Question

• Explain the impact of nurse workload and staffing on nurse stress and burnout and on the quality of patient care.

Answer 1

Nurse forms the heart of patient care when there is excessive nurse workload which leads yo stress and burnout of energy will affect the quality of care directly

The mai radon for nurse workload are because mod shortage of staff, inadequate supply of nurses,increased overtime, reduction in patient length od5 dtay

The impact of this are as as following

• Decrease the quality of care delivered
• Survival rate in critical unit has decreased due yo the workload
• Safety of patients are affected
• Incidence of bed sore and falls are at high rate due to burnout
• Inadequate nurse staffing has increased risk in patient care
• Nurses are forced to limit the level of care
• The desired outcome is either delayed or never met