursing is one of the most demanding careers. Nurses deal with pain, suffering, and fear on a daily basis. Adding to the emotional challenge, is the physical demands of long hours and being on their feet all day.…
Nursing turnover has been identified as a clinical problem and the effects of this phenomena are widespread and costly both to the financial structure of healthcare and to patient outcomes. A variety of causes have been identified including an unmanageable workload; lack of clarity and low sense of control; lack of respect by managers, patients, physicians and co-workers; inconsistent schedules with consistently long work days; poor communication around critical issues; lack of trust and support; inability to collaborate effectively with coworkers; and many times physical demands that cause injury and are too difficult to perform on a consistent basis. An interesting study investigating nursing turnover as associated with work-related characteristics…
This difficulties encountered by the graduates have led to the increased rate in turnover of new graduate nurse and overall shortage of nurses (VanWyngeeren & Stuart, 2011). The…
A patient’s needs should always be top priority to anyone working in the health profession. With the increased rate of burnout seen among these professionals, the focus on patient care is becoming blurred by personal exhaustion. Nurses who are experiencing altered states of awareness due to exhaustion exhibit lapses in judgment which inevitably result in errors in patient care (CNA, 2010). A study completed found that for each additional patient over four in an RN’s workload, the risk of death for hospital patients increases by seven percent. Patients in hospitals where each nurse is responsible for eight patients have a 31 percent higher risk of dying than those in hospitals with a four to one patient-nurse ratio (Aiken, L., et al., 2010).…
Introduction Nursing is a dynamic profession of providing care for infirm and sick individuals. This profession exists due to the demands of society. One major problem society is facing today is a shortage of nurses. Lois Berry and Paul Curry (2012) state, “by the year 2022, there will be a need of 60 000 full time registered nurses (p.35). Berry and Curry note that the number of nurses will decrease by 2022.…
Burnout in the Nursing Profession There are different views on what burnout in the nursing profession is, for example: Lang et al. (2010), states that burnout is a syndrome that encompasses emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced personal accomplishment, while another study states, “burnout is a state of chronic exhaustion when caregivers’ perceived demands outweigh perceived resources” (Potter, Pion, & Gentry, 2015, p. 1). Similar to Lang et al. ’s, (2010), research, another article defines burnout as “a well-known phenomenon associated with emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and an inability to work effectively” (Hegney et al., 2014, p. 507).…
Problem significance. Cheng et al (2014) offered background of the current problem, which identified stress as the leading cause for burn out among nurses, which often lead to dissatisfaction of employment and eventually high turn over rate. Purpose. The purpose of this study is to conduct a longitudinal research to examine how the levels of job stress and job satisfaction vary over time, and to study the relationships between job stress and job satisfaction among new graduate nurses of Generation Y. Research questions/hypothesis. To identify how the levels of job stress and job satisfaction vary over time, and to study the relationships between job stress and job…
Nursing has been a rewarding and satisfying career for many years. However, the workload can put stress on someone. The topic I choose to write about is stress management and reduction for nurses. I choose this topic because nursing can be a stressful career and with the right management techniques can help overcome these stress mechanisms. Someday I will be a nurse and it will be beneficial for me to learn some of these techniques.…