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have you every experienced burnout or know of any nursing professionals whom have experienced it? How...

have you every experienced burnout or know of any nursing professionals whom have experienced it? How did management address it?

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Ans) Nurse Burnout:

• New nurses are most vulnerable
- Start their positions feeling undervalued
- Too much responsibility with too little support

• "A syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment which happens as a result of the chronic emotional strain of working extensively with other human beings, particularly when they are troubled"
(Schwab, 1996, p.172)
• Directly related to decreased employee and patient satisfaction and patient safety

Signs of early burnout
• Chronic fatigue - exhaustion, tiredness, a sense of being physically run down
• Anger at those making demands
• Self-criticism for putting up with the demands
• Cynicism, negativity, and irritability
• A sense of being besieged
• Exploding easily at seemingly inconsequential things
• Frequent headaches and gastrointestinal disturbances
• Weight loss or gain
• Sleeplessness and depression
• Shortness of breath
• Suspiciousness
• Feelings of helplessness
• Increased degree of risk taking

Ways to cope nursing burnouts:

- Figure out what area of nursing you are passionate about.
- Search for workplaces with lower nurse-to-patient ratios.
- Find a nursing network.
- Prioritize your nutrition daily.
- Practice 'brain dumping.
- Take some time for yourself.
- Engage in an unrelated hobby.
- Take two minutes.

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