Hi Folks,
From the NTI Summit:
Research shows that nurses in critical care are at increased risk for burnout due to factors such as work complexity, conflict with colleagues, time and outcome demands, expectations from patients and families as well as ethical challenges and a host of other issues. Understanding the impact of these factors on clinicians’ personal and professional lives creates the opportunity for solutions and resilience.
Curtis N. Sessler, MD, FCCP, president of the American College of Chest Physicians, opened the NTI Summit with a discussion on the prevalence of burnout in the critical care setting. He characterized the challenging work environment nurses face as the “perfect storm,” attributing personal characteristics, organizational factors, quality of working relationships and end-of-life factors as reasons for burnout.
Using an audience response system, attendees answered questions about their personal experiences and opinions related to nurse burnout:
- Sixty percent of summit participants described their burnout as moderate or severe.
- More than 75 percent said they have experienced moderate or severe burnout at some point during their career.
- “A conflict with nursing colleague” is the main cause for burnout among 36 percent of participants; 33 percent said they could not keep up with assigned tasks and end-of-life situations and conflict with physician colleagues was associated with a combined total of 11 percent of the responses.
What do you to prevent or cure burnout?
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Paul Wehking
Senior Solutions Advisor
Higher Logic
Arlington,VA
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