Leadership refers to the ability to guide, motivate, and inspire, and to instill vision and purpose
Management refers to activities such as planning, organizing, directing, and controlling with the purpose of accomplishing specific goals and objectives within an organization. The very best managers also are leaders, although this may not always happen.
As acuity levels in hospitals have risen, concerns about the nurse to patient ratio have become prominent. Inadequate staffing contributes to burnout because nurses are unable to meet all the needs of patients. An even more compelling concern regarding staffing involves the increased rate of errors when the staffing is inadequate.
Institution-wide stress reduction is probably the best and most effective way to prevent burnout of the nurses. Doing so will acknowledge that there is a problem that need to be solved. This alone helps the individual nurse move away from the feelings of separation and alienation that often accompany burnout. Whatever the problems, they seem less frightening if they are defined as normal and if the individual nurse does not see himself or herself as the only person not performing as the perfect nurse. Investigate the resources …show more content…
Having adequate staff and support for taking days off and vacation time are all ways employers can help fight burnout. In client care areas that are known to be stressful, it is helpful to have a counselor available for nurses. Consulting with this counselor should be viewed by the staff as a positive step and not as an admission of some lack or fault. The counselor needs to be someone who understands the setting and who has the skills to assist people in coping with stress. Another approach may be initiated by individual nurses but requires the cooperation of the institution; this includes establishing group discussions during which nurses can share feelings and specific concerns in an accepting
Management refers to activities such as planning, organizing, directing, and controlling with the purpose of accomplishing specific goals and objectives within an organization. The very best managers also are leaders, although this may not always happen.
As acuity levels in hospitals have risen, concerns about the nurse to patient ratio have become prominent. Inadequate staffing contributes to burnout because nurses are unable to meet all the needs of patients. An even more compelling concern regarding staffing involves the increased rate of errors when the staffing is inadequate.
Institution-wide stress reduction is probably the best and most effective way to prevent burnout of the nurses. Doing so will acknowledge that there is a problem that need to be solved. This alone helps the individual nurse move away from the feelings of separation and alienation that often accompany burnout. Whatever the problems, they seem less frightening if they are defined as normal and if the individual nurse does not see himself or herself as the only person not performing as the perfect nurse. Investigate the resources …show more content…
Having adequate staff and support for taking days off and vacation time are all ways employers can help fight burnout. In client care areas that are known to be stressful, it is helpful to have a counselor available for nurses. Consulting with this counselor should be viewed by the staff as a positive step and not as an admission of some lack or fault. The counselor needs to be someone who understands the setting and who has the skills to assist people in coping with stress. Another approach may be initiated by individual nurses but requires the cooperation of the institution; this includes establishing group discussions during which nurses can share feelings and specific concerns in an accepting