Burnout Journal of Nursing

The Negative Impacts of Fast-Track Nursing During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Negative Impacts of Fast-Track Nursing During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Tags: burnout challenges COVID-19 future of nursing Nurse Education staffing shortages

Fast-tracked nursing graduates faced challenges due to limited training during COVID-19. Learn how this impacted patient safety, workplace dynamics, and the future of healthcare.

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The Role of Rhythmic Breathing in Stress Reduction for Clinical Nurses

The Role of Rhythmic Breathing in Stress Reduction for Clinical Nurses

Tags: burnout nurse workload stress Stress among Nurses wellbeing yoga

Nursing workload has dramatically changed over the last twenty years. The job duties of acute care hospital medical surgical nurses have changed and has contributed to a shift in nursing well-being and overall work-related stress. A descriptive cross-sectional study was performed to teach acute care medical surgical nurses pranayama/rhythmic breathing to reduce stress and improve well-being. Well-being and stress surveys were collected pre and post intervention. The results of the surveys indicated the training with daily reminders for rhythmic breathing improved, as evidenced by improvements in World Health Organization- 5 Well-being index scores (WHO-5), while the stress surveys did not reveal significant changes. The results of this descriptive cross-sectional study revealed the simple intervention of teaching medical-surgical nurses rhythmic breathing has the potential to improve their overall well-being.

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Nurse Burnout: A Profession in Crisis

Nurse Burnout: A Profession in Crisis

Tags: burnout COVID-19 nursing shortage Pandemic

The COVID pandemic created the perfect storm with nurses retiring early and even quitting due to the overwhelming stress caused by the pandemic. A Nurse Manager, two staff nurses and a new nursing graduate working in the acute care hospital setting shared their view of why they think nurses are deciding to leave their current nursing jobs. Sadly most nurses reading this article, will likely relate to the stories that have contributed to nurse burnout and why nurses are leaving the profession and why we as a profession find ourselves in a critical crisis.

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Opposite of Burnout is Engagement

Opposite of Burnout is Engagement

Tags: burnout career engagement working nurse

Facing a pandemic brought many nurses to a feeling of burnout, while this nurse was brought to engagement.

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